Hmmm ... : "And why is it that since the Dilworth neighbors are experiencing more crime ... that fighting criminals is a bigger priority? Neighbors in west, east and north Charlotte have been dealing with these problem for years and the city council and police seemed to turn a blind eye."

Taser rage: "Two recent columns by yours truly about the use of Tasers by police brought passionate responses ... The most passionate were readers who interpreted the columns as blanket slams of the police force, as if criticizing the apparent over-use of Tasers amounted to being 'a cop hater.' By that same thought process, if I criticize the New York Yankees management for not acquiring good pitchers, then I must be a baseball hater. Frankly, there's not much anyone can do for that kind of logic dysfunction, so I won't bother."

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