Violent Crime

Dear Editor, Drunk driving is a violent crime. It also is one of the most unspeakable and selfish crimes, because it is so easily avoidable - simply have a non-drinking designated driver along when going "partying. " Also, drunk driving accidents are truthfully not accidents at all. An accident is defined as an act unintentional and unforeseen. There is nothing unforeseen about causing an accident while choosing to "get stoned" on alcohol while on public highways. Drunk driving is a person's choice.

On Nov. 1, 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney Hydee Hawkins presented certificates of appreciation and Operation Copperhead commemorative coins to Special Agent Douglas Robinson, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Lexington Field Office; Detective Don Mather, Georgetown Police Department; and Detective Patrick Adkins, Winchester Police Department. The awards were presented on behalf of Amul R. Thapar, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, to recognize the efforts of this tenacious joint violent crime fighting team.

Dear Editor, About Bill Clinton - it is real simple. Gas was 89 cents a gallon. Forty dollars worth of food then is $81.20 now. In the year 2000, the nation was enjoying unparalleled prosperity. Under him, the great economic expansion became the longest ever recorded. Inflation was the lowest in history. The Clinton years became the most prosperous in our history. There was a 25-year low in violent crime. The longest on record. The welfare rolls and the unemployment rate of 3.9 were the lowest in 30 years.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet have partnered to bring MADD's latest multi-media show, "The Spot," to 20 counties across Kentucky. More than 8,000 high school students will be viewing the show, including students at Danville High School at 9 a.m. Wednesday. "The Spot" discusses issues of safe driving, the dangers of underage drinking and enables students to recognize who is trying to influence the decisions they make. The Spot shows teens that it is up to them to make sure their "spot" is filled with positive influences and not harmful substances.

Dear Editor: As a registered independent, I was recently asked by several to write about the records of Mr. Bush and Bill Clinton. Comparing them after much honest research, here it is. In 2000 under Mr. Clinton the nation was enjoying unparalleled prosperity. In February the great economic expansion became the longest ever recorded. Inflation was extremely low. The Clinton years became the most prosperous ever recorded. There was a 25-year low in violent crime, a seven-year decline that was the longest on record.

Dear Editor, While in the Danville courthouse some time back I talked to a number of people who were leaving the Republican Party to register as Independents. When I asked them why, almost every one of them said it was mostly the policies of George W. Bush and his control, and because of the party's failure to represent the will of the people. Eighty-two percent of the American people want us out of Iraq now. Sixty-two percent of American voters want our border laws enforced.

Chiara (pronounced key-ar-a) Levin, age 22, died on Saturday, March 24. Chiara's parents, Bill and Grazia Levin, have released the following statement: "We are devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of our daughter, Chiara. Chiara was accidentally shot and killed early Saturday morning in Boston. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Given the nature of this violent crime, we are working in total cooperation with the Boston Police Department. At this time, we cannot release any details of the investigation and defer all questions about this incident to the Boston Police Department.

A Jessamine County jury lowered the boom on two men who were found guilty of a violent home invasion in Wilmore in October 2011. Willie Fain, 24, and Rodney Jones, 21, were found guilty of first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery and theft by unlawful taking on Friday, Feb. 22, following a four-day trial in Jessamine Circuit Court. Fain was also found guilty of second-degree persistant felony offender. The jury recommended an 80-year sentence for Fain and a 21-year sentence for Jones.

The Obama administration has come completely unhinged in trying to sell its “jobs plan.” In the latest of a long line of embarrassing gaffes, Vice President Joe Biden put forth the ridiculous notion that if Republicans don't support Obama's “jobs plan,” they must want to see more people raped and murdered. In a speech to public sector workers, Biden said, “I wish they (Republicans) had some notion of what it was like to be on the other side of a gun, or [to have] a 200-pound man standing over you, telling you to submit.” Aside from the disgusting insensitivity of this remark, I have news for Mr. Biden; the police cannot completely prevent crime, they can only respond to it. To make his ludicrous point, Biden cited erroneous statistics about rising violent crime rates, which the Associated Press later debunked.

A Jessamine County jury lowered the boom on two men who were found guilty of a violent home invasion in Wilmore in October 2011. Willie Fain, 24, and Rodney Jones, 21, were found guilty of first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery and theft by unlawful taking on Friday, Feb. 22, following a four-day trial in Jessamine Circuit Court. Fain was also found guilty of second-degree persistant felony offender. The jury recommended an 80-year sentence for Fain and a 21-year sentence for Jones.

The Obama administration has come completely unhinged in trying to sell their “jobs plan.” In the latest of a long line of embarrassing gaffes, Vice President Joe Biden put forth the ridiculous notion that if Republicans don't support Obama's “jobs plan,” then they must want to see more people raped and murdered. In a speech to public-sector workers, Biden said, “I wish they (Republicans) had some notion of what it was like to be on the other side of a gun, or (to have)

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series looking at crime in Nicholasville. City officials characterize Nicholasville's crime rate as low, and they cite many reasons. "I think the public, in general, has become a lot more involved," Nicholasville Public Safety Commissioner Chris Moore said, citing the July 23 Kentucky Bank robbery as an example of the public becoming more involved. On that date, a resident called police to alert them of a suspicious car in the neighborhood, and when the robbery call came in, the suspicious car turned out to be the one the alleged robber was driving.

Dear Editor, About Bill Clinton - it is real simple. Gas was 89 cents a gallon. Forty dollars worth of food then is $81.20 now. In the year 2000, the nation was enjoying unparalleled prosperity. Under him, the great economic expansion became the longest ever recorded. Inflation was the lowest in history. The Clinton years became the most prosperous in our history. There was a 25-year low in violent crime. The longest on record. The welfare rolls and the unemployment rate of 3.9 were the lowest in 30 years.

Dear Editor, Drunk driving is a violent crime. It also is one of the most unspeakable and selfish crimes, because it is so easily avoidable - simply have a non-drinking designated driver along when going "partying. " Also, drunk driving accidents are truthfully not accidents at all. An accident is defined as an act unintentional and unforeseen. There is nothing unforeseen about causing an accident while choosing to "get stoned" on alcohol while on public highways. Drunk driving is a person's choice.

On Nov. 1, 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney Hydee Hawkins presented certificates of appreciation and Operation Copperhead commemorative coins to Special Agent Douglas Robinson, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Lexington Field Office; Detective Don Mather, Georgetown Police Department; and Detective Patrick Adkins, Winchester Police Department. The awards were presented on behalf of Amul R. Thapar, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, to recognize the efforts of this tenacious joint violent crime fighting team.

Dear Editor, While in the Danville courthouse some time back I talked to a number of people who were leaving the Republican Party to register as Independents. When I asked them why, almost every one of them said it was mostly the policies of George W. Bush and his control, and because of the party's failure to represent the will of the people. Eighty-two percent of the American people want us out of Iraq now. Sixty-two percent of American voters want our border laws enforced.

Over the weekend, a tip led to the arrest of a man suspected of murder in South Carolina. Nicholasville Police Sgt. Matt Godsey responded to Pinoak Drive around 6:30 p.m. Saturday where he confronted Joshua L. Phillips moments after the police department received the tip. "We had been circulating pictures of him in the area," Police Chief Barry Waldrop said. "I think some (store) clerks ID'd him, and he just walked out. Godsey happened to be in the area and confronted him. " After a few questions, Phillips fled on foot to a nearby neighborhood where police say he broke into two houses on Christopher Drive in an attempt to hide.