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"IS THE DEATH PENALTY OK IN HARTFORD?"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin

I also read those comments on the "other social media " site. I found them by extremely ignorant and obnoxious, especially the people making them. I won't call their comments racist, that seems like a convenient excuse now a days, but it clearly shows the "white privledge" that Hartford's Do0wntowners seem to feel they are entitled to. One of them gets mugged downtown and we need to call in the FBI, someone gets murdered elsewhere in the City and it is no big deal, they deserved it. By the way, it seems as those comments and the original posting have been removed from the "other social media" site

May 24, 2015 at 1:49 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

@Anonymous 1:49 p.m. I agree wholeheartedly with what you've said here, and posted something very similar myself on the Courant's comment page this week.

The "Dwelling Downtown" Facebook people seem to live their lives in a gated community vacuum, oblivious to what happens in the other 98% of the city where most residents live. Their main concerns this week are: limited hours at downtown coffee shops; missing dogs; whether or not more parking garages are needed downtown; creating more housing for upscale millenials, and non-working fountains.

As long as homicides occur in other neighborhoods, it is of minor concern to them. Keeping the homeless and urban teens out of their little slice of heaven is a concern. The "dwellers" are--with a few exceptions--inconsequential people with small minds and hearts, a narrow focus, and a sore lack of empathy.

May 24, 2015 at 3:52 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am a proud "downtown dweller" but have to agree. Too many people in my neighborhood feel like they've paid for the right to special treatment that the rest of the city doesn't get. It's like Scarborough East.

May 26, 2015 at 8:45 AM

Anonymous peter brush said...

We should be screaming at our City leadership to end this violence
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I don't know about the "comments" to which you refer, but I doubt you'll find many people who disagree that crime makes a city unattractive. I don't think it at all unreasonable to suggest to civilized people contemplating moving into Hartford that, although there may be 20-30 homicides in town each year, their chances of being victimized in that way are slim if they stay indoors late at night (and avoid a few neighborhoods at any time of day). Not unreasonable, and should not be offensive to victims who may be in the wrong place at the wrong time. They're still victims even if they're out on Barbour Street engaging in illicit commerce at 2:00 a.m.

It's no good denying that living in Hartford entails risk. The risks have to be assessed, managed, and compared to benefits, if any. The fundamental problem(s) with Hartford are a function of the people, the residents, and the citizenry. We are above average in poverty, family dysfunction, and criminality. A mayor can't stop the violence, but he can adjust police policy in accord with facts on the ground. The leadership in Baltimore has adjusted in one direction. I'd prefer the Hartford adjust in the other direction. God Bless the guys/gals of the HPD.

May 26, 2015 at 8:48 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

From what I hear the Hartford Police chief has said it's only a few violent guys. That as long as the drug dealers are not violent leave them alone. That's what it pretty much translate into. If course he will deny it or say his words are bein twisted.

May 27, 2015 at 7:57 AM

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