Comments on: Broken Windows Theory Works! Sorta. Maybe. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/02/broken-windows-theory-works-sorta-maybe/ D.C. News, Politics, Media, Arts, and More Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:42:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Will http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/02/broken-windows-theory-works-sorta-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-144430 Will Sun, 04 May 2008 03:15:59 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/02/broken-windows-theory-works-sorta-maybe/#comment-144430 Chief Lanier is having a book club AND cabs king Leon Swain packs heat? DC is the best. Chief Lanier is having a book club AND cabs king Leon Swain packs heat? DC is the best.

]]> By: Dawn Long http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/02/broken-windows-theory-works-sorta-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-142707 Dawn Long Fri, 02 May 2008 20:20:44 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/02/broken-windows-theory-works-sorta-maybe/#comment-142707 I attended the event last night with a friend. We could not wait to see what it would be like. We arrived early enough to see the folks from Target setting up the final touches. Apparently, Target used some of their floor displays to decorate and give the room a book club feel. They did a great job. I think that would explain the price tags, because afterwards, they took the items back to the floor. I thought it was a great idea. Aside from the microphone that did not work longer than 5 minutes at a time, we were very impressed with how the Chief walked into the room and immediately began to talk to everyone. I have never seen a chief with a book club before. I was impressed with the whole idea. What I can say is that this is a chief who has exposed us to something unique. I hope she continues to hold these types of meetings and hear from all parts of the city on how we feel about crime and how things can change if we change our way of thinking. I am just glad she is an educated person and wants to hear from the residents, because oftentimes, we get to elect people into office and they appoint people, but our opinions are never heard. Never have the ballots asked us what should we do to curtail or address crime. At the very end of the book discussion, a lady walked in late and made the comments about the guy belittling her. Had she been on time, she would have never used those words, because she would have seen that the guy was a very humble person. The entire time he spoke, he was very humble and gracious. As soon as he offered suggestions to her, she jumped all over him. I was very embarassed for that lady who says she moved here to work for her senator in Detroit. Anyway, Kudos to the Chief and Hand Spank to the City Paper for not reporting more accurately on how the evening showed us that we have a police department that wants to hear from all of us and is using a book club to encourage us to read and think of new ideas to handle crime. The Broken Windows Theory was just one concept in the Malcolm Gladwell Book. Keep it up, Chief. Next time, I hope more DC residents will take her up on the offer. I attended the event last night with a friend. We could not wait to see what it would be like. We arrived early enough to see the folks from Target setting up the final touches. Apparently, Target used some of their floor displays to decorate and give the room a book club feel. They did a great job. I think that would explain the price tags, because afterwards, they took the items back to the floor. I thought it was a great idea. Aside from the microphone that did not work longer than 5 minutes at a time, we were very impressed with how the Chief walked into the room and immediately began to talk to everyone.

I have never seen a chief with a book club before. I was impressed with the whole idea. What I can say is that this is a chief who has exposed us to something unique. I hope she continues to hold these types of meetings and hear from all parts of the city on how we feel about crime and how things can change if we change our way of thinking. I am just glad she is an educated person and wants to hear from the residents, because oftentimes, we get to elect people into office and they appoint people, but our opinions are never heard. Never have the ballots asked us what should we do to curtail or address crime.

At the very end of the book discussion, a lady walked in late and made the comments about the guy belittling her. Had she been on time, she would have never used those words, because she would have seen that the guy was a very humble person. The entire time he spoke, he was very humble and gracious. As soon as he offered suggestions to her, she jumped all over him. I was very embarassed for that lady who says she moved here to work for her senator in Detroit.

Anyway, Kudos to the Chief and Hand Spank to the City Paper for not reporting more accurately on how the evening showed us that we have a police department that wants to hear from all of us and is using a book club to encourage us to read and think of new ideas to handle crime. The Broken Windows Theory was just one concept in the Malcolm Gladwell Book.

Keep it up, Chief. Next time, I hope more DC residents will take her up on the offer.

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