Comments on: Drinkin’, Fightin’, Smokin’ and Uber Problems

By: erico49

erico49 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:20:21 +0000

I almost got T boned by a red light runner a couple weeks ago. But I feel better knowing that the guy likely wasn’t J walking or smoking on 8th St. Well done BPD. I should have realized that if it doesn’t happen downtown, it’s not worth enforcing.

By: Les

Les — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 21:40:17 +0000

Given that the vast majority of the calls are related to liquor, fighting and battery it appears that the downtown cops are basically bar control.

Given the report I see no reason to go downtown given the high probability that fighting and drinking are the norm….if you average the numbers about 50 a week and likely most on the weekend.

Great reason to not live downtown as well.

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 03:57:39 +0000

So how many of the “problem people” in Boise are going to get this press release and change their behavior?

We are going to need to hire 10 people to track all the data to see if they do their job.

Good thing we pay someone to create these press releases.

By: boisecynic

boisecynic — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:29:33 +0000

FWiW, I saw an uber driver drop off a fare by stopping in the travel lane of Main St between 9th and 10th. This was when it one lane and Main had a green light. Without a single care, this selfish driver hung up a dozen behind him.

How do I know it was uber? I yelled a few expletives at the guy that got out of the car. A few words later he admitted it was his uber driver. To make matters worse, Uber makes it impossible to make a complaint.

One the one hand I’m glad we don’t have a heavy handed police presence for minor stuff, but how far do you let it go? Every single trip I make through downtown I see….

Texting drivers
red light runners
Straight exhaust bikes and cars
jaywalkers
fresh graffiti
dogs off leash

Regarding 8th St, the street signs are blue. 8th is a private street. I’m mostly in favor of this because it gives police power to remove the bums.

By: Follow the Money

Follow the Money — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:36:05 +0000

Local, State, and Federal governments are very much complicit in this. What are the tax revenues from alcohol sales and all related to it. The drunks empty their pockets so quickly too.

As far as CCDC and similar groups controlling large areas of real estate. That’s called a mafia operation. Government entanglement and cooperation with it is called corruption.

By: Laughable

Laughable — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:15:25 +0000

Since for whatever reason smoking is not allowed on 8th street????? I will do my due diligence and call the police and encourage other bystanders to also call the police anytime anybody is smoking outside the bars on 8th street. Because if city council wants to make asinine laws. Lets help enforce them.

EDITOR NOTE–We haven’t seen the ordinance, but it is a fact that 8th street between Bannock and Main has been “vacated” and is owned wall-to-wall by the CCDC which is NOT a government agency. It would seem that any action taken there would be on “private property.”

By: Stinkin' downtown

Stinkin' downtown — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:46:43 +0000

And the sidewalks stink on Monday, too.

By: Westerner

Westerner — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 23:45:19 +0000

Does every city dept have/need a public information flack? Lynn Hightower used to be assigned to both the police and fire depts; now they split the job. And as Muck Raker says, who is the BPD flacker?

Sad…

By: Muck Raker

Muck Raker — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:55:09 +0000

Wow! A not-so-thinly-veiled threat to cite in four of five “reminders.” Do the downtown coppers have any problems other than those “with subject?” And has this department issued a single well-written press release since Lynn Hightower left?

Online article today (and now I can’t find it – of course) listed Boise as the 6th most livable city in America and the 14th most popular among cities people are moving to (net in migration rate 4.55%).

I think it’s time for me to leave and make a little room for some other folks.

EDITOR NOTE–No doubt you can find someone downtown to offer a toast and drink to that! 🙂