How to solve crime problems, Chapter Four

How to Solve Crime Problems (and make friends)

Chapter Four - Need For Local Legislative Action for Change

It's interesting how when driving up Route 13 or 50, specifically route 13 we see any number of "zombies" walking around all hours of the night, people standing on the street corners, and hookers working the local gas station and thrift travel inn. We see the same people walking around at three o'clock in the morning, walking from the Church Street area to the Thrift Travel then to Chesapeake Inn. What are these people doing? Where are these people going? Most of the people are either crack heads (we include the prostitutes) or crack dealers. The crack heads mostly wander around all hours of the night looking for their next hit of cocaine. The prostitutes walk around looking for johns so they can get their next hit of cocaine and the guys walking around who aren't looking for crack are either selling crack or watching the prostitutes (pimps).

And who wouldn't like a BJ from this lovely young lady? Well, shes no body from around these parts but as we know, they are seen all over Salisbury, specifically the Church Street area and other areas. If you look close, or far you can see her skull under her skin. Nice eh? Is this want you want to see walking around your city streets night after night. A walking zombie.

Typically your local drug dealer lives in the "inner city" (which most of Salisbury is) or the Booth Street/West Road/Reservation areas. They live in a shit hole, they're yard looks like shit with stuff strewn about, empty baggies littering the front yard, no grass, and a tricycle laying on it's side, with a Escalade with 20" rims parked out front (chrome rims). The rims, by the way, cost aboutt $1500.00 a piece. OR they will have a piece of shit crown Victoria (with spotlight) parked out front with the same 20" rims. The drug dealers don't work and are typically "disabled" on SSI and have "Attention Deficit Disorder" or some other type of pretend ailment that prevents them from being a productive member of society. Their housing is paid for by you, they pay about $15 a month. They get free food, which you also pay for (the Independence card) which they share and barder with (the crackheads use it as currency to buy drugs). They have a 50" plasma or projection television in their living room (rent a center) and a PS3 and XBOX 360 (both stolen in burglaries). They also have free health care. If they walk into any hospital, which can't refuse them service based on indecency, they get free health care, on your dime. They are also provided with a county health care card, also on your dime, which provides them with free health care. SO, obviously they have a lot of free time and money on their hands to deal drugs. Hence, drug dealers. Notice how the new neighborhood watch signs picture a guy wearing his hat backwards, covering his face with a mask.

Gangs

Anyone that says Salisbury doesn't have a gang problem is an idiot. Salisbury and the county have serious gang problems. The "bloods" have filtered down from whatever rock they've crawled out from under, and now have organized to sell drugs, rob people, and commit burglaries. Last week a group threw a chemical bomb into a residence which exploded! Also, have you noticed how many ghetto peoples are wearing red these days? We wish we had the patent on red clothing die because we'd be millionaires just like the gas stations selling white and black tee shirts three years ago. Red is the color that's in currently. Funny that all the armed robberies (or most of them) have been occurring with blue bandannas over their faces. But there is also a known crips problem so it could be some of those idiots also. Not everyone wearing red is a gang members of course. It's like a fashion trend almost. You get the gang members wearing red, then the kids are wearing red, now the old people are wearing red. Not all these people are gang members obviously, but they like wearing red because it's the "cool" thing to do to show alliance with their local street hoodlums.

So, what can we do to change these issues. Local legislative action. Although the local legislature (meaning the city and county government) can not enact laws over riding state laws they can enact laws enhancing or adding to state laws. Which is why almost every type of fighting knife and BB gun, air soft, etc. is illegal in ocean city and will get you arrested. This is because the local city legislature passed bans on these items. The legislature can also pass bans or moratoriums on specific types of businesses under zoning regulations such as porn shops and head shops (ocean city has done this as well). They can even ban specific types of pipes if the pipe is described accurately. They can ban anything really and make it a local arrestable offense.

So first a moratorium is needed on porn shops and head shops. Because come on, who the hell wants to ride up route 13 and see "SEX STYLE" right on the corner of Church Street. What a shit hole. Can we add anymore vice to this area? If these shops already exist local legislature can TAX THEM OUT OF EXISTENCE. Local legislator can pass laws making it a requirement that anyone selling obscene material or certain types of pipes pay $500,000.00 a year (or whatever). Business close. Then any other establishment that would want to open falls under the moratorium. Ahhhh haaaaa!

This also applies to our street walkers and zombies walking around. Local legislators can pass no loitering laws from dusk to dawn (or whenever) in specific areas, subject to immediate arrest.

Next Topic, Chapter 5, Drug enforcement!