I’m dying of curiosity. Who is it?
Who is claiming that because some preliminary numbers from the FBI for a 6 month period of time are looking good, we need to revisit the 30 police officers? Channel 3 mentioned it. The Mayor’s office referred to it when they said:
Those who are already suggesting we roll back our commitment to public safety based upon one year of positive results are wrong.
Who are “those” people?
I think we all knew we had no data or studies to show why we needed 30 officers. We had no basis to make that decision besides that it felt good. It was a knee-jerk reaction. But who’s suggesting we review it based on crime data that is preliminary and a snap shot of a short period of time? If we reviewed it now, we wouldn’t have anything to base a better decision on. It’s the study stupid. We need the study that we authorized in November 2006. Once we get that, if we find out we have too many police officers, maybe we can have them plow snow and fill potholes? Or maybe actually respond to the many residents that feel like the police don’t care about quality of life issues. Or some more neighborhood officers who focus on community policing needs and priorities.
Thanks to Pat Schneider from the Cap Times for writing her own story and not running with the story the Mayor’s Office and Channel 3 seem to be pushing.
