Crime and Violence: Who is to blame

The elected officials and news outlets like the StarTribune need to stop beating around the bush and address the violence and crime problems. In today’s edition of the StarTribune is a quote that the shooting that happen in 2006 that killed Brian Cole happen after Cole left the Juneteenth festival. In the previous articles, one dated May 28 on the Cole murder trial, mentions it having happen at the festival. Way to cover up for the festivals’ good name. We can’t have this festival be marred by violence now can we. Even if this is a minor detail in a very large issue, it points to a number of problems that are at the very heart of the reason why the violence continues…one major fact is that no one is willing to face this head on. The city council, mayor, and other elected officials aren’t crying out for this violence to stop. They are mute on the very issue. It is outrageous that this behavior is allowed to continue without a strong public stance and action plan by the very people who are responsible for stopping this madness. The press is as much to blame for not calling these folks into account for it. So the madness continues.

Justice..what justice in the Killing Fields of Minneapolis

Last night we good citizens were treated to another set, yes, set of shootings in Minneapolis. On top of that we experience a sentence for the convicted murderer, Myron David Norcross, of 19 years. This man used a butcher knife on Sherri Lynn Schaumburger killing her, and only gets 19 years. How is that possible? Of course, the StarTribune trying to make the sentence sound lengthy puts it into number of months. Typical! If we continue to give cushy prison time we will never get on top of the crime problems in Minneapolis. Of course the temputure is starting to rise, so is the crime rate.