Comments for DLU responds to security concerns at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.theind.com Wed, 22 May 2013 21:54:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/home/5278#comment-4466 Everyone should just carry a gun, problem solved. FTFY - yomamaspajamas Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:17:10 +0100 http://www.theind.com/home/5278#comment-4442 "Soft policing" tactics of chronically homeless and repeat offenders is a problem. The myth that such persons are getting help at area agencies is used as an excuse for the police to go easy on them. If the police do not practice full criminal procedures with them, under the premise that some agency is handling it, such agencies should provide serious policing and supervision in return, particularly relative to the adjoining neighborhoods. Half way and three quarter houses should all have live in counselors; particularly, when financials show salaries paid at each facility, there should be persons working there!! (Robison, look into it!) Supposed "self monitoring" as a part of the recovery process is a joke, only the neighbors are not laughing! - realitychecks Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:03:54 +0100 http://www.theind.com/home/5278#comment-4437 Robberies are being perpetrated by criminals who are preying upon people who go to bars and other activities in the downtown area. The criminals (and the causes) are not the bars, the bar owners, nor the patrons of those bars. To be clear, I am at home at night, some times sleeping in my recliner during the first half of a football game. Enhanced security in the downtown area is the solution, not blaming the downtown entertainment district. - BE REASONABLE Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:27:40 +0100 http://www.theind.com/home/5278#comment-4431 At least Downtown Lafayette Unlimited hasn't come out blaming the private businesses who had the biggest hand in downtown's re-juvination (bars & nightclubs). The Downtown-4 Corners-Buchanan street area had a crime problem before the bars brought back downtown's popularity. Downtown Lafayette used to be a place almost exclusively for vagrants and druggies after 9pm up until about 2001. - Cajunrunner Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:26:04 +0100 http://www.theind.com/home/5278#comment-4426 I think that's a reasonable response by DLU. Their efforts to improve safety are appreciated. More armed robberies would logically dictate more police presence. It's pretty ridiculous to blame 18-20 year olds and bar owners for the armed robberies. Some people, including Joey Durel, seem to want to take this opportunity to go after people they don't like. However, it's not unreasonable to take a look at the entire situation. No one believes that 18-20 year olds are going inside bars and not finding some way to drink. Also, the "go cup" is reprehensible and encourages drunk driving. Mobile, AL is a great example of a fun yet civilized downtown environment. Maybe Lafayette regulators could take a trip there for some tips. - JP Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:34:47 +0100 http://www.theind.com/home/5278#comment-4421 "Downtown Lafayette is fortunate to be a bustling arts and entertainment district, which hosts thousands of attendees weekly. " .......& it's slowly becoming a mecca for drunks....too many bars downtown and it's attracting a crimminal element. If people wouldn't get sh*tfaced, they might remember where they parked....just sayin - citygirl Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:48:02 +0100