Murder Rate in New Haven UP 60%
As part of a larger story concerning an increase in urban murders nationwide, the AP reports:
(For the record, there was another homicide in the city of New Haven AFTER Tuesday, bringing the total homicides for the year up to 24, a whopping 60% increase.)
My question is this: where was this figure when Mayor DeStefano was touting his leadership of the city of New Haven as the reason he deserved to be elected Governor? It seems to me that the media should have reported on such a staggering and important statistic during the campaign. Of course, we know now that it mattered little. Still, it is a glowing example of media bias.
In New Haven, Conn., there were 23 homicides as of Tuesday, compared with 15 in 2004 and in 2005. Police Chief Francisco Ortiz said that about half of this year's killings involve young people settling disputes with guns instead of fists.
"They're all struggling with this thing about respect and pride," Ortiz said. "It's about respect. It's about revenge. It's about having a reputation. It's about turf and it's about girls."
(For the record, there was another homicide in the city of New Haven AFTER Tuesday, bringing the total homicides for the year up to 24, a whopping 60% increase.)
My question is this: where was this figure when Mayor DeStefano was touting his leadership of the city of New Haven as the reason he deserved to be elected Governor? It seems to me that the media should have reported on such a staggering and important statistic during the campaign. Of course, we know now that it mattered little. Still, it is a glowing example of media bias.
posted by CC | 10:51 PM
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Anotehrfact is that crime is down by every neasure other than murder in New Haven and that the spike in murder is due to youth violence. I don't want to get into a treatise here on how crime tracks the economic and social factors but I thought a little balance was in order.
As for the press, they didn't cover the governor's race on either side on any significant issues. Had they done that the complexity of some real issues might have been discussed such as that fact that I-95 is an open corridor of criminal activity virtuallly un-patrolled by the state cops and thereby the state contributes to a number of problems in the cities and towns just as the parole system does.
The first homicide of the year in New Haven ocurred on the second day of the year. The shooter was wanted by the CT State Police prior to the incident? Do we blame Rell, DeStefano, the media or the shooter?
The interview is with the Chief of the hartford PD but i beleive that much of the discussion is relevant to this post if anybody's listening: Chief Roberts looking to suburbs
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