WhoDey

I am not, though my girlfriend often tries to turn me into one...

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Now if we could just get something down the street at 5th and Race...

The Banks project is an oft-maligned thing from Cincinnati residents and media. Many wonder if it will ever get done, though there have been some positive signs recently as indicated above. For more info on this project, visit http://www.cincinnatiport.org/pa_pg5A.html

That's a good point - Cincy doesn't seem to really have many (if any) foot patrols, at least from what I've seen. Every time I go to NYC (which I do fairly often), I feel like I'm in the safest city in the world, because there are cops standing on every few blocks. Foot patrols in high-crime areas could do wonders. Additionally, foot patrols downtown would be an excellent thing, as there are many suburbanites that claim to be afraid to go downtown b/c of crime. Visible police precense could certainly do a lot to change that.

My general question to the forum is - what can be done to solve escalating crime? A lot of crime is gang-related, and Reece has mentioned bringing back the gang unit. I think this would be a good thing. Many say we need drastic steps, but what are those steps? No other industrialized country has murder rates as high as the US, in general. What is it about our society that causes this? Note: I am not a liberal, anti-gun person. I believe strongly in the right to bear arms, though I can see reasons against concealed carry laws and the like. So I personally don't think that more restrictive gun laws are the answer.

Friday, January 9, 2004 Frustration marks talk on crime -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ By Kevin Aldridge The Cincinnati Enquirer BOND HILL - More than 150 people packed the Bond Hill Recreation Center Thursday night to express frustration with the rash of violent killings on Cincinnati's streets and offer their solutions. Residents called for more accountability from police and other city-funded organizations that receive millions of taxpayer dollars for crime prevention programs. Some blasted City Council for voting Wednesday to reject the $100,000 "Black-on-Black Crime Initiative" proposed by the city's four African-American council members.