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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Fair enough.
Don't get the wrong impression though. I am definitely a "more police presence" kind of guy, especially on our streets and roadways. More street and roadway surveillance too, as far as that goes. 46% of Americans admit to drinking and driving, and my guess is that it is higher than that here in The Villages. That fact coupled with the unfortunate eventuality that a person's physical abilities regarding driving diminish with age whether that person is drinking or not, and you have a very serious issue.
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I AGREE 150 % about that statement !!!!!!!!! Not only are we in a BUBBLE of conformity and single-mindedness on most issues - we are in an unsafe and extremely VULNERABLE bubble where we are the HAVES and surrounded by HAVE NOTS.
.........I see that this Applebees shooting as PROOF positive with respect to my theory expressed in the 1st paragraph about SAFETY and vulnerability. I honestly and firmly believe that TV Land needs new and innovative methods (and top-level thinking) to deal with the problem that OUR LOCAL SENIORS are VERY vulnerable to CRIME. Applebees was SHOT UP. A local restaurant was SHOT UP !!!!!!
.........The US murder rate is INCREASING. Does anyone really believe that this Applebee's incident will ONLY happen maybe once every TEN YEARS.........NO WAY !!!! Crime ( and incidentally hurricanes) is going to keep INCREASING right here in our little (FORMERLY SAFE) little chunk of paradise called The Villages.
..........Without more CRIME PREVENTING technology and solid well trained additional Police personnel the sign greeting Villages will have to be changed from "Friendliest Home Town" to "Active War Zone".
...........And that was a VERY good point that was brought up about the excessive consumption of alcohol which has been a historic building block of LA, lA LAND life from day one. Right now we have extremely high traffic congestion and when you add the combustible mix of excess alcohol worship - you get problems that video recordings and ADEQUATE Police and their PRESENCE can help avoid.
.........And if and when the "powers that be" add the "EVERYBODY PACKING", disaster in the making, provisions to the law .........WELL, baby, we are going to have a REAL SNITSHOW !!!!!