I first met Officer Friendly in grade school, when he visited my classroom and explained that The Policeman Is Your Friend. It didn’t occur to me that reality might be somewhat more complicated until my second day as Bill Hudnut’s Corporation Counsel, when IPD initiated a job action by circling the City County Building with…
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LETTERS TO THE NEXT MAYOR 3
The Indianapolis homicide rate exceeds that of New York City. Our police department is demoralized and widely criticized. Citizen complaints–fair and unfair–are widespread. What should a new Mayor do?
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Devaluing the Currency of Government
The Indiana Legislature has once again departed, to the relief of many. Don’t get me wrong; some of my best friends are legislators. Individually, they can be truly charming. But there is a mob mentality that affects them when they are gathered together. They seem to feel that every problem requires a legal remedy…
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Citizenship Lessons
Commentators continue to air theories about why so many Americans are "turned off" by politics and government. Recently, the public safety committee of the Indianapolis City-County Council gave a vivid demonstration of how government can earn…
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A New Ordinance and its Foes
After a year of meetings, the Working Group convened by the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee to review the police civilian review process has completed its deliberations. Most–but not all–of its recommendations have been incorporated…
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