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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best hope is opposing blocks that result in something like this.

The “reasonable block”:
- Balcombe
- Sayles
- Katz
- Friedson
- Albornoz

The “worrying block”:
- Stewart
- Mink
- Jawando
- Fani Gonzalez
- Glass

The “tie breaker”:
- Luedtke

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I’m definitely concerned about the “worrying block.” Kate Stewart’s website says she wants to work to fully implement the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force recommendations. The police are already so short-staffed, and that report calls for further reductions. Specifically, a 50% reduction in force is suggested for Wheaton and Silver Spring, two districts experiencing an increase in crime. I know she’ll have support on this council, so I worry about how this will affect people living in those districts AND how it will affect remaining officers.[/quote]

Sounds like a disaster.[/quote]
yea, let's reduce the police force in high crime areas. That'll teach those criminals.  Or maybe progressives think that the criminals will feel less threatened so they'll be less likely to commit a crime?  [b]I honestly don't understand how their mind works.[/b][/quote]

I'll explain. I don't want to live in a police state. Society can't be run by police. We need to improve society to take care of the problems causing all this crime. We can't just continue pumping out criminals and pumping out police. That's not a decent, intelligent, thought-out solution, and not the kind of society I want to live in. Also not the kind of society we used to have. Police are not the answer.[/quote]

Imagine thinking punishing violent crime is living in a police state.  You need help for your paranoia.[/quote]

You should look into the Colorado star program if you actually want to understand [/quote]

I’m aware of that and it’s a good program, but ask (sincerely) if it is needed in Montgomery County. The STAR program responds “to low risk calls where individuals are not in imminent risk. STAR deals with low level behavioral health crises and issues that arise from public health needs and poverty. Some examples are, trespass calls, welfare checks, intoxicated parties and mental health crisis.” Our MCPD already does a remarkably good job of that, as evidenced by the statistics provided above. Why break what isn’t broken? The current council, to keep this thread on track, used national data to inform local decisions. We have always had a premier police force, one that was used as a model for other jurisdictions. It’s time to respect what we had (and have) instead of intentionally destroying it in the name of “progress.”[/quote]

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