by John G. Malcolm1
It is beyond dispute that fighting crime is one of the fundamental obligations that any government owes to its citizens. Indeed, the Constitution of the State of Georgia provides that, “Protection to person and property is the paramount duty of government and shall be impartial and complete.”2
Nothing has done more to undermine trust and confidence in our public servants and public institutions than our government’s failure to deal forcefully and efficiently with the greatest threat to the promise of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” provided for in our Declaration of Inde- pendence: crime. Can government “solve” our crime problem? Of course not, but it must do more.
http://www.gppf.org/pub/Crime/crimeinga.pdf
by John G. Malcolm1
It is beyond dispute that fighting crime is one of the fundamental obligations that any government owes to its citizens. Indeed, the Constitution of the State of Georgia provides that, “Protection to person and property is the paramount duty of government and shall be impartial and complete.”2
Nothing has done more to undermine trust and confidence in our public servants and public institutions than our government’s failure to deal forcefully and efficiently with the greatest threat to the promise of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” provided for in our Declaration of Independence: crime. Can government “solve” our crime problem? Of course not, but it must do more.
http://www.gppf.org/pub/Crime/crimeinga.pdf
