I’m encouraged that members of the city council want to start a dialogue to help stop the violence in our community, but this is not a new phenomena and it will take working together to help stem the tide.

“We’re calling for a moratorium on violence,” [Councilwoman Janet May] said. “We’re asking you to look in our faces and to know that we’re serious. We don’t have (all) the answers, but we are willing to work with neighborhoods.”

Absolutely, and it starts with the drug problem, as the council members pointed out, but it’s not about the dealer or the “kingpins” as they seem to believe. It is about dealing with the issues that contribute to use in the first place (the demand side of the equation), we have to invest our time and energy in drug and violence prevention if we really want to make progress.

Montgomery Advertiser: Black council members hold anti-violence summit

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