Whilst trapped at the Secure Undisclosed Location over the weekend I gave in and perused the Atlanta Urinal-Constipation over the web, where I came across this story. Now I’m taking the angle of the article with a grain of salt, because the AJC could screw up an obituary. But the overall premise rankles the ever-loving snot out of me. Mr. Head Fed is clucking about his success with narcotics enforcement in the metro area, saying the result has been higher prices for smack and nose candy. This means the addicts have to resort to more crime to support their habit. Head Fed says his group’s work is why crime is up in Atlanta
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Of course it is a good thing. When crime statistics can be manipulated seemingly at will they can adjust them to say what they want. In the northern ares and athena command we have many fewer cops and less crime. My best guess is that a number of crimes is going down because more and more are addressed ith "call and make a report" or it is a "civil matter" so the officers don't go out, so it isn't logged so it isn't a crime. 4 hours to answer 2nd tier call and one car for the end of town where we live, suburban -less crime = fewer cops. And if someone visiting our fair city is foolish enough to have an accident here they will be billed for the cost of the emergency response.
And the mayor can't understand the reason so many people are leaving even with the new signs and flowering shrubs he orders planted. Taxes, hostile business environment, (they took the ambulance runs away from private companies and gave it to the firefighters, put tow companies out of business because they wanted money for storing cars, taking 4 officers off the streets,) more taxes, and no one in government seems to understand.
Smoke and mirrors.
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