CITY COUNCIL--DON'T BE FOOLED
Really take the time to read the so-called Gang Initiative that you are being asked to approve as one package.
Don't be fooled by the tough sounding name.
At least half of the Initiative is the same old liberal social programs that will benefit the same old liberal establishment.
The other half is much needed law enforcement.
Don't buy the bad with the good. You have the authority to pick and choose what should be in this program. Take the law enforcement part of this but be very selective about which parts of the liberal social programs you're going to authorize.
Be careful. Notice how fuzzy the language is regarding the social programs. If you buy this as presented, you may be opening the door to a whole slew of things that you don't expect.
Especially note the use of the word "etc." in the social programs. Those three letters leave an opening that is so big that all the liberal socialists in Costa Mesa could drive their limos through it-- sideways and all at the same time.
Here's part of a story about a gang killing in Santa Barbara and what the police chief had to say about liberal programs:
Deadly gang brawl stuns Santa Barbara
The city is reeling after violence erupts on the streets, leaving one teen killed and another charged with murder.
By Steve Chawkins, Times Staff Writer
March 16, 2007
March 16, 2007
SANTA BARBARA — Residents and tourists here were stunned Thursday in the wake of a daylight gang brawl that left a 15-year-old boy stabbed to death, a 14-year-old charged with his murder and downtown's main commercial strip shut down for more than eight hours.
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Four others — allegedly members of the same gang — were also arrested on a variety of charges. They range in age from 13 to 16.
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Blocks away, on the steps of the Police Department, Chief Sanchez said this was only the second gang-related death he could recall in his six years as head of the agency.
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"We have a gang unit, we have the Police Athletic League, we have a lot of things going on," Sanchez said, "but we can't force them into positive activities."
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Four others — allegedly members of the same gang — were also arrested on a variety of charges. They range in age from 13 to 16.
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Blocks away, on the steps of the Police Department, Chief Sanchez said this was only the second gang-related death he could recall in his six years as head of the agency.
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"We have a gang unit, we have the Police Athletic League, we have a lot of things going on," Sanchez said, "but we can't force them into positive activities."
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Those are our opinions. Thanks for reading them.
