The only thing that suprises me about this article in the Houston Chronicle Comical is that they didn’t find a way to tie this story to Tom Delay.
especially those swelled with an influx of Katrina evacuees.
and…
=Most of the spike has come since mid-November…
and…
Fifty-one homicides were reported in November and December - a 70 percent increase from the same period last year, Hurtt said.
and…
“You’re bringing people with different cultures, different backgrounds; they have different lifestyles there in New Orleans than we have in Houston,” said Capt. Dale Brown of the homicide division. “The equilibrium was thrown out of whack, with people competing for jobs, competing for turf, or whatever it is.”
and…
Hurtt said that after talking with state and regional officials, he is “pretty certain that (Louisiana) gang members did relocate here to Houston.”
BUT… despite all of this the story still focuses on the problem being related to homegrown citizens, the holidays and local gangs. Why are they trying so hard to not blame those from New Orleans when the evidence seems to be pointing in that direction? Why does the whole article repeat factors pointing towards imported crime, but then the authors work so hard to distance themselves from the logical conclusion? Does it have to do with the race of the majority of the evacuees? The socioeconic status? Political correctness? If the rise in crime is not related to the evacuees, why include references to such in the article at all?
