Other people have written on the subject of what Creative Loafing now refers to as not crime, but the Perception of Crime (TM) that Mayor Shirley Franklin and police chief Pennington blame as to why Atlanta residents scream about increasing crime, even though her honor and Chief Pennington say it's down, nothing to see here, move along people.
Intownwriter has written eloquently, with a list of Atlanta's greatest 2009 crime hits, in response to news yesterday that according to statistics, violent crime is down in the ATL, though recent news proves otherwise.
Such as when city council prez Lisa Borders had her condo broken into.
Or when a Georgia Tech student was robbed and shot.
Or when John Henderson was killed during a robbery at The Standard.
Or when an Americorps van in front of my house was broken into (BTW, guys, pick up all that trash that you left in the corner lot. Kthx.)
Or when two men were recently stabbed at Piedmont Park.
Statistically, crime might have gone down in 2008. But 2009 is shaping up to be something else, and I have no doubt in my mind that both violent and property crimes will increase.
Jim Wooten, AJC's soon-to-be-retired conservative columnist, has a screed this AM about Atlanta crime. I'm sure the ever excellent Griftdrifter will be along with a commentary with his signature My Morning Wooten series.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
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The statistics might show a decrease in crime. That is not much good if you were hit.
There are three kinds of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics. You can lie with numbers just like you can lie with words. The powers that be can massage those numbers to make them say what they like. It is not going to make people feel safer.
If you have the combination of too much free time and a strong stomach, the comment thread to Mr. Wooten's feature is downright fascinating.
It's a constant battle of bullshit: cops who want more money say "crime's up! we need more officers/cars/cool crime-fighting shit!" while elected officials and other cops want to make it seem like they're actually making a difference, so they say "crime's down!" It's all just numbers.
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