Tag: Madison
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From Ferguson to Madison: safe streets are a casualty of the War on Cops
The War on Cops is real. The victims of this war are more black men slaughtered on the mean streets of America as police pull back, hunker down, drive on by. It’s called the Ferguson Effect and it is being felt today in Madison, Wisconsin, where bullets are flying and bodies falling at record pace.…
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After the latest homicide, has the worm turned? Is Enough finally ENOUGH!
Congratulations, Madison! On the 2nd day of August, a little more than halfway through the year, we have managed to tie the record number of homicides in a single calendar year (10) with five months left to go! Number 10 being the fatal, point-blank hit job shortly after midnight Wednesday (8-2-17) at a convenience store…
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Ald. Hall is trying to remain patient and focused amid the flying bullets
… but she’s pretty steamed! “Neighbors, I am trying so hard to be patient. What’s been going on in our city has me pretty steamed. While the further east side of Madison is by far the safest residential area in the city, the rest of the city is contending with way more gun violence than…
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An impertinent question: peer support for the Culver’s burglary victims?
Will the Focused Interruption Team be contacting the Chris Kneubuehl family in the wake of his death during an armed robbery at the Culver’s restaurant? Madison’s elected alders recently awarded $75,000 to address “racial disparities, violence, and division between communities.” The money was ear-marked for funeral arrangements, temporary housing, bus passes, food cards, smartphones, and…
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The crime at Culver’s — this one is different
Few recent crime stories have been as compelling or infuriating as the early Tuesday morning burglary/homicide at the Culver’s restaurant off the Beltline, an eatery that thousands of Madisonians frequent, including this bloggeur. That, alone, brings it home to much of Madison. This one is different, perhaps because most crimes are committed in an instant,…
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The people spoke, the Council did the right thing by its police chief
Congratulations, people! We did it! A rare victory! Your e-mails, your comments and your testimony persuaded the Madison Common Council to do the right thing and recompense Police Chief Koval for all of the $21,953 he ran up defending himself against laughably frivolous charges that he called someone acting like a raging lunatic “a raging…