Comments on: One fine weekend for Georgetown and crime http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/04/29/one-fine-weekend-for-georgetown-and-crime/ The Georgetown Voice Blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Will Sommer http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/04/29/one-fine-weekend-for-georgetown-and-crime/#comment-80983 Will Sommer Fri, 02 May 2008 04:14:01 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/04/29/one-fine-weekend-for-georgetown-and-crime/#comment-80983 Tim, do you mean replacing Securitas officers with DPS? I think that's what the administration's planning on doing. The only other thing I can imagine you meaning is that the school should induct Securitas officers into DPS--probably not the best idea, given their marked narcolepsy. I agree with you, though, that the best way to reduce crime is better campus policing, not batons and mace. Tim, do you mean replacing Securitas officers with DPS? I think that’s what the administration’s planning on doing. The only other thing I can imagine you meaning is that the school should induct Securitas officers into DPS–probably not the best idea, given their marked narcolepsy.

I agree with you, though, that the best way to reduce crime is better campus policing, not batons and mace.

]]> By: Tim M http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/04/29/one-fine-weekend-for-georgetown-and-crime/#comment-80967 Tim M Fri, 02 May 2008 03:25:25 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/04/29/one-fine-weekend-for-georgetown-and-crime/#comment-80967 I agree that the further arming of DPS is not much of a solution, but why not convert more of the Securitas positions into full-time DPS positions? I know the administration doesn't like spending money, but if they are serious about safety, thats what they need to do. Batons and mace are a cheaper, crowd pleasing quick-fix...convert more jobs to well-paying, well-trained positions (not saying that DPS is yet to be either of these) and thats a serious solution I agree that the further arming of DPS is not much of a solution, but why not convert more of the Securitas positions into full-time DPS positions?

I know the administration doesn’t like spending money, but if they are serious about safety, thats what they need to do.

Batons and mace are a cheaper, crowd pleasing quick-fix…convert more jobs to well-paying, well-trained positions (not saying that DPS is yet to be either of these) and thats a serious solution

]]> By: Will Sommer http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/04/29/one-fine-weekend-for-georgetown-and-crime/#comment-79245 Will Sommer Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:43:35 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/04/29/one-fine-weekend-for-georgetown-and-crime/#comment-79245 The possibility of RA knife-envy ("That's not a knife. THIS is a knife!") is the only good thing to come out of all this. The possibility of RA knife-envy (”That’s not a knife. THIS is a knife!”) is the only good thing to come out of all this.

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