[Lincolnparkdc] Out of control

[Deborah Hurtt]

Hi Mia et al,

This has been raised before.  It is not my call, either, but I will offer a
different perspective. Some people, like me, prefer not to see such alerts
on a regular basis. Everyone can sign up for the alerts if they like so
what is the added value of them coming directly to the list?  The value of
the list, in my view, is the group exchange.  In that regard it offers a
digested version of the events  as well as commentary, support, and
potential mobilization.  Not linking the crime alert system to the list
allows some folks a little breathing room in the midst of the chaos. Anyone
who does not want that breathing room can simply sign up for the alerts.
This would be my preference and it seems to be working fine in that vein
now.

As for a safety walk with Charles Allen, it can't hurt but he has been
doing a countless number of them in the past month and what is the best use
of his time?  I agree more higher ups than him need to know our collective
state of mind at the moment.

Moreover, how can we as citizens and residents be mobilized to supplement
their efforts?  While I genuinely believe the police, with some political
pressure, are doing their best, they and the social work teams have been
chronically understaffed since Covid; they are tired, their morale is low,
etc.  How can they enlist citizens to actually be eyes and ears for them?
Does Neighborhood Watch work, for example?  I spoke to one cop this week
who said they know who the groups of youth are that are committing a lot of
these crimes, but he didn't give me the impression there was much they
could do about it. Why is that?  I got the sense that they are flailing,
without much hope of making a dent. Moreover, I heard recently from Allen
that the 911 system is a mess. How can it be fixed?  It is, indeed, a
complex problem--but how can police, social workers and the like receive
enough resources--financial, legal, and human--including from within the
community-- to help the city get past this very disturbing escalation?

Respectfully,

Deb Hurtt

On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 11:44 AM Mia Grosjean <mia at miagrosjean.com> wrote:

>
>
> > On Sep 3, 2023, at 11:02 AM, Mia Grosjean <mia at miagrosjean.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear lincoln park list serve.
> > I am wondering if the list serve shouldn’t be getting the police email
> AlertDC as soooo much is happening in the area. Ie 9;30 AM today stabbing
> not to mention everything yesterday or for the last month.  Just thinking
> out loud… not my call. Mia
> >
> > From Mia's iPhone
>
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