From: james graham <<email obscured>>
To: <email obscured>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:01 AM
Subject: [Mpls] And another one bites the dust.
Yes, we had another shooting and murder in the Portland-Franklin area last
night. Two shootings in a week on either side of what is called the "Hope
Community". Clearly there is a little gang war going on for "Turf". Or in this
case for what has been for the last 15 years one of the best business locations
for street corner pharmacological distribution business. Communities are like
gardens, if you are not mindful and have someone to keep an eye on things the
weeds will creep back in and eventually choke it out. In this case it is the
same with the drug gangs. If they are not nipped in the bud early they will
come back to fertile soil.
This has been evident all Summer long; starting in the too early Spring. I
think I have even commented on the List about how there has been a gradual
increase in the number of people hanging out on corners, offering sexual
favors, and drugs. More of a clear non-fear of the "Rat Catchers". Sorry
folks but we need the application of some "Roundup" to this garden. We need
everyone, the Rat-Catchers and "Gardeners" to do something about it. Or we
will once again have Murderapolis and "Crime -Ridden Neighborhoods".
We can start by having the Police come down hard on any and ALL those street
corner businessmen. Make those corners and streets really bad for business.
Sorry, but if you see people hanging at the corner of Portland and Franklin, or
at the corner of Chicago and Franklin they are not just "hanging out" with
friends. They are doing business. When drug dealers, drug users, and
prostitutes begin to act like they are not afraid to do there thing in an area
you have the start of a real problem. So we do need a few good men and women
to take their job seriously and HUNT down the criminals so they are afraid to
openly do business.
Secondly, the businesses need to begin to take some responsibility for what
goes on on their corners. They need to harass this vermin when ever they see
them. This especially includes the "Affordable Housing Providers" such as Hope
who seek to provide for families and children. They need to do the same thing
that I do in front of my rental property. If someone is on the corner selling,
using, or just bothering people they get some immediate attention. If they do
not have someone brave enough to confront the issue they need to get someone on
staff who is.
Some might say, " it is not the responsibility of those staff people to
confront criminals, it is the police's responsibility".. Even some police say
such foolishness. NO, it is everyone's responsibility. At the least staff can
do is go out with cell in hand and yell to "get the hell out of here I am
calling the police". Such actions are really, really bad for the criminal
business. Go out with a camera and and take some pictures, and mention you
hope the pictures help the police. Works wonders. At the very least the staff
of those Non-profits need to be calling the police every five minutes until
that problem goes away. The most important thing for poor families with
children is to have a "Safe Stable Place To Live". Those children have neither
when there are gangs ruling the streets on the corner outside their home. So
some advice for those non-profits start doing your missions, and protect those
children. Evict anyone who
associates with the criminals, no matter who they are.
And btw: I do not want to hear excuses, look at the job Bill Ziegler has done
at Little Earth. A place that was mismanaged for years and was crawling with
criminal and gang problems. With Bill Ziegler's management that place has
completely turned around.
Well I think that ends my rant for the day,
Jim Graham
"It is always an utter folly to
underestimate the lure and attraction of a great evil. The
whitened bones of their victims litter the highways and byways of
mankind’s history. Stopped only by the few willing to pay the
ultimate price and make a stand."
- Toe
Jim Graham
Ventura Village, Minneapolis
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