http://www.americablog.com/2007/06/violent-crime-on-rise-in-us.html
6/05/2007
Violent crime on the rise in the U.S.
by Joe Sudbay
By the way, you're not safer here.
Bush gave up on crime prevention and it's showing:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CRIME?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Big-city murders rose sharply in 2006 as violent crime increased
nationally for the second straight year, the FBI reported Monday.
Homicides committed in small towns and mid-size cities took a dramatic
downswing - resulting in an overall 0.3 percent increase in the murder
rate across the country, the new preliminary data show.
Year-end totals for murders rose in eight of the nation's 10 largest
cities: Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix,
San Antonio and San Diego.
That contributed to a 6.7 percent murder rate increase in cities with
populations over 1 million people.
Bush and his top law enforcement official, Alberto Gonzales, ignore
the needs of local law enforcement, just like they ignore the needs of
troops in Iraq.
There's a pattern with these guys that makes the world -- and the
country -- a more dangerous place:
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., who chairs a Senate panel overseeing crime
issues, said the new numbers should serve as "a wake-up call" to the
administration, which he accused of slashing funding that would have
put more local cops on the street.
"For years we drove down the crime rates - but now we're in reverse
gear," said Biden, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for
president.
"This administration has repeatedly ignored the needs to law
enforcement, giving short shrift to the men and women who keep us safe
every day."
Heckuva job, Bushie.
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Hey, doncha know? Georgie's too busy killing people in other countries
to worry about crime prevention in the United States.
Harry
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