tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3475554880890447926..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: The show must go on: Hyping fear for profit in an era of declining crimeGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3037042925394215252013-02-03T08:21:00.005-06:002013-02-03T08:21:00.005-06:00One way to tackle the issue and concerns about cri...One way to tackle the issue and concerns about crime is to encourage law enforcement to be transparent and timely with crime data. My company, SpotCrime, has worked for years to encourage Harris County to provide crime data publicly without restrictions. The current paid vendor CrimeReports.com has lengthy terms and restrictions on how the data can be shared while they share the data out of state with Tinbu.com. You can see Harris County Crime data two links above the girl-of-the-day link on Tinbu. My point here is that why does a Pensacola company get better access to crime data than local press. <br />In fairness, Harris County has started to release data after a five year letter campaign on SpotCrime's part. Ideally, everyone should have open table access to this data at the same rate that Tinbu gets it. <br />Crime data transparency may not be the panacea for all these concerns of public perception, but I believe it is a move in the right direction. <br /><br />Colin Drane - Founder -SpotCrime.comprotectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511800671276877695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27440738843147135882013-01-31T10:01:21.042-06:002013-01-31T10:01:21.042-06:006:22, nobody said immigrant criminals don't ex...6:22, nobody said immigrant criminals don't exist, just that immigrants commit crimes at substantially lower rates than US citizens.<br /><br />Similarly, 7:54, saying it don't make it true. There's no doubt <a href="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2010/04/spillover-is-texas-prison-gang.html" rel="nofollow">Latino prison gangs exist</a> but the prisons are "filled" with people who overwhelmingly have no security threat group affiliation.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67288959603952363382013-01-29T19:54:36.615-06:002013-01-29T19:54:36.615-06:00Our prisons are filled with Mexican gangs (the Mex...Our prisons are filled with Mexican gangs (the Mexican Mafia is only one of these - there are many more). Then there are the Central American gangs who are often ever more vicious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9714065627437412702013-01-29T18:22:49.689-06:002013-01-29T18:22:49.689-06:00While I was working at TYC, the percentages of His...While I was working at TYC, the percentages of Hispanic inmates seemed to go up every year. Many inmates were born in Mexico (we had a copy of their birth certificate in their file). When their relatives visited, we checked their picture IDs. Many of them (the relatives' IDs) were Mexican IDs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42813958384179421972013-01-29T11:33:42.681-06:002013-01-29T11:33:42.681-06:0010:13, you're clueless. A) Crime was declining...10:13, you're clueless. A) Crime was declining even more rapidly at illegal immigration's height, and B) by any measure immigrants - legal and not - commit crimes at substantially <a href="http://reason.com/archives/2009/07/06/the-el-paso-miracle" rel="nofollow">lower rates than US citizens</a>. <br /><br />Everyone's entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64662293445171325782013-01-29T10:13:39.220-06:002013-01-29T10:13:39.220-06:00Has anyone noticed that with the downturn in the e...Has anyone noticed that with the downturn in the economy, the illegals left and the crime went down? Coincidence? I think not, just my observation.<br /><br />When they come back just watch and see if the crime doesn't rise again. As long as this administration continues to claim there is no problem on the border it will keep happening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76791505879877836852013-01-28T14:09:18.541-06:002013-01-28T14:09:18.541-06:00And in another email I received today from The Cri...And in another email I received today from The Crime Report...<br /><br />An award-winning television production company is searching for established and experienced crime experts for an exciting new documentary series about homicide investigations.<br />We’re interested in speaking to experienced detectives, private investigators, criminal prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, law enforcement officers, criminologists, forensic scientists, crime historians, etc. All candidates should be passionate, credible, and thoroughly immersed in a particular area of forensics, criminology, or crime scene investigation. <br /><br /><br />Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746292377312056314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50175414981725312822013-01-28T13:36:57.811-06:002013-01-28T13:36:57.811-06:00that's easy sunray.
It is a direct result of ...that's easy sunray.<br /><br />It is a direct result of 60 years of dumbing down of america via the public school system.<br /><br />The govt wanted a population of idiots who would accept every word they spoke as coming from god and BY GOD they got it!rodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21667213909809420952013-01-28T11:37:21.342-06:002013-01-28T11:37:21.342-06:00Maybe we should be asking why Americans in particu...Maybe we should be asking why Americans in particular seem to believe the media sensationalism?sunray's wenchhttp://lookingforthecabinbythelake.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-39201707733551059572013-01-28T11:01:37.540-06:002013-01-28T11:01:37.540-06:00Crime used to be "news," but now it'...Crime used to be "news," but now it's treated by the media mainly as entertainment. And as every entertainer knows, "the show must go on."<br /><br />Well Scott first let me say "Great Thread"<br /><br />For once I agree pretty much with all the comments today.<br /><br />Crime, especially murder is sensationalized to the point that the suspects become national , sometimes international celebrities for a week up to 2 or 3 years depending on how horrible the crime they were able to devise is. I truly feel that if we simply did not report stuff like that on the news it would quit happening after a while. I truly dont think that these people are going to go out and committ these bizzzare mass murders if they arent going to get dragged before the TV cameras and interviewed in jail and asked for interviews like they are celebrities. I think your Dad was right, as Dads usually are, at least mine is. <br /><br />Quit reporting it and quit sensationalizing it and it will quietly fade into the sunset as a stupid period in American HistoryThe Homeless Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004267716709384953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28203462005475028932013-01-28T10:29:47.315-06:002013-01-28T10:29:47.315-06:00Hallelujah and amen, 6:28. We've been fed a st...Hallelujah and amen, 6:28. We've been fed a steady stream of fear for decades, causing us to trade the illusion of safety for our rights. Pious politicians drone on about those heroes who fought and died for our freedoms on one hand, while shredding the Bill of Rights with the other. And we let them.Phillip Bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49824350435619071222013-01-28T08:30:42.631-06:002013-01-28T08:30:42.631-06:00Wonderful post, Scott.Wonderful post, Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-37261297858510650742013-01-28T06:28:54.522-06:002013-01-28T06:28:54.522-06:00Fascism has arrived in America wearing kevlar and ...Fascism has arrived in America wearing kevlar and badges while spouting "Protect and Defend" and quoting bible verses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21456133317750571922013-01-27T21:18:19.846-06:002013-01-27T21:18:19.846-06:00Hyping crime has been extremely successful getting...Hyping crime has been extremely successful getting way more politicians elected than un-elected. It allows them to scare the shit out of everybody so they can peddle snakeoil. And damn if the public doesn't want the snake oil everytime.<br />Noble effort you are taking on but you will never in your or my lifetime see Texas lose it appetite for crime hype. Just look at the latest hype... "we must arm teachers."too badnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11961684293143909832013-01-27T20:12:01.576-06:002013-01-27T20:12:01.576-06:00Of what possible relevance is the truth? All those...Of what possible relevance is the truth? All those drug cops, lawyers, judges, etc. need the war on drugs to continue.<br />FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6524963534685243352013-01-27T19:21:40.264-06:002013-01-27T19:21:40.264-06:00The stats in Harris County will show a decrease in...The stats in Harris County will show a decrease in juvenile crime simply because the Annie Casey Foundation's JDAI movement has law enforcement officers not willing to even make the arrest knowing nothing will happen to the juveniles. I quit a long time ago trying to arrest juveniles for things like theft and burg hab cause the juvenile probation department won't even hold them. Dallas officers tell me the same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-39325609221385112442013-01-27T17:41:39.220-06:002013-01-27T17:41:39.220-06:00One crime that isn't down is drug crime - up 5...One crime that isn't down is drug crime - up 50% in the 2000s. And supposedly the war on drugs wasn't working - it doesn't seem the treatment, rehab and specialty court model is either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57097779499763942962013-01-27T15:01:44.528-06:002013-01-27T15:01:44.528-06:00Border Insecurity: Hidalgo County Texas Sheriff Cl...Border Insecurity: Hidalgo County Texas Sheriff Claims Crime Rate Is Dropping, His Office Caught On Tape Faking Crime Stats <br /><br />http://maroonedinmarin.blogspot.com/2012/08/border-insecurity-hidalgo-county-texas.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51103779394662727392013-01-27T14:14:07.264-06:002013-01-27T14:14:07.264-06:00I think there is somewhat of a newsmedia-police in...I think there is somewhat of a newsmedia-police industrial complex. In my small town the newspaper has really declined in readership and column inches, and they seem to make up for it but covering the front page with all local minor crime, turning page 1 into kind of a "Police Blotter" Improper actions by police and prosecutors virtually never appear in the local paper; we find out about them only in the "regional" news from our nearest urban paper. <br /><br />Both police and the media have an interest in keeping crime as a growth industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com