Editor, The Commercial:
Our prayers go out to the family of the latest homicide victim.
I am upset at the level of thinking that grips this city. As citizens in Pine Bluff set around and debate who should lead, who’s name is in the newspaper or appearing on TV, we have 12-year-old kids being gunned down in this community.
Council persons and the mayor cannot determine the best use of the taxpayer’s money even with all of the homicides occurring.
The mayor and council are discussing spending thousand of dollars to hire a consultant to tell the chief how to govern her department, yet balking at the purchased of the Shotspotter gun location technology … technology with a proven track record to reduce gunfire and homicides.
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
Many are looking to those with no answers and rejecting those with answers, and thus these haters become as guilty as the ones pulling the triggers. It appears the newspaper has been bought into this hating game as well.
How many must die before we unify?
Rev. Jesse C. Turner