Does Columbia need an office dedicated to preventing violent crime?

Asked by ABC 17 News

332 Votes

Does Columbia need an office dedicated to preventing violent crime?

20%

Yes Yes

80%

No No

20%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

80%

No

6 Comments

Will Mason

If they did what they think it will sure, but it won't. It will cost money and prevent nothing. Growing government is bad mmmkay.

John Deakins

Will not change anything, a waste of taxpayer money. How long have we tried to prevent spousal abuse with counseling, arrests, etc and it does not stop.

Steve Baumann

We need less government. It's not working, it's not the answer. Defund the bureaucracy, not the police

Bill Douglas

The state needs a program to prevent UM engineering school techno-nerd graduates from getting jobs synchronizing stoplights and designing things like roundabouts etc And keep their flag burning anti-American “new innovative road designs” out of Republican counties in Missouri. LOCK THEM UP!!

Max

Columbia has a Police Department. If the prosecutor and the courts supported them, crime would decrease a great deal.

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

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199 Votes

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

28%

Yes Yes

72%

No No

28%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

72%

No

4 Comments

Fred

Almost as bad an idea as replacing income taxes with higher sales taxes!

Max

You finally got one right. Did you have help?

Harry D

A new tax is not the answer to the city's budget problems. City leaders need to live within your means, like everyone else. Vote NO on the new taxes.

Steve Baumann

We already pay enough in taxes. The City needs to check it's priorities and pull funding from programs that truly are not conductive to the day to day lives of the general tax paying citizen. Focus on the core competencies, not liberal dream programs.

Zaos Gonzolez

Your own safety is your own responsibility.

Should speed limits on Missouri's rural divided highways be increased?

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343 Votes

Should speed limits on Missouri's rural divided highways be increased?

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

1 Comment

Harry D

Most people already drive 75 MPH, at least. Trust the people.

62%

No

2 Comments

Bob Reynolds

A lot of people drive faster than the posted speed limit - 75 to 80 instead of 70. Increasing the speed limit will just push the actual travel rates higher - 80 to 85 instead of 75. With all of the heavy trucks on the road (some that drive slow), higher speeds are just dangerous.

Shelley Vansell

Drivers are already driving 5 to 10 miles over the current limits so if it's increased I'm pretty sure they'll exceed the new limits.

ABC 17 News

Does Columbia need an office dedicated to preventing violent crime?

20% Yes Yes

80% No No

20% Yes

80% No

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

28% Yes Yes

72% No No

28% Yes

72% No

Should speed limits on Missouri's rural divided highways be increased?

38% Yes Yes

62% No No

38% Yes

62% No

20%

Yes Yes

80%

No No

20%

Yes

80%

No

28%

Yes Yes

72%

No No

28%

Yes

72%

No

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

62%

No