“MOST OF THE CRIME IN SANTA MONICA seems to be committed by gang bangers and homeless. The city is encouraging them to move here with low-income housing and all their homeless services. I say, let SMPD make all the noise they want as long as they protect us from the villains. The only way to omit sirens and helicopters would be to turn it into a police state with an armed cop on every street corner. And let these criminals know that law abiding citizens are taking the streets back from these thugs. A tough on crime attitude is the way to go. As when you don’t hear noise from the cops responding you’re in really big trouble if you’re a victim of crime. When I hear sirens and helicopters I say get them, throw them in jail. Hooray.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 3, 2007. Read the original PDF.