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Great response totally correct. My best democrat friend agree. We have to get a real leader back running indianapolis.
Jim
Spot on article. Hogsett is a weak mayor and is way over his skis. It is incredibly embarrassing how little he has done to make our city safer and unfortunately the business owners are paying for it. The untalented and race-baiting writers at the Star like Briggs are also part of the problem as too many sheep believe what they read in that terrible excuse for a newspaper.
New York City, with approximately 10 times the population of Indianapolis, has experienced 178 homicides this year, and that is considered to be tragic!
I must have missed the part about the fact that Indianapolis actually has a mayor. I know he can’t possibly be at any ribbon cutting ceremonies. Perhaps he has repositioned himself to attend boarding up ceremonies. That alone would keep him busy 7 days a week. It is almost unbelievable how invisible Mayor Hogsett is. Very disappointing.
Nate-
As usual, you identified the issue (out of control crime) and, where the buck stops (Mayor). No blame, just charity of issue and accountability.
The downtown businesses are the victims trying to protect their livelihoods. One would think (unlike Briggs) The Star would smartly acknowledge businesses that board up store fronts are being responsible to their employees and to the customers they serve every day. To knowingly allow your business to be torched and looted as we witnessed endlessly and repeatedly during the spring, summer and fall in NYC, Portland, Chicago and other American cities, would be irresponsible.
The Mayor is responsible for law and order in our city, a critical role he has apparently abdicated, according to record murder metrics. Either he believes his policy and execution are working as designed (record murders and business property damage would state otherwise) or, he doesn’t know any better. Either option dooms our once great city. It’s time for leadership, and for actors to exit stage-left. Indianapolis deserves better. The citizens of Indiana deserve better.
Nate, I totally agree! When I first read Brigg’s article I thought that he has a completed distorted of reality and it was quite dismaying he was blaming downtown businesses for all of this. But then again, I rarely agree with his columns. Thanks for speaking out — I was happy to see the article you wrote!
Nate, I totally agree! When I first read Brigg’s article I thought that he has a completely distorted view of reality and it was quite dismaying he was blaming downtown businesses for all of this. But then again, I rarely agree with his columns. Thanks for speaking out — I was happy to see the article you wrote!
It might be easy to blame the mayor on what looks like a local problem, and if this were the only city in the US that boarded up downtown, I would say heck yes, our mayor needs to go. BUT, James Briggs, and now Nate Feltman both over looked the elephant in the room.
With the POTUS fanning the flames with inflammatory rhetoric all across the country over this summer, and that same idiot fanning the flame with irresponsible rhetoric before the election, downtown businesses are not stupid and they listened and I believe reacted appropriately, to a situation they knew no local politician would be able to contain if things went south.
Thanks Nate. Per the usual Briggs has such a distorted view on things that it is amazing he is actually employed by the paper. The businesses saw what happened a few months ago. If Trump had won there is no doubt rioting was going to happen. Since the looting was allowed to happen last time why would the businesses think otherwise this time. Briggs called for a shutdown then several days later wanted all the plywood off the windows. You can’t have it both ways. You shut businesses down and they will be shut down permanently.
Downtown of the nation’s capital was also boarded up as were other downtowns across the nation. Even if the mayor had given strong assurance of protection, it is highly likely that many businesses would have continued with the(ir) safety measures. Destruction is absolutely wrong and has impacted a pleasant downtown. Civil disturbance did not occur because folksier in a bad mood. It is clear equal justice and fair treatment do not exist for all citizens and that some entrusted to serve and protect act ruthlessly and with impunity; however, IMPD needs to be given not only physical but psychological tools and support to enforce law and order proactively, effectively and fairly for all citizens and to report misconduct without reprisal. Many citizens are at risk due to poverty and under education; this needs to change if the city in the one term is to improve. A lovely downtown for happy conventioneers and sports enthusiasts is great, but that formula is weak if not accompanied by a strong sustainable job market for all economic strata and an increasingly educated populace.
Anyone who reads the Indianapolis Star and expects to see legitimate journalism is about 15 years too late.