What to do about Violence in the City of Milwaukee?
By Bob Graf The question of how to reduce crime and violence in the city of Milwaukee has been of concern to me ever since high school. Now in my 60s having had a variety of life experiences, I find the question lingers. I have seen spikes of interest in this subject, such as after the 28 shootings of the Memorial Day weekend in 2006. I have read reports from studies on crime prevention, like the one Governor Thompson commissioned after building so many prisons. All these words and solutions sound the same: more jobs, better education, and improvement of family structure. They all eventually go away, only to come back another day, but the violence continues with us and grows daily. I do not have the answers to why violence in Milwaukee is rising, but I do have some observations and suggestions about what feeds it and how to reduce it. 1. As our government endorses more violence, like the war in Iraq and attempts to bring back the death penalty, violence increases. 2. We all know that i
