Stopping Crime

There is no agency of government as necessary and important to our liberties is the police. If we are not secure from the threat of violence, we cannot exercise any other of our other liberties. Our safety and security depend upon effective, well-trained, and well-paid police forces. Most policemen in Philadelphia, and most members of the State Police, fit this description. We owed them an enormous debt. And we should reward them accordingly by making them the best paid police force in America.

While policing is mostly a local matter in Philadelphia, as a state legislator I would take action to insist that sufficient and equal police resources are made available to all citizens in the 198th district and in the city as a whole. I would also insure that money is provided to support town watches in every part of the district. Each town watch should be provided with uniforms and walkie-talkies or cell phones. If legislation is needed to provide this support for town watches, I will introduce it.

Until the Police Department has all the resources it needs, every community has to struggle for the attention of the police. Just as I did at the head of my community organization, as your representative I will fight to make sure that an adequate share of city resources are devoted to every community in the Northwest.

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