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Post by bk on Oct 6, 2006 0:22:49 GMT -5
what is the problem in our city?  I say its the judges REPEAT OFFENDERS SHOULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE STREETS |
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Post by Neese on Oct 6, 2006 11:14:19 GMT -5
I think its the lack of DA's, ADA's and support staff. Charlotte has half of the staff they need to handle the large amount of crime and cases they have. So.... they plea bargain everything away and these scumbags walk the streets and commit crimes again and again! And yes, the judges dont help the situation either...
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Post by concerned parent on Oct 10, 2006 10:49:28 GMT -5
I think it is the parents. Where are they? My mom would have made the judge put my ass in jail.
And you can say the parents are younger now, then where are the grandparents, uncles, or aunts. These kids are not being loved, or cared for so they find that love in a gang in the streets. I'm not sure what has to happen. However most of the pictures are african american. There are some very big churches here in this city. They need to get out and "at least" "try" to do something, anything. I'd be willing to help.
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Post by ronwat7726 on Oct 10, 2006 17:01:43 GMT -5
The problem is all of the above... parents who don't care or are afraid of prosecution for discilplining their children, schools that aren't prepared to deal with these out of control kids (which makes educating the kids who want to learn nearly impossible), and a city government and judicial system that at best fails to deal with the problem and at worst doesn't even acknowledge that there's a problem at all.
A serious question for everyone who reads this post... How different would Charlotte be if the city put the same funds and effort into fixing this situation that they put into their other pet projects such as light rail, bobcat's arena, an uptown baseball stadium and a cultural center? This city needs to put it's priorities in order... all their pet projects which are designed to attract new businesses and tourism will be for nothing... who in their right mind would want to start a business in, live in or even visit such a crime ridden city? These criminals, unfortunately, are part of the future of Charlotte and until this problem is dealt with, all the "world class" attractions in the world won't make a bit of difference.
-RW
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Post by The concerned Citizen on Oct 11, 2006 4:30:16 GMT -5
With Charlotte being one of the fastest growing cities in America both economically and in populous, it would have seemed that one of those geniuses down at city hall what have lobbied for more Judicial support for our lovely city! I mean that has to be apart of the equation.., with growth comes growth, also meaning growth in problems! Someone had to have seen all this coming; but this has no significants until one of there family members are affected, sad to say! I think this website is one of those steps in the right direction! So, send it to every citizen
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Post by oldcop on Oct 11, 2006 6:46:27 GMT -5
I would repeat a thread I submitted last week. If you are reasonably sure that you are not going to be prosecuted, what is a couple of days in the local jail? Where have our ELECTED officials been as this problem has been growing. It did not happen overnight!
It is easy to disparage the police department but this would be a typical knee jerk reaction. The police are responsible for making arrests and bringing the cases to the District Attorney's office for prosecution. If you examine the issue closely, you will see that these perps are getting arrested time and time again...i.e. the police are doing their jobs. Are they being prosecuted]? That is a another matter. A perfect example: on a typical day, CMPD makes 20-30 drug arrests throughout Mecklenburg County, about 1/3 being felony arrests. The D.A.'s office only has enough trial time to bring 35 cases to a jury trial A YEAR! Do the math...that is over 3000 felony drug arrests a year and our DA's office is only willing to take 35 to a jury trial if necessary. Where do the other cases go? Plea bargains and outright dismissals. In essence you have legalized drug dealing de facto. This holds true across the board with other felony crimes as well. The only thing that we have working in our favor, is that we do get some federal prosecution for the worst of the worst but this would only amount to about 1% (yes 1%) of the cases. The problem lies within our District Attorneys office. Peter Gilchrist has been the head DA for the last 20+ years. (at least as long as I have been a cop) He is an elected official. This situation did not happen overnight. It has gradually deteriorated over the past number of years to where we are today. Where has the outcry been for more resources over the years? I have only heard the request for more resources for the DA's office in the past 2-3 years but that has been more of a whisper than an outcry! We actually spend more taxpayer money defending the perps in Mecklenburg County than prosecuting them! Yes the criminal justice system in Mecklenburg County is broken but the police are holding up their end. The blame lies in the failure to prosecute those that have been arrested
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Post by OnCrime on Oct 11, 2006 20:39:44 GMT -5
OldCop, You hit it right on the money! CMPD does an excellent job! Arrest after arrest for many of these thugs... our court system is what is failing us law abiding citizens, not the police.
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Post by bk on Oct 11, 2006 22:26:02 GMT -5
we need new DA?
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Post by momagainstcrime on Oct 13, 2006 22:01:47 GMT -5
RE: "concerned parent"
I agree with you on this issue. Being a former state employee at DOC I got to intervened with inmates on a daily bases. I had the opportunity to talk with several inmates and ask questions such as: "Where were your parents while growing up?" Or "Who raised you?" The few inmates I talked to about this said: "My grandparents raised me or "the gang" took me in and help raise me." We are talking about "young adults" ages 18-21 yrs of age who have been incaracated since the ages of 12. There were inmates serving life sentences for murder,rape, and B & E, etc... Back to the question in mind: "Where were the parents?" One inmate catches my thoughts: He was the first inmate to try and give me trouble as I just returned from basic training. So I followed procedure and locked him up and did a write up on him. As I was doing my write up I also chose to counsel this inmate on his actions toward me earlier. I had spoken with my Sergeant and ask him to sit in on the session and he agreed. We talked with this inmate for about 2 hrs. And I ask the questions "Where were your parents?" He told us: "He didn't have parents to raise him only his grandmother." Then he procedded to tell us about his "gang" (he was a member) and how they pitched in to "help raise him as well." He continued to talked for over an hour and then our session ended. I learned a lot from that one inmate and in returned he did the same. Later that evening after supper chow that inmate came to speak with me and said "Thank you Ms ...... for taking the time to talk with me and treat me as a human being." Never once did I ever have a problem with this inmate. If it were always that easy,huh?
Being a parent is more than baring a child and raising it to the age of 18 yrs! You have to set goals and see that they acheive them, set a structure life, love and nourish them with unconditional love, and discilpling them when need! I am a single parent of three and I have been through the criminal justice system fighting for child support and I know first hand how the system fails in that particular area! Let alone how the system fails in many other areas. You are right to say "a lot of parents don't care." I even had parents of my child friend say that "they were just trying to get him to 18!" They didn't care about his drug problem or his alcoholism since the age of 13 that he admitted to me! That kid may not live to see the age of 18 at this rate. So who steps in now to help out with his problems? I tried and tried to talk to his parents and believe me they were in denial! Just recently that kids was charged with several drugs violations at his high school. I wonder what the parents think now? I have met so many children throughout the years through my children. Some parents don't deserve to be called parents! I had two children I practically raised every weekend and summer as their parent or parents would drop them off Friday and not call to check on them all weekend and call on Sunday to pick them up. What does that tell you about parenting? And we wonder why kids end up in gangs, prison, or FBI most wanted!
Others are right to say we need more elected officals to get more involved as a community or to get elected officials to either provide more programs for youth offenders or to help develope youth programs to deter our youth in the right directions. We as citizens can't do this alone nor can our churches. We are not funded by the government to accumlate the necessaties needed to do this type of job in our neighborhoods but congress has the funding! I will say: "I am open to any elected official to help lend ME a hand and I will be glad to contribute my time and hire others to start such a program." I am a college graduate and hold a AAS in Criminal Justice. Therefore I am not illerate to as to how the criminal justice system works. I have been fighting with child support laws for over 15 yrs now. I can sadly say this system isn't for the children as much as it claims. My children have fallen victim to this and mainly b/c he knows how to beat the system and get away with it! So if dead beat parents can beat the system who else falls prey to the same court system? This problem is not just in Charlotte but all over the US.
With the help of this website maybe we as concerned citized can take on congress ourselves and show them what is needed to solve this growing problem over the US. Are you up for the challenge of a life time? Because that is probably how long it will take at this rate.
"MAC"
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Post by dar9355 on Oct 19, 2006 20:57:49 GMT -5
Well Guess what? I don't profess to know how to solve all these punk's problems . But I assure you if one of these turds comes messing with me you will have one less gangbanger on your hands . And I don't care about whether his Mommy loved him or not !!. I don't give a damn what anyone says, ALL humans are born with the basic instinct of RIGHT and WRONG and we all choose which path to take. So quit making these pansy-assed excuses for a bunch of thugs who would cut your throat for a quarter. When YOU have become a VICTIM of a crime then you have earned an opinion on the subject and until then you need to lock your doors and hope to hell they don't hit YOU next !!
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Post by mike on Oct 22, 2006 12:41:45 GMT -5
funny...I've walk through the most terrible neigborhoods in charlotte with friends.Pine Valley, Piedmont Courts, Boulevard Home and I'm white...They saw me and all darted inside yelling
police...I just shrugged it off and went on bout my business...
I've been here all my life and never been robbed I guess I can thank the lord for that...(shakes his head)...
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Post by sunshine on Nov 3, 2006 15:32:29 GMT -5
All the people that mentioned the Failure in the Court system is right. Look at the court calendars, and see how many people are to be seen for big crimes. Yet these criminals still sit in the Jail awaiting trial for 2 years on some cases. I think we as a community need to put more effort in to staffing our Court system for the new volume that we are seeing. Our city is growing, along with the amount of criminals that we lock up, but yet our Court system employment seems to stay the same. No wonder the Jail is crowded. DOC could come pick some of them up if they would receive sentences.
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