My community is being overrun with crime. What can I do to improve it without encountering politics?

This is a weird question. My community has, in the past few years, been facing a massive increase in crime. I would love to make a difference and help curb it but I don’t know what to do. I am young and not very sure what I want to do for a living. I have [...]

This is a weird question. My community has, in the past few years, been facing a massive increase in crime. I would love to make a difference and help curb it but I don’t know what to do. I am young and not very sure what I want to do for a living. I have lightly considered becoming a police officer but I have read endless stories and articles about how the politicians of the community are hindering the police department’s ability to fight the crime. Due to politics, the police force of the area is taking a big hit at a time when the community needs police protection to be at the forefront of the politicians’ minds. The police officers are great in the area and I hold the utmost admiration for all of them (my family has several ties to the department). It just seems that the people in charge are tying too many hands.

Are there any ways short of dressing up in a costume and becoming a vigilante (not literally, of course) to really help my community?

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How long do you spend in the Politics section before you get too angry to post an answer without offending ?

It usually takes me a half dozen stupid answers or questions from shallow and stubborn people before I have to go into another subject. Politics brings out the worst in me.

It usually takes me a half dozen stupid answers or questions from shallow and stubborn people before I have to go into another subject. Politics brings out the worst in me.

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At Pentagon, Muslims pray without protests

At Pentagon, Muslims pray without protests By Dan De Luce WASHINGTON: Without controversy or protests, Muslims kneel in prayer every day at a quiet Pentagon chapel, only steps away from where a hijacked airliner struck the building on Sept 11, 2001. The tranquil atmosphere at the Pentagon is a stark contrast to the furore surrounding [...]

At Pentagon, Muslims pray without protests
By Dan De Luce WASHINGTON: Without controversy or protests, Muslims kneel in prayer every day at a quiet Pentagon chapel, only steps away from where a hijacked airliner struck the building on Sept 11, 2001. The tranquil atmosphere at the Pentagon is a stark contrast to the furore surrounding a planned mosque near Ground Zero in New York, with opponents arguing the proposed Islamic centre is an …

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UN says millions without help in Pakistan floods

UN says millions without help in Pakistan floods Some 20 million flood victims in Pakistan have yet to receive any aid despite a growing international relief effort, the UN said Tuesday.

UN says millions without help in Pakistan floods
Some 20 million flood victims in Pakistan have yet to receive any aid despite a growing international relief effort, the UN said Tuesday.

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“No Love Without Knowing Each Other”

“No Love Without Knowing Each Other” KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) — “People say when something is being mentioned many times, then it becomes an invocation,” said Indah when asked why she chose that name.

“No Love Without Knowing Each Other”
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) — “People say when something is being mentioned many times, then it becomes an invocation,” said Indah when asked why she chose that name.

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Free Clinics Help Those Without Insurance

Free Clinics Help Those Without Insurance Free and sliding scale clinics, like CARES, serve as an alternative source of medical coverage for those who cannot afford insurance or paying out of pocket expenses at a regular doctor’s office or at the emergency room.

Free Clinics Help Those Without Insurance
Free and sliding scale clinics, like CARES, serve as an alternative source of medical coverage for those who cannot afford insurance or paying out of pocket expenses at a regular doctor’s office or at the emergency room.

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No Israel talks without change: Abbas

No Israel talks without change: Abbas Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has ruled out US-brokered indirect talks with Israel unless the Jewish state changes its settlement policy.

No Israel talks without change: Abbas
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has ruled out US-brokered indirect talks with Israel unless the Jewish state changes its settlement policy.

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Sharpton / Hitchens Debate – Can Morality Exist Without God?

of whether morality can exist in the absence of God. —– A Debate: God Is Not Great with Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitchens. Taking on possibly the greatest issue of our time – the malignant force of religion in the world – Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion through a close and learned [...]


of whether morality can exist in the absence of God. —– A Debate: God Is Not Great with Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitchens. Taking on possibly the greatest issue of our time – the malignant force of religion in the world – Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion through a close and learned reading of the major religious texts, citing numerous historical instances in which sexual repression and outrageous acts of violence have been committed in the name of God. …

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Stephen Fry’s beautiful comments on a world without God.

Stephen Fry delivers a 6 minute ‘speech’ on how a world without a belief in God should be neither mundane nor uninspiring.


Stephen Fry delivers a 6 minute ‘speech’ on how a world without a belief in God should be neither mundane nor uninspiring.

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