Barbed Business

"Jan 4, 1:16 PM EST

Critics say Newark barbed wire ban helps criminals

By DAVID PORTER
Associated Press Writer" The Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Some business owners in this crime-plagued city say recent enforcement of a decades-old ordinance prohibiting some types of barbed wire and razor wire is making Newark more attractive - to thieves.

Burglaries are up 17 percent from 2007 through November in Newark, which has a young, charismatic mayor who has vowed to help the city rebound from decades of official inaction, incompetence and outright criminality.

The city is aggressively courting new investment and development, but people who have been ordered to downgrade their fences say officials are worried more about aesthetics than security.

So when will barbed wire in agriculture be banned.

It's in humane to hurt those poor animals.

"The bottom line was, they said, 'It doesn't look good and we want to create a new image for the city of Newark,'" DeSantis said.

Typical liberal view!

The Rev. C.H. Thomas of the Church of Christ, which sits across the street from DeSantis' lot, told The Star-Ledger of Newark that thieves have broken into several cars in the church's lot since barbed wire was removed from a fence over the summer at the city's behest.

Even church's aren't safe!

Crime remains the broad brush that colors perceptions of the city: Despite a steep drop in homicides in the last year, robberies and aggravated assaults rose along with burglaries in 2008.

Really?

Mayor Cory A. Booker said, through a spokeswoman: "We understand the concerns of local business owners and will continue to work with property owners to resolve this matter. The city will be reviewing the ordinance to come up with a solution that addresses all concerns."

When will they come up with a solution? When everything is destroyed, everyone moves out, and the city stops getting revenue? Why not address the problem with crime? Put the wire back up and protect the people and their proprty.

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Sorry to the people of Sheboygan, this made me think of Sheboygan when I read this. What a reputation She...... , oh I will try to be nice. At least we all know Sheboygan Shenanigans will keep us posted on that town.

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