SALISBURY — Because current legislation has been deemed ineffective by Neighborhood Services and Code Compliance (NSCC), the Salisbury City Council has started to review a revised “Habitual Offender” ordinance that the city hopes will significantly cut down on repeat visits to troubled properties.
Susan Phillips, interim director of NSCC, sent a memo dated Aug. 30 to Tom Stevenson, interim city administrator, suggesting a change to Salisbury’s habitual offender code. The current requirements are unrealistic, according to Phillips.
“Because the conditions to become a habitual offender are so uncommon, to date no property owner has received the designation,” she wrote. “In actuality, the lofty requirements have rendered the statute ineffective.”
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8 comments:
Change the law on Habitual offenders to include the drunk a$$ hole that drive and continues to receive DUI’s, I’ve read in the local paper of some of these folks getting up to 12 convictions, and continuing to poses their freedom! Lock them up without no release period, no alcohol breath thingy for them to drive, no PBJ, no slack, period. Drunks behind the wheel are rooming killers, accidents waiting to happen, and usually they don’t get hurt, an innocent person gets it. Lock them up for 30 days period, 1st offence, no nothing, just jail. 2nd. Offence 6 months, 3rd. offence a year, 4th. Offence 5 years in prison., all sentencing to be served as active time.
728..can't wait to pull u over.
7:28 PM
I am surprised you can even read the local paper considering you cannot spell common words and grammar is off as well.
Not trying to be a spelling nazi but geesh, if you're gonna condemn others, make sure your own crap don't stink.
9:12
How many DUIs have you gotten that you would defend a drunk driver over someones spelling and grammar?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
9:12
How many DUIs have you gotten that you would defend a drunk driver over someones spelling and grammar?
September 28, 2013 at 9:35 PM
Please explain in which universe would that be considered defending a drunk driver?
The same one that taught you reading comprehension perhaps...
On top of all that, this article is not even about drunk drivers, habitual or not.
Now quick, how many fingers am I holding up?
10:44
Seems your only reason for commenting is to insult someone else. Some people come to the blog on devices other than a computer and sometimes it is hard to type and use correct spelling and grammar. Ever use a smart phone? It adds things you don't want it to add in places you don't want them to go. I guess you feel better about yourself when you put others down. You knew exactly what the person was saying even with the mistakes in grammar and spelling. I asked you a question and you attacked me. Just proves my earlier point. I noticed you also dodged the question. That should tell people something.
11:00... I have felt the same way about our double space friend. You can always tell her comments b/c they are double sapced (did that on purpose. OCD a little ?
That is so my illiterate friends can read better.
But I can't make them comprehend.
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