Hmmm … : “And why is it that since the Dilworth neighbors are experiencing more crime … that fighting criminals is a bigger priority? Neighbors in west, east and north Charlotte have been dealing with these problem for years and the city council and police seemed to turn a blind eye.”
Taser rage: “Two recent columns by yours truly about the use of Tasers by police brought passionate responses … The most passionate were readers who interpreted the columns as blanket slams of the police force, as if criticizing the apparent over-use of Tasers amounted to being ‘a cop hater.’ By that same thought process, if I criticize the New York Yankees management for not acquiring good pitchers, then I must be a baseball hater. Frankly, there’s not much anyone can do for that kind of logic dysfunction, so I won’t bother.”
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This article appears in May 21-27, 2008.
