110 Pages of Common Sense
This may sound odd, but I owe the folks on the 25th floor at the City-County building in Indianapolis an apology. I made the mistake of commenting on Mayor Bart Peterson’s Blue Ribbon Panel report on crime by only going by the report in this morning’s online edition of the Indianapolis Star. I should have read the whole report. Before reading it in its entirety I said the report was full of nothing but common sense. After reading through the document I can’t help but reach the conclusion that it’s a 110 pages of common sense.
I found the report to simply restate things that have already been said or proposed before, finding jobs for ex-offenders, working with at-risk youth, address mental health issues and strengthen families. That’s it.
I could have written this and saved everyone time and money.
It is a disappointing document because it does nothing but state the obvious.
Well here’s another obvious statement, crime is caused by criminals! As long as there is an environment where criminals feel they can act with impunity, none of this matters.
Indianapolis is no longer safe.
I no longer feel secure.
