It appears to this long time observer of Allentown that our real problem may be just the opposite: too many services, creating too much dependence.
There was a time when people focused on improving their lot, and rested between those efforts. [Now the streets are teeming at 2:00AM, with subsidized people looking for recreation in a less than wholesome late night culture.] We fitted out these intervention organizations with large budgets and staffs to no avail. The hope and promise of these mentor groups have produced no dividends to public safety.
If I had a say with my taxes, they would go to more police and consequences for bad actions. The notion that one more grant may make a difference has no credibility with me.
Michael Molovinsky
The above appeared as a recent letter to the editor in the Morning Call. The bracketed word and sentence did not make it into their published version.
Nailed it.
ReplyDeleteThis is the type of racist and xenophobic drivel that garnered you 3% of the vote back in 2005, Allahu Akbar!
ReplyDeleteSilver Fox, still waiting for you to be back on Gunther. Maybe you could taint him again, this time with your anti-semitism.
DeleteThe Silver Fox has been harassing numerous people for fifteen years. He sends anonymous insulting comments to this blog on a regular basis. Hopefully a future DA will protect his victims.
DeleteIf I had a say with my taxes, they would go to more police and consequences for bad actions. The notion that one more grant may make a difference has no credibility with me.
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I agree!!! Folks that have nothing to do and all day and night to do it are prevalent in my glorious area... if these folks had to get up to go to a job they sure wouldn't be racing on the streets with their straight pipes, ridiculously loud stereos or walking around screaming into a cell phone... they'd be IN BED!!! But the generous taxpayers provide them with all they need... and I might add, they look well nourished...
ReplyDeleteBullseye. Every word.
ReplyDeleteI would prefer my taxes go to cameras, the more the better. Another solution would be to stop the low income housing and apartments which pack our already overflowing citizenry which the police and schools cannot handle.
ReplyDeleteI also thought that we should have at least a few officers selected each month dedicated to handling nuisance and scofflaws which are prevalent through out the city . Not only would this help pay for the cost of the additional officers, it would discourage illegal behavior. They could start with the double parking, blowing thru crosswalks and red lights, and going straight on a left only lane, all of which I see on a daily basis.
Cameras are great... the problem is no one WATCHES them!!! They set stadium quality fireworks and 1/4 and 1/2 sticks of dynamite off RIGHT UNDER said cameras, yet they can't seem to determine who are the perps...!!! However, when a neighbor was suing the city they had videos out the kazoo of any activity at his address... cameras only work for them, not us!!!
DeleteOh, I forgot to add, at 4:27, these are not chincy cameras, they are the best we can afford... and, if I'm not mistaken, we RENT them... our tax monies hard at rest...
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