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Originally Posted by NoLongerInRadioGuy  1. The stat about 30 rapes last year. While this is accurate as far as my knowledge goes, look up what exactly the crime of rape is. It has many different elements, not just a violent act against someone. Go to the Kansas statute page and look it up - I know what the elements are, I am not going to do it for you. And also keep in mind this stat refelcts 30 cases of rape reported to the police - many of these cases are discovered to be unfounded, or once the investigation is complete, rape is no longer the charge, but might be something lesser like indecent liberties or sexual battery.. |
Oh, silly me.....reduced to sexual battery or indecent liberties...(sigh of relief). Now I feel better....
I'm not saying nor will I ever say it is the LEO's job to report things to the public. They have their hands full here already being understaffed such. I just think there should be a mechanism in place to help people in the community aware of what's going on in their city. Sure everyone can go down and get police records (i do it as a recruiter)(the jail charges $10.00 to release information by the way) but that doesn't help the average joe on the street. I think if you arm people with information they can make better decisions and MAYBE help out around here. The bottom line is that for a small community there is WAY too much crime here to include the little gang bangers doing their thing. I would THINK from a LEO standpoint that I would want to get as MUCH of the community involved in a neighborhood watch type thing as I could. Imagine if you had people calling in reporting things instead of ignoring them. Maybe it would make YOUR job easier and our community a little safer.
I like to read the positive stories too about the bicycles and such but to ME the REAL positive story is when you take a drug dealer, rapist or the equivelant off the street. THAT is a positive story to get excited about! Anyone can deliver gifts to poor kids...the military does it, the salvation army does it, bb/bs does it...the list goes on and on but NONE of those people can take a drug dealer or a rapist off the street. How about the look of happiness of all the citizens of Dodge when you bust a meth house?