It is a good time to set up the wall, collect the funds and prepare to assist a local shelter. Do not wait until spring to do so. It can happen all too easily to your family or other loved ones. Whether the victim is a relative or friend, it affects you. The ramifications of others being touched by a senseless act of violence is like a pebble dropped in a pool of water.
People become frightened.
Tax dollars go up. Suspicion is apparent in the eyes of others. First we should accept that conflict could be a necessary, even useful, force that encourages change and growth. The following tactics are from Sheriff's Business Watch published by the Indiana Crime Prevention Coalition. Identify the problem.