Money to burn: Spend it if you got it is the rule in city government
Local politicians never decline free money. There is some sitting on the table and they are acting fast. Tuesday night the City Council introduced a new bill that would spend $470,000 on another one of the endless “programs” that are supposed to reduce crime. Meanwhile, crime increases. But it was “free” money, trickling down from […]
Results are inconclusive on the benefits of a new program intended to reduce violence in Jacksonville
Everyone wants to minimize violence, especially now when gangs of radicals are rioting in the streets of major cities. For years, various methods have been tried but none have worked. The latest fad is called Cure Violence. It is being employed in Jacksonville. Cure Violence supporters claim that it works and cite figures such as […]
It’s no picnic being a police officer in Jacksonville
Criminals continue to conduct violence, as they always have and always will. Jacksonville is employing one new approach designed to limit the violence. Will is work? That remains to be seen. Proponents claim it has helped elsewhere. Cure Violence has worked in places such as New York, according to studies that have been done. Local […]
Chicago in Jacksonville to help solve crime problem??
Yes you read that right. A group from Chicago is here to help Jacksonville decrease it’s crime. The City of Jacksonville has hired a firm out of Chicago to the tune of $7,500 to help us figure out how to reduce crime. Cure Violence met with Sheriff Williams, Mayor Curry and State Attorney Nelson. They […]