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June 10, 2007
Protecting the Tourists
A resident of my local community (what are we called: Brainerdites?) wrote a thought-provoking email to the Chattanoogan recently. In it, the writer contrasts the official response to incidents of sort-of-threatening teenage behavior in Coolidge Park to the response generated by shootings on Tunnel Boulevard and elsewhere nearby.
In addition to being a sensible plea for a review of resource allocations, it's another illustration of why cameras are not a good idea in Coolidge Park.
(Counterpoint from the wife (my wording): there are kids in the park, all the time, so cameras help protect them; and Coolidge Park is most often used by locals, so the "protecting the tourists first" angle doesn't fly as far.)
Still, the downtown-to-neighborhood disparity in public safety is something that deserves our ongoing attention.
Community | By joe lance | 11:37 AM