Dave C has left a new comment on your post "Did You Listen To The Show?":
Joe, I assume that you read the bashing that the Daily Times put on Ireton today? Based on the article, Webster has no idea what is going on in the City. I do not care what the statistics say-CRIME IS UP!!! I have lived here every day of my life and I have never seen it this bad, EVER! I've never feared for my safty like I do now.
Crime is not just about numbers, it is qualitative just as much as it is quantitative. Just because the numbers might be down according Webster (if they even are) doesn't mean that crime is decreasing. Sure there may be less incidents, but those incidents are becoming more severe...which would you rather have: 5 purse snatchings, 10 vandalisms, 15 shopliftings or 1 murder? The crimes are graduating in the City-they are going from small misdemeanors to capital crime.
According to the numbers on this site:
Our violent crime rate is more than 3 times the national average and considerably higher than the State average! According to this site BALTIMORE HAS A LOWER CRIME RATE THAN SALISBURY!!!
Look at that! Salisbury is ranked as the WORST City in MD in regards to voilent crime!!! LA, Detroit, Miami, Compton and Philadephia all have lower violent crime rates than Salisbury!!! I'm sorry to disappoint you folks, but Chicago still has a higher voilent crime rate than us...maybe Gary Comegys can help us acheive that one...
Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside huh?
It's obsurd to say that Salisbury does not have a crime problem. It doesn't need to be lowered-it needs to be drastically lowered!!! So now I say to you, Mr. Comegys and Mr. Webster. "Take your blinders off and tell us exactly what your take on crime in Salisbury and how are you going to drastically lower it?"
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I too, being a native of Salisbury my whole life, say Amen!!!! David , well said
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!
David C and Jim Ireton ROCK!
I have had numerous comments from Salisbury University students that they don't report "crime" to the Salisbury Police department because "it doesn't do any good". When asked to elaborate, most students say the "cops won't show up, won't investigate, or tell us 'we deserved it' among other reasons". Most of the "crime" the students are referring to are B & E, muggings, and MDOP.
I wouldn't put too much faith in Chiefy's numbers.
Chiefy seems to forget that the crime is truly measured by residents' perception of crime and safety in their community. I know for a fact that SPD officers do not write reports for many serious crimes because they don't want their numbers to look bad and they officers are too lazy. Starts at the top.
Note to Jim: WHEN you become Mayor, get rid of that a-hole impersonating a Chief of Police.
Can't help but wonder if this is my good buddy Dave who used to work at the " Main " building"...
It sounds like him...he rocks!
If so...Hi and I miss you!
Cindy
did you know that the osterwalder kid's mother is married to a former asst chief of the sfd. talk about a pussy the mother gets a new car every time hubby catches her cheating. the kid is nothing but trouble since high school making counterfit money and passing it at school and the bowling ally. momma was in the parking lot giving bjs. its no wonder the kid is so f'd up step dad buys his way out of trouble every time. sorta the way he rewards the wifey for cheatin.
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