Comments on Advance Indiana™: Broad Ripple Residents Feel Safer With Closing Of Broad Ripple Avenue, Man Beaten And Robbed First Night

Kudos to Gabe Connell, owner of the HotBox pizza f...

2014-07-14T15:56:58.131-05:00

Kudos to Gabe Connell, owner of the HotBox pizza franchise, who hires his own off-duty copy to protect his patrons and employees in Broad Ripple. Why should there be a "fund" generated for this?

I've not heard anything about it, anon. 6:42.

2014-07-13T19:32:55.869-05:00

I've not heard anything about it, anon. 6:42.

Gary, What's the story with the e-mail the De...

2014-07-13T18:42:23.842-05:00

Gary,

What's the story with the e-mail the Dems sent this week? As I heard it, which may or may not be true, there's some connection between Beth White and political donations from those applying for issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Did you hear about that? What's going on?

Notice IMPD unilaterally closed down a street duri...

2014-07-13T15:05:53.828-05:00

Notice IMPD unilaterally closed down a street during a week in which it was hiding behind a cop's death?

Like Rahm said, "Never let a crisis go to waste." Just like with 9/11, use a crisis as a pretext to implement whatever you want, because the public is too dumb to exercise simultaneously pity and condemnation.

Just as it was dumb to "support the troops" in the phony wars after 9/11, it's just as dumb to put a stupid blue light on your house. You're supporting your own destruction.

"Last night was the first night IMPD began cl...

2014-07-13T14:03:35.588-05:00

"Last night was the first night IMPD began closing Broad Ripple Avenue between College and Guilford Avenues starting at midnight in an effort to crack down on violence"

How does IMPD get to close streets on its own say-so, absent Council votes, Mayor's signature, public hearings, commissions and studies proving benefits, State approval, and all of the other forms of public participation found in a Republic?

Are we now under martial law?

Years ago my wife and our friends would go to Broa...

2014-07-12T23:17:03.831-05:00

Years ago my wife and our friends would go to Broad Ripple for a night out. We would go for dinner, maybe watch a comedy act. There were good non-chain restaurants. I believe there was even a small theater. We were 30 somethings back then. There was a mix of people. When the changes happened I do not recall.

At some point the crowds became rowdy like a frat-rat party. The complete snow job these days is somehow Broad Ripple is some cultural center.

So now the Police will have to commit their dwindling resources to Police this area.

Mob Violence: Indianapolis style Get ready for th...

2014-07-12T18:16:29.202-05:00

Mob Violence: Indianapolis style Get ready for this weekend, Indianapolis! I'm sure they'll have plenty of riot squads....does that make anyone feel safe?

Black Expo has opened...wait until this weekend! ...

2014-07-12T18:08:47.890-05:00

Black Expo has opened...wait until this weekend!

Atlanta had a Mayor who took a leadership stand on their version of a similar event.

Saw the video clip of last night of closed off BR ...

2014-07-12T16:08:38.366-05:00

Saw the video clip of last night of closed off BR Avenue. With all the police cars, officers, barricades and flashing police lights it looks like a damn riot zone!!
The quaintness of the Village left town a long time ago. Stick a fork in BR, it's done!

Thugs laying in wait on the darker side streets. ...

2014-07-12T15:05:55.373-05:00

Thugs laying in wait on the darker side streets. Was closing the main drag from vehicular traffic really a solution?

The Native American tribes did not have these cops...

2014-07-12T13:34:03.747-05:00

The Native American tribes did not have these cops and jails that we have. And we think we are more advanced than they. Hmm!