Just Keeping It Real For (ALL) Americans!
Today (September 4) the Valdosta Daily Times published an article by Dean Poling that read “Murder and Mayhem” an aberration or a sign of the times? He highlighted violent deaths within Valdosta and Lowndes County in the past few months, and asked the question many residents may be wondering. What has happened to our peaceful community?
The article read, “Since late May through this past weekend, Valdosta Police have worked six violent deaths, five cases resulting in murder charges one resulting in a manslaughter charge.” He said that 6 murders were reported in 20 years. The Valdosta Police reported 10 homicides, and 3 were in the county in 1992. The VPD reported that there were 8 per 5,000 (40,000) in 1992, there was 10 reported murders in the city, and 6 were in the county in 1993.
This trend continued for the next couple of years when it started decreasing by the late 1990s into more recent years says the reporter. It is great that VDT is concerned about the seriousness of the crime and domestic violence in our beloved community and those who have conducted several gatherings to address this problem.
However jail inmates in the Valdosta-Lowndes County Jail have been living in inhumane conditions, with extremely poor medical care, and denial of citizens Constitutional Rights as spelled out in Judge Hugh Lawson Court Order and Consent Decree in June 1997 (Civil Action 89-54-VAL).
Since his ruling in June 1997 their have been about 24 more deaths with no end in sight. But were are the meetings to comfort the victims of crime, deceased inmates, inhumane living conditions, or their family members that live every day like the victims of crime without any closure. Moreover, it seems obvious that The Honorable Judge Hugh Lawson Court Order WAS neither worth the paper it was written on nor the original plaintiff’s civil action that were filed in March 1989.
So when will elected officials make an attempt to stop these ill conditions upon Americans Citizens? Our community is leading the state on jail deaths and is much talked about around the State of Georgia on Television and in Newspapers. So where are the Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindu, elected officials, Veterans and others who profess to be followers of that great line of divine on this issue?
If Georgians could stand up for the rights of PIT BULLS in the Michael Vick Case, surely we can stand up for fellow human beings. I will close as the reporter Dean Poling on crime and murder, “Only time will tell if these jail deaths have been a twenty year season aberration (with no help from elected officials for inmates, their families, friends and love ones) or just a sign of the times?
Where is our local news media on this issue since it has been among us since 1988? I believe Valdosta-Lowndes County Georgia will not move into the 21st Century until an updated News Media System comes to our area. How Sad?
GEORGE BOSTON RHYNES
Retired United States Armed Forces Veteran
A concerned citizen and brother of humanity
Today (September 4) the Valdosta Daily Times published an article by Dean Poling that read “Murder and Mayhem” an aberration or a sign of the times? He highlighted violent deaths within Valdosta and Lowndes County in the past few months, and asked the question many residents may be wondering. What has happened to our peaceful community?
The article read, “Since late May through this past weekend, Valdosta Police have worked six violent deaths, five cases resulting in murder charges one resulting in a manslaughter charge.” He said that 6 murders were reported in 20 years. The Valdosta Police reported 10 homicides, and 3 were in the county in 1992. The VPD reported that there were 8 per 5,000 (40,000) in 1992, there was 10 reported murders in the city, and 6 were in the county in 1993.
This trend continued for the next couple of years when it started decreasing by the late 1990s into more recent years says the reporter. It is great that VDT is concerned about the seriousness of the crime and domestic violence in our beloved community and those who have conducted several gatherings to address this problem.
However jail inmates in the Valdosta-Lowndes County Jail have been living in inhumane conditions, with extremely poor medical care, and denial of citizens Constitutional Rights as spelled out in Judge Hugh Lawson Court Order and Consent Decree in June 1997 (Civil Action 89-54-VAL).
Since his ruling in June 1997 their have been about 24 more deaths with no end in sight. But were are the meetings to comfort the victims of crime, deceased inmates, inhumane living conditions, or their family members that live every day like the victims of crime without any closure. Moreover, it seems obvious that The Honorable Judge Hugh Lawson Court Order WAS neither worth the paper it was written on nor the original plaintiff’s civil action that were filed in March 1989.
So when will elected officials make an attempt to stop these ill conditions upon Americans Citizens? Our community is leading the state on jail deaths and is much talked about around the State of Georgia on Television and in Newspapers. So where are the Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindu, elected officials, Veterans and others who profess to be followers of that great line of divine on this issue?
If Georgians could stand up for the rights of PIT BULLS in the Michael Vick Case, surely we can stand up for fellow human beings. I will close as the reporter Dean Poling on crime and murder, “Only time will tell if these jail deaths have been a twenty year season aberration (with no help from elected officials for inmates, their families, friends and love ones) or just a sign of the times?
Where is our local news media on this issue since it has been among us since 1988? I believe Valdosta-Lowndes County Georgia will not move into the 21st Century until an updated News Media System comes to our area. How Sad?
GEORGE BOSTON RHYNES
Retired United States Armed Forces Veteran
A concerned citizen and brother of humanity
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