Why Charlotte’s Crime Is Horrible

Article By Writer Michael Kraft Author: Michael Kraft
Published: April 9, 2007
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Another contribution from our friends at http://www.takebackcharlottemecklenburg.com:

“I got to know many of our police officers, and off the record they complained that for the most part, their hands were tied by bureaucratic regulation and restriction—–that this community based policing concept, where the police become social workers, was a joke.”

“You are doing a great job of showing where the city’s priorities lie. After taking every available dollar from the state and local governments for their WORLD CLASS projects, the Mayor decides that it’s time for a caravan to Raleigh to solicit crime money. Too bad he didn’t decide to use the new car rental tax or the $500 million wasted on the South light rail line to hire more police and adapt a tough crime policy. I suggested that we ask Mayor Giuliani to hold a ‘prevent crime’ seminar while he was in Charlotte a few weeks ago—–no traction from the Mayor or his minions.”

“If the citizens of Charlotte want to make a real difference, they should repeal the transit tax and insist that the Mayor, eliminate light rail spending and use a half cent tax, one quarter cent for a superior bus system and one quarter cent for police officers. A quarter cent tax would come close to funding 100 additional officers on the streets of Charlotte.”

~ Former Charlotte City Councilman Don Reid

2 Responses to “Why Charlotte’s Crime Is Horrible”

MIchael Bunch on July 14th, 2007 2:27 am

We don’t need any more charlotte police officers, we need to get more than just a handful of real police officers first! People who truly value the citizens of their community despite race, age, or economic status. More positive officers could do a greater good that getting 95 bad ones and 5 good ones.
Suzanne Stallings on January 19th, 2008 7:45 am

Mayor Pat McCrory is running for governor, which is bad news, as he ignores the will of
the citizens on many issues.
One example is Smart Growth, costing many millions to implement, but who voted for Smart Growth/central planning?
What’s to say if he is elected governor,he won’t continue the patterns he set in Charlotte? Is Pat McCrory a RINO?

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