Posted on 04/10/2008 3:58:58 PM PDT by Panzerlied
MADISON, Wis. — The slaying of a college student in a downtown neighborhood frequented by beggars has forced this liberal city to ask a difficult question: Has Madison been too nice to the homeless?
A debate over the city's friendly treatment of its transient population had been under way for months, but last week's killing of University of Wisconsin student Brittany Zimmermann started something of a backlash against the homeless.
Police have arrested dozens of transients on unrelated charges as part of the investigation, but none are considered suspects in the death. The city also announced plans Wednesday to confront problems at a nearby park where the homeless congregate, although those efforts were in the works before the murder.
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Maybe we should ask this of the slain girl's family and friends?
Do they have ANY leads yet on the killing of Kelly Nolan last summer???? Coed taken, killed, raped, and found about 9 miles away on a farm in a grove of trees.
Do they have ANY leads yet on the killing of Kelly Nolan last summer???? Coed taken, killed, raped, and found about 9 miles away on a farm in a grove of trees.
They’re a bunch of racist, sexist, homophobes for even asking!
We should have a die in for the homeless. I’m going to do something now - I’m going to go smoke pot at a Phish concert, that’ll fix the problem.
(/sarcasm)
Interestingly, a co-worker was there last weekend to check out the campus with her daughter, and was mentioning to me that this was the biggest topic among the parent’s forum. You’d think that there had never been a murder within 20 miles of a college campus before!
Sometimes, do-good liberals make me want to hurl............
I keep thinking that too, and also if this guy might have had something to do with it too, but maybe I could be wrong...just a feeling I get....
Madison is going down hill and it is now that the city, state and police wanna do something about it????!!!!
I grew up there all my life until late 96, and the last time I was down on state street I didn’t feel safe at all...
I always noticed there was lots of homeless down there hanging out and also it was alot of younger people too...
Police Chief Noble Ray (that is his name!) has long had a policy of ‘engaging’ with the homeless and petty criminals, and encouraged his police force to ‘talk’ to these folks rather than arrest them. To use the words of Rev Wright....”the chickens have come home to roost in Madistan”. Noble’s idea of policing is the opposite of Rudt’s ‘broken windows’ and the good liberals of Madistan can’t figure out why their city is no longer safe>? Reality is hitting them hard, and three unsolved murders in less than a year is rightfully scaring the hell out of them. Don’t expect things to change however, the libs voted 72%-28% for Loophole Louie in this months State Supreme Court race.
BEGGARS? BEGGARS?
I haven't seen that word for so long I don't even remember what it means!
Anything to do with HOMELESS?
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