Still At IT!

The Flint Journal editors are at it again! I'm beginning to think that they are a bunch of crack smoking dope heads. "And, of course, a key component of reducing crime is a beefed up police presence. The Flint Police Department doesn't have enough officers to do the job adequately, as is painfully obvious when some burglary-in-progress calls have gone unanswered." "Obvious?" Not just Obvious, but "painfully obvious." Is this the only criteria you use when determining that we need more police officers? Just because, many of them are out on such important calls such as "two officers/two patrol cars, harassing mechanics" or chasing "13 year old kids that were throwing rocks at abandoned houses, three patrol cars and three officers" or are still at a scene, a half hour after it was over. Where they didn't actually do anything, but are now working on their public relations skills, describing to those willing to listen to them, about all the things they can do, could do, should do, but refuse to actually do. Rather than responding to real crimes. I am not saying they shouldn't have gone after the 13 year old. Only that it didn't require three patrol cars.

Where is common sense? Is it a fleeting idea, that eludes the editorial writers at the Flint journal. Never took a class in common sense, so they don't have a clue as to what it is? Let's look at just a few facts. Strictly FACTS. Undisputable FACTS!

Now, some of the information that I am working and but do not have numbers for yet. How many individuals are rearrested for the same things every year. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to read the Flint Journals "sentencing's" and see that there are people on probation, that are being picked up for probation violations. Then are given more probation on top of the probation they are already violating. In many cases for the same thing they were on probation for the orignal time they had been found guilty. This is definitely a case of the Police officer that has done his job. The criminal was brought to justice. And JUSTICE was on VACATION!! This wasn't even mentioned in this article.

How about jail space? Do we need more? Possibly. If these habitual criminals are allowed to roam free. They victimize others, as demonstrated by the "sentencing's" lists in the Flint Journal. Do these editors, that are so willing to spend more of my money, even read their own paper. Do they comprehend the amount of information they have within their fingertips? Do they even waste any time looking at the BIG picture before they start writing out their dribble and drool. They are attempting to solve an equation that contains variables x, y, z, and a, b, c, and the only thing they look at it X. LOL oh to be so brilliant. So again, the Journal editors want to waste more of my tax dollars. So that officers can keep arresting the same individuals over and over again. Wow, that really makes sense to me.

Basically in Flint. We had 8.7 percent of Flint's population committing crimes. That is only the amounts posted on the city's website. Not the total amount of calls received by the police dept and/or 911. I'll be getting that information soon. (The 911 stuff today.) I'll be shooting of a letter to the Police Dept later. For the Flint Police Dept numbers. I'm also going to be purchasing a Police scanner. I want to know exactly how many calls and when these officers are getting? How many respond? Where everybody is at? See, I cannot believe that when three patrol cars showed up on the east side for a 13 year old kid throwing rocks. That they all actually called in that there responded. Personally, I'd be ashamed. One maybe two. So while they were congregated around this kid. What other real calls actually came in that they didn't respond to? Also, When two officers who had been sitting Bull Shitting in Remington's parking lot. Decided they should chase after and pull over the mechanic test driving one of the Police Vehicles'. Only three blocks away from where the vehicles are worked on. Then waste over an hour with him. I really doubt they bothered to call that in. Why? They'd look like laughing stocks to others at the Dept. "Hey, did you hear about the Bust Tyrone had today?" "Yeah" He got another dangerous mechanic off the streets." So, I doubt they called that in. It was just another excuse to find a way to attempt to throw their weight around as officers. To make themselves feel superior or important.

Refusing to think in the box. They have not idea where it is at. "Adding more officers will require a tax increase, a request that should be put to voters on the August or November ballot. The outcome wouldn't be guaranteed, of course, but residents' overwhelming support for the recent Flint police tax renewal is a hopeful sign that they are willing to pay more for this necessary service." There is a simple solution. With increased property values. Taxes increase! It is just how it works. (well, at least supposed to work). I get my tax increase every year. But, have yet to have a year where my property's resale value went up. So, if every year my taxes go up? Where is that money going? It is already more money than they received the year before? Between, my one percent income tax. And my 800.00 property tax. Where is all that extra money going now? Again, WHY ARE YOU SO EAGER TO TAKE MORE OF MY MONEY? "hopeful sign that they are willing to pay more" Why hopeful? What are you getting out of this. We cannot even get accountability out of the Mayor as to why crime went up his first two years in office. The first time crime actually went up in the last 7 years? And the Journal wants more of my money because they Mayor and Police are failing? That's why I can't help but add, "Put down that crack pipe Editors, and look at some facts before you attempt to steal more of my money."

"In the meantime, residents must cooperate more readily with police, reporting crimes and suspicious activities." As if this has ever really been a problem. Up until recently. Citizens have always wanted to help. Until they started to discover that too many officers where involved in committing crimes. Just search the journal over the last three years. How many officers have been fired, tried or convicted in the last three years. It's like flipping a quarter. The people really don't know for sure if they are going to get an honest cop or a crooked one. Then, even when you get an honest one. They treat the witnesses as if they were the criminals and then don't even take the statements. Hell, we just had a shooting over here on the east side at Kearsley Park. The officers never even got out of their car to see if the victim was alright. Didn't even bother to talk to the people that called them, or take a statement. The people are willing to help. But, shouldn't have to track down the police, drag them to the crime scene, and then twist their arms to get them to take a statement.

    1. Base your opinions in facts. Before formulating an opinion. Do some research.
    2. DO SOME RESEARCH.
    3. Read your own papers stories.
    4. Start doing some comparisons. ie. Why was crime going down for almost ten years until Don Williamson took over?
    5. Think outside the box. look at circumstances that actually contribute to your opinions.
    6. Ask yourselves simple questions. Why? How? Where? When?
    7. Get some numbers. Don't make them up. Get some legitimate stats. Had you been using stats to base your opinions on. You would have already been looking at "why did crime all of a sudden start going up in Flint? Is it really because we don't have enough officers? or is it because there is a lack of leadership in the City of Flint?

FLINT
THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Monday, March 20, 2006
When about 400 black and white ministers, residents and civilian and political leaders came together Thursday at a prayer rally aimed at stopping crime, it sent a message: Residents care. Leaders care. Black, white, city, suburban, they all feel they have a stake in this community.

They are tired of the lawlessness that threatens public safety, property and property values. They are tired of the burden crime and Flint's unsafe image place on our economy. Though some of the public perception is unjust, it still makes it harder to attract and keep quality businesses and good-paying jobs.

Reducing the crime rate in Flint will take more than prayers and good intentions, but both of those things are promising starting points.

So is the fact that Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has put together a low-key task force to address the problem.

We give high marks to the Rev. Lewis Randolph, pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, who called for the rally. Randolph, who heads up the Concerned Pastors for Social Action, wanted it held at the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Flint to make it clear this is a communitywide effort.

Now Leyton, Randolph and other leaders must show community members what they can do - collectively and as individuals - to truly make a difference.

That might mean inventorying what established block clubs and other anti-crime groups in the city are doing, and how they can become more effective. Are more clubs and groups needed? If so, where?

What are the specific problems - such as drug houses, prostitution, abandoned homes, break-ins - that are plaguing neighborhoods?

And, of course, a key component of reducing crime is a beefed up police presence. The Flint Police Department doesn't have enough officers to do the job adequately, as is painfully obvious when some burglary-in-progress calls have gone unanswered.

Adding more officers will require a tax increase, a request that should be put to voters on the August or November ballot. The outcome wouldn't be guaranteed, of course, but residents' overwhelming support for the recent Flint police tax renewal is a hopeful sign that they are willing to pay more for this necessary service.

In the meantime, residents must cooperate more readily with police, reporting crimes and suspicious activities. The downtown church rally shows that people of all backgrounds and races are willing to get involved and work together. The ball is rolling, and the momentum must not be allowed to slow.