There is a heated debate with some politicians in my city. There are 45 000 people in the city and the core area is filled with dirty hotels which where many welfare, mental heath clients and disabled people with next to no money live in. Each hotel has a bar as well.
We get called downtown to each of these bars often but not always for something serious. Anyway, there is the odd stabbing between drunks and domestics that occur every month or so.
The city council and local political parties (some) seem to think that building our new police station downtown in turn having more of a Police presence will eliminate crimes in these slummy areas.
I doubt it. People are all up in arms, there are articles in the paper everyday how the citizens feel so "afraid" to walk downtown b/c of these type of establisments that exist. Most of the time the crimes comitted are between people who know eachother--not a random attacks.
What do you think? Will building our new station directly downtown help deter criminal activity or will it still be present. Non-cop community leaders seem to think this will solve all of the problems present in our core area. I know better.
We get called downtown to each of these bars often but not always for something serious. Anyway, there is the odd stabbing between drunks and domestics that occur every month or so.
The city council and local political parties (some) seem to think that building our new police station downtown in turn having more of a Police presence will eliminate crimes in these slummy areas.
I doubt it. People are all up in arms, there are articles in the paper everyday how the citizens feel so "afraid" to walk downtown b/c of these type of establisments that exist. Most of the time the crimes comitted are between people who know eachother--not a random attacks.
What do you think? Will building our new station directly downtown help deter criminal activity or will it still be present. Non-cop community leaders seem to think this will solve all of the problems present in our core area. I know better.
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