Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Domestic Violence-not Gangs

Violence is occurring in many homes. But the police department during the budget cycle is blaming the violence on gangs. The police department is making a request for a budget increase, so make sure you attend the budget hearing on June 24, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. I gave you the numbers for the padded budget. I told you about the increase in the property tax that is unfair to home owners. But, no one dare criticize the police department!! Give them whatever they want, because of the risk of their jobs and having to deal with gangs. If it cost you your home, you are not to cut back on the police department. Wrong.



Police say of the 15 homicides in Fort Wayne this year nine of them are gang related. The police also say they are on pace to confiscate nearly 700 weapons in 2007.


Nine homicides are gang-related , so says the story. But more than likely it from cliques, folks who know each other, at least that is what studies say about murder victims. Some studies say that murder is generally not a random act of violence committed by a stranger, but generally committed by someone you know.

In domestic violence cases it is generally women and children who live in a home where abuse occur at the hands of a male who can escalate to the point of killing his whole family. In the news lately we are hearing about males killing themselves after killing their families. We recently read or hear about the professional wrestler who killed his family. Many in the community were surprised that such a successful male killed his son and even more shocked about the fact that the father was injecting the young son with growth hormone. It's okay in society to harm family as long as you don't talk about it.

We, Fort Wayne, had one of the most violence killing of family members. And guess what, the police did not form a gang unit. No gang unit, do you know why? Because Simon was not a gang member, he was a violent person who was allowed to escalate until he did the unthinkable. He raped a young female,, killed her and then killed his family. One individual not a gang, just a man who was known to be abusive by the system. The system did nothing.

No gang unit, Mayor Dick.

The public wondered what could have been done to prevent such tragedies. The first thing is not to believe the lies that families are safe as long as they have no interaction with youth from urban areas who automatically belong to gangs because they are African-Americans. When in fact many women and children are living in homes, abused and scared to tell.

Domestic violence victims' real numbers are unknown because police don't like to get involved in matters that involve a man beating his woman. As a person who has studied the criminal justice system, I believe there is greed in local government before I will believe Fort Wayne has a real gang problem. But, how do we get an increase in the police department budget? Scare the public and implement targeted enforcement in your neighborhoods.

This will be accomplished through various investigative techniques which include targeted enforcement, surveillance, undercover operations and interaction with community leaders.

Why don't they join the military and fight the real terrorist instead of harassing children?

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