Loading ...Thoughts on Recent Events
Okay, I admit I’ve been really bad about posting the past few days. The upcoming Holiday season is always bad for me as my mind gets ready to wind down and worry about other things. However, there have been quite a few things going on lately and the least I can do is share some thoughts. Here they are…
Murder in the Capital City
There were four murders over the weekend in Indianapolis, three shootings and one stabbing. What’s scary about the shootings is that one occurred in broad daylight and with another several men broke into an apartment and murdered a man. This is not good news. I hope it’s just a brief blip on the radar screen. Indianapolis has had 135-plus homicides this year. When city officials tell me crime is up all over the nation, I tell them that’s like your son telling you he failed the exam because everyone else did. I hope this is just a blip on the radar screen because when I see red at Christmas time, I don’t want it to be blood. The City and Sheriff’s department need to get consolidation done, and the crime problem under control.
IUPUI and Diversity
I’ve never had a problem with diversity on college campuses. I think people of different backgrounds coming together to exchange ideas is a good thing. However, diversity in skin color only has little more than face value. The problem with the “agreement” for a multi-cultural center at IUPUI and a “diversity” officer is that to me it is simply window dressing. True diversity is diversity of opinion, not skin color. You also get diversity from having people of different socio-economic backgrounds coming together. I am willing to bet two rich people of different skin colors have more in common than with their poor counterparts of the same skin color. I wish someone would think about that kind of diversity.
She’s Not in the Army
Open and avowed Indianapolis lesbian, Julie Benson, tried to join the National Guard this week and got turned down. She said it was because she was a lesbian. The military said it was because she did not meet the height-weight requirement. A lot of people called the radio show with opinions on this. My belief is that if the American ideals are we judge people on merit, then someone’s sexual orientation shouldn’t matter. At the same time, Julie should have known about the physical requirements of military service and made sure she met them. That way, the only way she could have been turned down was because of her sexual orientation. Hopefully, her New Year’s resolution will be to get in shape and give it another go around. If she’s as dedicated to serving her country as she told me during our interview, then meeting those goals shouldn’t be a problem
November 20th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
Abdul,
Perhaps you can investigate what is happening with firearms licensing in Marion County. I applied recently for a lifetime license. I called this past Friday (roughly 76 days after the fact), and was told the backlog on permits was 8-10 weeks.
This is ridiculous. Per the Indiana statute, an answer on applications is to be recieved within 60 days. I assume it it designed this way to both promote efficiency and to give citizens of the State a relatively quick answer. Agree with the law or not, it is still the law, and it should be followed accordingly.
Perhaps if someone could dig, we could get answers as to why the Sheriff’s department or IPD is allowed to ignore a state mandated law?
Since Indiana was the first state in the Union to allow for such permits, this story could be of at least local interest - especially with the apparent increase in the amount of violent crimes being committed in Indianapolis/Marion County.
November 21st, 2006 at 11:25 am
What county did you apply for your permit? I vaguely recall the City of Gary once doing shenanigans of making the permits difficult-to-impossible to obtain and it caught the attention of the NRA and the state.
Could it be Sheriff Frankie’s minions are letting the permits languish before forwarding them to the State?
November 21st, 2006 at 11:53 am
It is in Marion County. I am thinking of contacting such groups. This is ridiculous.