Evening star., 1958-02-03
'cAPTWEs OF CRIME
The Law Abiding and the L0wIess

the L0WIess
have q defeatist attitude.
There is no point in bringing
these violators through the
front door Of station houses
only to have some smart
lawyer take them right out
the back door as free men.
Carl B. White.
At one time (seems many
moons ago} this was a decent
place to live. Now people are
afraid to walk the streets.
When will this horrible thing
come to a stop? If we had
more police force on night
duty instead Of them try
ing to find where they can
give more parking tickets, we
might see some results.
All I can say after being
born and raised here is that
I'm ashamed to call this
home.
C. r. Fisher.
4 4 \ X
I would like to make a
suggestion to Senator Wiley:
During the days of the
Civilian Conservation Corps
I had the pleasure of serv-
ing on an advisory board for
Massachusetts. L strongly
feel that the country as q
whole needs such a program
again to save our young men
and to make them into
worthy citizens.
I hear many boys say, GAS
soon as I graduate / am
entering the service" Why
must our young men have
such a thought? Is it be-
cause they feel this is the
only way they can feel Sc
cure in society? There is a
missing link between our
adolescent and manhood; for
this reason I feel a program
such as the CCC would fill
this need in today's world.
There is a strong need to-
day for our Government to
take action.
l would be willing to serve
again on such a committee.
Many Of the boys that I
knew during the 30s have
turned out to be wonderful
citizens. This, I feel, was
made possible through the
National Youth Administra-
ton.
Mrs. EIIswer w. Davis.
This reader fully concurs
that martial law should be
declared in the District.
While the President sent
paratroops to Little Rock,
Washington is becoming a
Jungle. The Police Depart
ment does not have the
personnel to cope with the
situation. If order is to
be maintained, the law en-
forcement agencies must be
augmented, preferably by
trained military police. These
agencies must preserve law
and order and protect the
citizens Of this community.
Another Native.
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1 have noted with concern
the increase in muggings,
yokings and more serious
crimes Of violence in WASH
ington. I also observe that
The Star has been publiciz-
ing these crimes by placing
reports of them on the front
page. This is to be COM
mended, but it is not enough.
I would like to suggest one
method Of combating such
heinous incidents, i.e., the
use of our citizens (who
would be willing to sacrifice
some Of their time in order
to make our streets safer) in
patrolling the streets, either
with police officers or with
each other. This method has
been used with varying de-
grees Of success in the past.
It can, Of course, be abused
to some extent, as was done
by the vigilantes in the early
West or during World War I
by various patriotic" groups.
It would appear that a
large number Of citizens
patrolling the streets could
act as a great deterrent to
the criminals involved. The
mechanics Of such a patrol
system could be worked out
by our various civic ass6cia-
tions in cooperation with
the Metropolitan Police De-
partment. 1t is true that the
dangers involved may over
come the advantages Of such
a system, but 1t still might
be worth discussing by the
aforementioned oae0riotiov1a