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  • Houston churches forced to lock their doors

    07/17/2007 9:05:27 AM PDT · by PAR35 · 40 replies · 1,488+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | July 13, 2007 | ALLAN TURNER
    Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle On any Sunday morning, sanctuary doors of churches that line Main Street and nearby thoroughfares swing open to welcome thousands of faithful who come to worship in some of the city's oldest, most prominent religious institutions. But at other times in the week, doors may be locked tight, windows latched and grounds and hallways patrolled by burly uniformed guards. -snip- And though the security problems may be most pronounced at the city's downtown-area churches, their suburban counterparts often implement equally stringent safety measures to protect their property and congregants. -snip-
  • The Crime-Statistics Con Job

    03/26/2007 3:20:47 PM PDT · by ricks_place · 4 replies · 521+ views
    FOX ^ | March 26, 2007 | John Lott
    It is a remarkable con job. Over the last six months, the Police Executive Research Forum, the chief executives of primarily large police departments, has gotten the media concerned that the country is threatened by a sudden upsurge in violent crime and murder. A New York Times story on March 9th started the current round of hysteria with the headline that "Violent Crime in Cities Shows Sharp Surge." An earlier front-page story in January in USA Today caused a similar ruckus. One wonders whether the reporters ever thought of getting a critical comment for their story. The Police Executive Research...