Sunday, 24 February 2008

firehouse chat with harry r carter phd



Firehouse Chat with Harry R. Carter Ph.D., MIFireE

Detour for the day...

Harry Carter, contributing editor to Firehouse.com paints an

interesting picture about what the average public servant is up

against...when attempting to their job. There is an aura of intrigue

as to why the "infrastructure" we rely upon and used to assume was

fully intact, has been disrupted through subtle agenda ridden

initiatives.

This editorial also boomerangs my thoughts back to my own backyard,

where shootings in Minneapolis, Minnesota is occurring in areas

typically untouched before. After the Minneapolis Police department

faced forced creative (legal) bookkeeping techniques in 2004 at the

hands of the city council and a 2003 budget cut in local government

aid - state government grants.

The author hits on areas of concerns that do transcend across this

nation. From the perspective of the regular everyday citizen, I would

expect that all the services that I pay taxes for, are not just

intact, but completely and thoroughly meant to do what it was intended

for.

The author is absolutely correct; each area of service represents a

different role with different needs. If those local level familiar

roles are changing away from the norm...we do have many more problems

ahead. Unfortunately, constantly waiting for the next well planned

crisis to occur, is damaging to the psyche.

Dr. Carter says what he feels. This is the voice of "been there, done

that." This is the voice of someone who cares. I appreciate his

courage for expressing his opinion openly.

Link to read the whole editorial on firehouse.com...

More on the current Minneapolis crime solution from Minnesota Public

Radio

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