MrEd
03-09-2005, 10:15 PM
In light of the proposed gun ban maybe it is important to bring to light the truth behind the figures so that we the general public get a better understanding of what is really happening .
I think all can agree that Crime has increased in San Francisco but if one looks a little harder there are more disturbing reasons behind the increase then Legal gun ownership and even the most liberal should be able to see that . In a study done by the Chronicle Police solved ONLY 28 percent of Murders / Rapes / Robberies / Stabbings and aggravated assaults , the lowest clearance rate amongst the 20 Biggest City in America . The national average is 42 percent . San Jose does a better Job then the SFPD with 49 percent . Now this despite the fact that San Francisco has more resources and less crime then many other of the large cities .
Now the few criminals that are actually caught fail to see actual punishment for their crimes as the case of Officer Espinoza shows . Our DA and our Board of supervisor prefer to take away guns from law abiding citizens then to actually enforce the existing laws and punish the actual criminals . This seems to be an effort to be tough on guns and soft on criminals . We should demand from our elected officials that they do a better job and stop looking for band aid feel good legislations that create bigger problems then they solve . Crime rates will lower when San Francisco begins to solve more crimes and punishes the perpetrator more severely , changing the message broadcasted to the criminals from you have nothing to fear from us to if you commit a crime we will put you in jail . We deserve no less .
I think all can agree that Crime has increased in San Francisco but if one looks a little harder there are more disturbing reasons behind the increase then Legal gun ownership and even the most liberal should be able to see that . In a study done by the Chronicle Police solved ONLY 28 percent of Murders / Rapes / Robberies / Stabbings and aggravated assaults , the lowest clearance rate amongst the 20 Biggest City in America . The national average is 42 percent . San Jose does a better Job then the SFPD with 49 percent . Now this despite the fact that San Francisco has more resources and less crime then many other of the large cities .
Now the few criminals that are actually caught fail to see actual punishment for their crimes as the case of Officer Espinoza shows . Our DA and our Board of supervisor prefer to take away guns from law abiding citizens then to actually enforce the existing laws and punish the actual criminals . This seems to be an effort to be tough on guns and soft on criminals . We should demand from our elected officials that they do a better job and stop looking for band aid feel good legislations that create bigger problems then they solve . Crime rates will lower when San Francisco begins to solve more crimes and punishes the perpetrator more severely , changing the message broadcasted to the criminals from you have nothing to fear from us to if you commit a crime we will put you in jail . We deserve no less .