Student's slaying forces Madison, Wis., to ask: Is city being too nice to the homeless?

[Mugu]

AP via Charleston Daily Mail
By RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press Writer

MADISON, Wis. — The slaying of a college student in a downtown neighborhood frequented by beggars has forced this liberal city to ask a difficult question: Has Madison been too nice to the homeless?

A debate over the city's friendly treatment of its transient population had been under way for months, but last week's killing of University of Wisconsin student Brittany Zimmermann started something of a backlash against the homeless.

Police have arrested dozens of transients on unrelated charges as part of the investigation, but none are considered suspects in the death. The city also announced plans Wednesday to confront problems at a nearby park where the homeless congregate, although those efforts were in the works before the murder.

Zimmermann was slain in her apartment in the middle of the day, in a neighborhood where homeless people often went door-to-door looking for cash. Police Chief Noble Wray said Thursday that he believes the killer broke into Zimmermann's building.


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http://www.dailymail.com/News/200804100529

[mike_c]

1. on the other hand, more crimes are probably committed annually...

...by people who are NOT homeless, suggesting-- if that's the sort of logic they want to employ-- that the city is being much too tolerant of homeowners.

It's sloppy thinking, at best. More likely just more American FUD.

[Richard Steele]

2. Yup. Sloppy thinking at best; ZERO-THOUGHT scapegoating & fearmongering...

...perpetrated by politicians and media whores who see a chance
to score some free ratings without actually DOING anything.