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Crime affects Dear Alibi, everything: the safety of our citizens, the How fortunate that on the morning of Jan. 13, alibi 2018 there was an alarm issued that a ballistic reputation of our state and economic missile was headed for Hawaii! How fortunate it VOLUME 27 | ISSUE 4 | JANUARY 25-31, 2018 Crime Problem Needs development. The permanent funds are for our Solutions future generations. However, in failing to was an error, a mistake. Who made this error? EDITORIAL address this crisis now, we are already affecting How did the system fail? Who is directly MANAGING EDITOR/FILM EDITOR: Dear Alibi, Devin D. O’Leary (ext. 230) [email protected] future generations by allowing crime to gain a responsible? These are important questions; MUSIC EDITOR/NEWS EDITOR: Crime is out of control in New Mexico. Property devastating foothold and by permitting the much more important is what we can learn from August March (ext. 245) [email protected] crimes in Albuquerque are the highest in the continued downward spiral of our economy. this “teaching moment.” ARTS AND LIT.EDITOR: nation, and violent crimes are increasing at an How did the residents of Hawaii feel in those Maggie Grimason (ext. 239) [email protected] It is time to solve this problem. The FOOD EDITOR: alarming rate. Crime, particularly related to drug challenge is to spend the public’s money wisely 30 some minutes? What choices did they have Robin Babb [email protected] to save their lives and those of their loved ones? abuse, is rampant in communities throughout and efficiently. Through audits and constant CALENDARS EDITOR: What does it feel like to find yourself and your Megan Reneau (ext. 260) [email protected] the state. It seems like every night brings news of monitoring this could be done. It is a challenge CALENDARS INTERN: family in a deadly situation with about 15 some horrible crime in our communities. But, that we should be up to. Let’s do this. Ask your Zabrina Chavez [email protected] ironically, we know how to effectively fight this minutes to save yourselves? What if you are one BEST ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEE: legislators to support this concept or come up of the Americans believing that strong power is Taylor Grabowsky [email protected] problem and we have the ability to fix it. The with another solution. STAFF WRITER: question is whether, in this next legislative Daymon Ely the only way to win … and survive? Suppose Joshua Lee (ext. 243) [email protected] session, we have the will to fix it. you are in a family that believes we should “act SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR: New Mexico State Rep Samantha Carrillo (ext. 223) [email protected] Over the past several months I have talked House District 23 first,” “strike the other,” and in doing this come EDITORIAL STAFF: to persons involved in every part of the criminal Corrales out as the “most powerful country in the world!” Ashli Mayo (ext. 241) [email protected] justice/public safety community—across the Imagine that on Jan. 13 the missile is headed CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: to your state. You and your loved ones find Cecil Adams, Rob Brezsny, Carolyn Carlson, Desmond political spectrum. There is a consensus on how Our Manipulated President Fox, Hosho McCreesh, Mikee Riggs to solve the problem: Address the entire yourselves powerless! It does not take much courage to be a bully, as long as you don’t PRODUCTION criminal justice system, from early childhood Dear Alibi, EDITORIAL/GRAPHIC DESIGNER: intervention to law enforcement to prosecution President Trump continues to believe Putin’s encounter a situation you believed could not Valerie Serna (ext.254) [email protected] happen! GRAPHIC DESIGNER: and defense to courts and corrections and to comments and questions the US intelligence Corey Yazzie [email protected] behavioral health. Simply adding more police agencies’ analyses about Russian meddling in the Hawaii was not a joke and will not go away STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: officers and prosecutors and increasing criminal 2016 election. Trump does not want the validity just by “ fixing” flaws in Hawaii’s security system. Eric Williams [email protected] Even if all the security systems in our own states CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS: penalties will not solve the problem. of his election as president to be questioned, but Max Cannon, Michael Ellis, Jodie Herrera, KAZ, Ryan For example, corrections, although rarely his criticism of our intelligence agencies and the are working correctly, we will have no time to North, Mike Organisciak, Jen Sorensen talked about, is suffering under an incredible FBI poses a risk to national security. The new save lives, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide! SALES strain. At the Sandoval County Detention FBI Director, Christopher Wray, is reassigning Perhaps you will put your children in the city SALES DIRECTOR: drain system and hope they survive. What a Center, where almost 500 dangerous prisoners the top echelon in the FBI to purge it of agents Tierna Unruh-Enos (ext. 248) [email protected] frightening thought. What a tragic way for small ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: are kept, the starting salary for corrections who Trump dislikes, and it is quite similar to the children to die without their parents and family! Kittie Blackwell (ext. 224) [email protected] officers is $13.25/hour. Not surprisingly, they are operations of past and current foreign despotic Ashli Mayo (ext. 241) [email protected] What are you thinking as you follow your having a problem both hiring and keeping rulers. John Hankinson (ext. 235) [email protected] president into becoming a country of “me first” Shane Boyd (ext. 223) [email protected] officers. Even the jail itself is in very poor Trump, and the country, have to rely on our and a country that wants to win so badly in ADMINISTRATION condition. We will need substantial resources intelligence agencies and the FBI to provide PUBLISHER: order to retain the title as the strongest, most just to make it secure. These substandard jails information on our adversaries in the world. If powerful in the world? You, who now finds Constance Moss (ext. 222) [email protected] exist all over the state. the agencies do not trust the president, they EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR, NOT AS GOOD A yourself very alone in your home, workplace, FRIEND AS KYLE: But the biggest and most challenging might be adversely affected in doing their jobs. I automobile, or out on the street of your city as Jesse Schulz (ext. 229) [email protected] problem is our mental health care system and heard that morale takes a hit at the agencies CONTROLLER: the missile heads straight to you. … A learning Courtney Foster (ext. 257) [email protected] lack of substance abuse treatment facilities. Our every time Trump criticizes them. Trump is moment? SYSTEMS MANAGER: behavioral health care system has been disrupting our intelligence agencies and the FBI. Helene K. Fellen, Kyle Silfer (ext. 242) [email protected] decimated. People with, or at risk for, mental Unfortunately, Russia, China and other Albuquerque a WEB MONKEY: countries know that Trump likes to be flattered, John Millington (ext. 238) [email protected] illness and substance abuse often have nowhere FAIR-WEATHER FOOD FRIEND: to go. As a result, MDC (the jail on the which they are happy to do in order to receive Letters should be sent with the writer’s name, address Iota the Dog Westside of Albuquerque) is now the largest favorable treatment by our insecure president. and daytime phone number via email to OWNERS, PUBLISHERS EMERITI: provider of mental health therapy in the state. Our adversaries in the world are [email protected]. They can also be faxed to (505) Christopher Johnson, Daniel Scott and Carl Petersen ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE: Once the inmate is released both the individual manipulating Trump to obtain concessions, and 256-9651. Letters may be edited for length and Ashli Mayo (ext. 241) [email protected] and the community are now at risk. our national security is in jeopardy. clarity, and may be published in any medium; we regret CIRCULATION The citizens of New Mexico need more and Donald Moskowitz that owing to the volume of correspondence we CIRCULATION MANAGER: better paid police officers, prosecutors, public Londonderry, NH cannot reply to every letter. Word count limit for Chris Silva (ext. 252) [email protected] defenders, judges, court staff, corrections officers, letters is 300 words. CIRCULATION SPECIAL FORCES: Darrell Sparks [email protected] pre-trial service providers and early childhood intervention, particularly at schools, and at INFORMATION PRINTER: behavioral health and substance abuse The Santa Fe New Mexican treatment centers.