tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901581188365407000.post8093684175790152828..comments2023-09-19T06:37:06.423-05:00Comments on HartyHarHar: More police is not the answerSheyFeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444157042069391669noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901581188365407000.post-52110381676430777482013-09-05T12:01:07.528-05:002013-09-05T12:01:07.528-05:00The part I've never understood is when people ...The part I've never understood is when people talk about taking money from other projects to pay for what they want. In this case, the bridge-lighting thing came up. The money for that project is from two sources: A federal tourism grant, and private/business donations. It's not part of the city's general funds.<br /><br />I can't understand why people can't wrap their heads around the fact that the city doesn't run off of one "checkbook" with a big pool of money. They can't just take money from one thing and pay it toward another. Comments like that show that people really have no idea how government - even at the city level - actually works.<br /><br />Might more cops on the street help? Maybe, but one thing doesn't change: Police are REactive, not PROactive. They can't arrest someone because they MIGHT do something wrong. They still have to wait until a call is made or they are standing right there and see something happen.<br /><br />Rodney's got it right: neighborhood clean-ups start in the neighborhood. The work isn't done, but it is working on the southwest side of town. Neighbors that care start to push back against the bad elements. The police support that, but they don't drive it. Mike S.http://www.redgallows.comnoreply@blogger.com