Killing fields
Doug Thompson June 8, 2008 - 8:00am.
Blame it on the heat, the water or the times. Something is generating violence among Floyd Countians.
Three weeks ago, police charged 19-year-old Pfc. George D. McConald, from Floyd, with stabbing and killing a fellow Army recruit in his barracks at Fort Benning, GA.
A little over a week ago, Floyd County Animal Control Officer Garland Nester got mad at a cow that wouldn't budge, pulled his gun and started shooting, missed the cow and killed a neighbor who was coming to help.
Now police are seeking an 18-year-old Floyd County man suspected of gunning down 39-year-old Sean Neumann near Check. The manhunt for Joshua Jonathan Hairston is in full swing. While driving down Alum Ridge Road Friday evening, Amy saw a cop in what looked like full western regalia walking along the road with a rifle. This came after several police cars from different jurisdictions passed her.
Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Shortt says domestic violence calls are up. She says the blame may lie with high gas prices which keep people home and give them more time to get on each other's nerves.
But one person killing another is rare in our part of the world. To have three Floyd Countians involved in the taking of another's life in three weeks is way off the statistical chart.
Violencia
You must be kidding regarding the correlation between gas prices and violence...which is then linked to corporations which is linked to Bush. Ahhhh! You could just as easily argued that the heat is making people more cranky.
I didn't make the comparison
I didn't make the comparison Mr. Yeatts, the Commonwealth's Attorney did and her comparison dealt with domestic violence and not the shootings. I suspect she knows a hell of a lot more about law enforcement trends than you or I.
I've heard the same things from other law enforcement officials. A number of studies and reports show a direct connection between bad economic times and a rise in violence.
From the Ocala (Florida) Star-Banner:
The Houston Chronicle reported on June 1 that Texas law enforcement authorities are attributing a rise in crime to increased gas prices and a worsening economy.
I'm sorry if the facts get in the way of your stereotypes and the paranoia that fuels your belief that any bad news must be directed at your beloved Republican Party but I won't feed your fantasies. You won't find any conspiracies here. I believe Democrats and Republicans share equal blame for destroying the county. If you want partisanship, you will have to go elsewhere.
The high gas prices is not
The high gas prices is not the only problem, everything is higher now except most peoples pay. These bad economic times cause all kinds of stress especilly in families who are living paycheck to paycheck. There are certainly enough problems today to cause unusual violence.
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