Comments on: Lake County Homicides Up 26% http://christopherhedges.com/2007/11/25/lake-county-homicides-up-26/ Attorney serving Northwest Indiana's legal needs Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: admin http://christopherhedges.com/2007/11/25/lake-county-homicides-up-26/comment-page-1/#comment-263 admin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:07:14 +0000 http://christopherhedges.com/2007/11/25/lake-county-homicides-up-26/#comment-263 Hi Buzzcut, I wonder if a theory such as the "broken window" effect applies to areas where there is a lot of political corruption. The broken window effect says that a broken window will ruin a neighborhood, if left unfix because it sends a signal the people no longer care or are willing to do what it takes to keep up the area. If pols are routinely taking advantage of their power, it would seem that it could also send a signal to those who don't have the best interests of the community at heart. I assume that the homicide figure is related to the drug trade for the most part, so local leaders are going to have to figure how they are going to combat both the supply and demand equations necessary to figure out a solution. Hi Buzzcut,

I wonder if a theory such as the “broken window” effect applies to areas where there is a lot of political corruption. The broken window effect says that a broken window will ruin a neighborhood, if left unfix because it sends a signal the people no longer care or are willing to do what it takes to keep up the area.

If pols are routinely taking advantage of their power, it would seem that it could also send a signal to those who don’t have the best interests of the community at heart.

I assume that the homicide figure is related to the drug trade for the most part, so local leaders are going to have to figure how they are going to combat both the supply and demand equations necessary to figure out a solution.

]]> By: Buzzcut http://christopherhedges.com/2007/11/25/lake-county-homicides-up-26/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Buzzcut Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:14:20 +0000 http://christopherhedges.com/2007/11/25/lake-county-homicides-up-26/#comment-262 So the Democrat machine in Lake County isn't doing an even minimal job in terms of what it is that government is supposed to do (protect people), and yet they still want massive tax increases. Thanks god Indiana has conceal carry. So the Democrat machine in Lake County isn’t doing an even minimal job in terms of what it is that government is supposed to do (protect people), and yet they still want massive tax increases.

Thanks god Indiana has conceal carry.

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