I guess we should have voted for Charlie Winburn
Mayor Mallory has a few qualms about the budget, but won't take on the council's steadfast desire to bulk up the police force.
It's a shame Mallory's ignoring the people who put him into office. There were plenty of "tough on crime candidates." We could have crowned "lock em up" Charlie Winburn mayor, or even conservative David Pepper, if that's the direction we wanted to take the city.
However, we didn't. So why aren't we getting what we paid for with the more "liberal" Mark Mallory?
Buyer's remorse yet?
If more of you would have thrown your weight behind JJ2K5, we wouldn't be scrambling to scrape up cash to throw more people in jail. Too bad some are so addicted to that big "D" they are incapable of casting a vote for a real progressive.
It's a shame Mallory's ignoring the people who put him into office. There were plenty of "tough on crime candidates." We could have crowned "lock em up" Charlie Winburn mayor, or even conservative David Pepper, if that's the direction we wanted to take the city.
However, we didn't. So why aren't we getting what we paid for with the more "liberal" Mark Mallory?
Buyer's remorse yet?
If more of you would have thrown your weight behind JJ2K5, we wouldn't be scrambling to scrape up cash to throw more people in jail. Too bad some are so addicted to that big "D" they are incapable of casting a vote for a real progressive.
Looking at the platform for JJ2K5 how can you make that claim. I didn't see anything in his plan to deal with crime or jails beyond a top line comment. And nothing on the budget. So how do you justify the remark, "we wouldn't be scrambling to scrape up cash to throw more people in jail."???
Posted by Bearman | 3:31 PM
Perhaps it's not on his website, but I do recall him discussing crime being a "symptom of other problems," and that creating more jails won't fix it.
Also, knowing Justin, he is against the building of a new jail. Thus, we wouldn't be scrambling to find the cash for one.
Posted by Andrew Warner | 3:36 PM
So what is the JJ2k7 official thoughts on the jail? It is really easy to play Monday morning Mayor.
Posted by Yossarian | 4:43 PM
I think that we should repeal the marijuana ordinance and stop filling the jails with non-voilent drug offenders. The failed drug war is a major reason we have 2.2 million people in jail, more than any country in the world.
We also need more programs to reduce the 70% recidivism rate. Jail has become an inhumane criminal factory and It's also big bussiness. We keep building more jails and adding more cops and crime gets worse and worse.
In our best neighborhoods we don't have cops on every corner because education and economic development have worked effectively. Crime prevention is the key. It's a lot cheaper to send people to school than to lock them up.
People need hope, education, tranportation, affordable housing and a job with a living wage.
Michael Earl Patton wrote some good articles on this subject at the Beacon.
Posted by Anonymous | 7:13 PM