Eliminating The Revolving Door/MPLS Mirror
From:
Michael Katch
Date:
Jul 02 15:02 UTC
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Apparently I didn't make clear that when the local guys call in the Feds, they
do it in Federal court not just because the sentencing and evidentiary
guidelines are tougher, but also they must be able to charge the offenders with
federal crimes, which are generally much more violent and more specifically bad
than local ordinances. We are not talking about lurking, we are talking about
gangs and multi-state rings. When I talk about livability, I am referring to
being able to walk down the street safely, not about graffiti.
The fact is, what is destroying our neighborhoods and thus our city is
organized crime. These commuter felons, who come in from the suburbs, or
Chicago, or wherever, are not just wandering in, doing their crime and going
for lemonade at the neighbor's. THEY ARE ORGANIZED! Guy knows that organized
crime is a result of Prohibition, and we prohibit many things now, and
organized crime is the reaction. This must be fought on a different level than
driving down the street and picking up the kid standing on the corner with a
couple of dime bags. We have to fight the organization and pull it out by the
roots. (Of course, what we in the civilian ranks can do is eliminate the
prohibitions, but that is a different topic.)
The reason I am ok with this is because I know organized crime is real. Have
you heard of Al Capone? The Giancanas? Meyer Lanski? These real people made
huge fortunes by organizing the poor people to take their crime to the small
local level, but there are Federal laws to stop them, and we should use the
right tools for the right job.
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