Comments From Patchland: Crime Claims Come In Many Different Forms

Criminal behavior can be in the eye of the beholder. Yet some things are just flat out crime—and tragic. Patch users comment this week, and you can too by clicking on the article title and adding your say.

Sewer District backs up with anger in this case

MSD is one of the most evil organizations in the U.S. They still have not paid back the money they stole with their self imposed "storm water" tax that the courts stopped. If I ran my business that poorly I would be eating food scraps dug out of trash cans. 
—Marlin Mackley, Eureka-Wildwood Patch

Where there's smoke, there's heated debate
Smoking bans decrease total revenues, fact! Most smokers are loyal, reliable, long-staying patrons of bars, pubs and nightclubs. If a ban is allowed, it will hurt the whole county economy. If you don't like smoke at a bar, don't attend! If smoking bans were so revenue positve you'd see people opening non-smoking bars.
—wcc, Wentzville Patch

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time

Good for catching him. All crimes of this should be given the fullest penalties. He should get the full 20 years in prison, fined $250,000, plus full restitution with interest. Maybe just maybe we would not have as much of this kind of stuff going on. By the way strip him of his license never to practice again. Our system goes too lightly on people like this.

—SuzAnne Paez, Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch

American right to eat on the street
What the City Council has done is Un-American.... as for their reasons... “It’s unfair competition with the other restaurants"…since when is it the council's business to regulate competition?
—Robert, St. Charles Patch 

Constitutional rights and red lights
So, how many Constitutional rights do these camera "violations" trample? Let's see if you can think of more to add to my list.
—John Smith, Arnold Patch 

Math pairs up with cybercrime
I’ve been telling people for 14 years that those math-heavy encryption algorithms at RSA et al, touted by “experts” like Bruce Schneier and the other guys from cypherpunks, are not secure. Those codes were broken easily years ago by attacks.
—Dianna Pearce, Hazelwood Patch 

Unhappiness turns to court
Thirty lawsuits and EOC complaints tell me that there is something wrong with the management of the MFPD.
—Christine Stewart Mehigh, Oakville Patch

Indeed, what is happening to society?

Only a mile from my home and by Heman Park. Any gunfire is unacceptable. I hope witnesses help the police.
—Larry Nolan, University City Patch 

What is happening to our neighborhood?
—Rachel, University City Patch