Youth gun violence prevention, anti-graffiti initiatives proposed
By Guy Page
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Progressive candidate for mayor, Thursday released a public safety plan seeking more staffing of the Burlington Fire Department and Community Justice Center – but makes no specific mention about adding police. The plan does call for increasing “strategic police visibility and enforcement of criminal activity.”
Mulvaney-Stanak, who is also a legislator, faces City Councilor and Democrat Joan Shannon in the March 5 Election. Shannon, the lone councilor to vote against a 2021 defunding measure that would have significantly reduced police by attrition, has the endorsement of both the Burlington police and firefighter unions.
Incumbent Miro Weinberger announced last summer he will not seek re-election. Burlington’s rising violent crime, retail theft, and drug overdose rates have many city residents concerned about the public safety response from the city’s next mayor.
“Let’s be clear: everyone deserves to feel and be safe in Burlington,” Mulvaney-Stanak said in a campaign email outlining the plan. “People deserve a timely and appropriate response when they call for help. We need collaborative solutions that help people meet their basic needs and make better use of community enforcement measures proven to improve safety, including community policing, strategic use of city resources to address “hot spots” experiencing crime, and well-resourced, right-sized staffing levels for our first responders.”
Mulvaney-Stanak’s plan includes:
- Immediately appoint a special assistant to the mayor on community safety.
- Increase strategic police visibility and enforcement of criminal activity to deter crime and negative behavior. Evidence shows that community enforcement strategies change behavior more effectively than the threat of punishment by the criminal justice system. We must reestablish trust by responding when people and businesses call for help, and we must send the right response to address the harm.
- Implement a more responsive community safety system to prevent harm, meet residents’ needs, and rebuild trust. This includes resourcing and staffing the Burlington Fire Department and Community Justice Center, collaborating with treatment and recovery partners, creating overdose prevention centers, and providing resources to businesses.
- Commit to proven anti-violence strategies that make us all safer. For example, we must support our youth with gun prevention and intervention strategies.
- Advocate for statewide and regional policy change to leverage resources and address the root causes of community safety. Burlington cannot be alone in solving these complex challenges. We deserve statewide collaboration to address these statewide challenges, from common sense gun laws to state investments in workforce development for first responders.
- Improve daily quality of life for everyone in our city by developing and implementing a smart and responsive strategy for needle recovery and recommencing a robust graffiti removal strategy.
- Build a city government culture that centers community, collaboration, innovation, and trust.
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Just more liberal talking points, progressives are the reason why the ” Queen City ” has become a cesspool, if you want the city fixed you need to keep Emma Mulvaney-Stanak out of the Mayors Office………………….. wake up people !!
“We must support our youth with gun prevention and intervention strategies.”
I have heard progressives and other irrational haters of guns use various terms to promote their agendas such as “gun safety measures”, “common sense gun control” etc but have never heard the term “gun prevention”. Is she targeting law abiding, responsible gun owners by this? There is a fine, comprehensive program to teach youngsters about gun safety promoted by the NRA called Eddie Eagle/GunSafe, but I dont think she wants to allow the NRA to be spreading it’s influence anywhere near Burlington. That would be far too rational for a progressive.
Agenda of a true activist. She just can’t mention Police and instead wants people to “feel” safe, even if the are not and asking everyone else ‘statewide’ to address their problems. “We deserve” – with a little bit of entitlement thrown in.
“”We deserve statewide collaboration to address these statewide challenges, from common sense gun laws to state investments in workforce development for first responders.” Yah, NO. Just focus on Burlington, leave us alone. Not from Burlington but I endorse her opponent.
1. Sounds like a prostitute
2. Sounds nice. I like the model of only come when you are called. But we also need politicians that break the law to go to jail more importantly. We have video evidence of Burlington blatantly breaking the law, and ripe for a 30-million dollar lawsuit.
3. These are words, but they don’t say anything
4. What the hell does this mean? This is America! Teach children safe firearms handling at a young age. Apparently they have guns and crack just sitting on the ground at school playgrounds. How about do your job and get the guns in school where they belong so everyone knows how to be safe, and so medication side effects of “homicide” don’t show up again and again without any resistance.
5. This statement looks like an admission of guilt in conspiracy to violate civil rights, and you are now a felon who belongs in jail. Congratulations!
7. Just a bunch of empty words that say destroy wealth, disrespect everyone, and make everything much worse.
When she says “everyone deserves to feel safe,” she means the criminals. Leftist women like her think criminals are only criminals because they’re “oppressed,” and if they weren’t, they’d somehow become model citizens. This is because it feels good, rather than rationally accepting the simple fact that some people are irredeemably anti-social by nature, and must be removed from polite society by force. Crime in Burlington will absolutely continue to get worse.
Oh gracious Burlington. Listen to that. Bless her heart. Neighbors, you’re in for continued rough times. I’m gona haveta find a novena for you’se guys.
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At this juncture, I feel sorry for the political pawns manipulated into doing the dirty deeds for their Master. As Jesus said “Father, forgive them, they know not what they are doing, And they cast lots to divide his clothing” Luke 23:34
Considering the words they speak, their actions, their intolerance, their pure hatred of humankind, and anything that is good, it appears their Master has a tight grip on their souls. Pray for them. If they fail to repent and rebuke now, their condemnation and destruction is imminent. Declared and decreed.
Let’s hope the voters in Burlington sees the dangers of this type of policy and reject her at the polls!
Just what Burlington doesn’t need another progressive do gooder.