While the cruelty of this attack is a little out of the ordinary, problems in Shoshone Park are nothing new.  The park has been a known problem area for quite a while now.  Anti-crime cameras were supposed to be installed, but that never happened (big surprise there, right?).  And I can’t even remember the last time I saw police actually in the park, patrolling.

All this leaves neighbors asking …whether Mayor Byron Brown and City Councilwoman Bonnie Russell have any sort of plan to stabilize what’s left our still somewhat viable neighborhoods, or is grassroots just making it up as they go along?

From the photo of Shoshone Park below, you can see that Bonnie Russell works just as hard on poor conditions in the parks as she does in the rest of her district.  Those of you lucky enough to actually get her on the phone are probably familiar with the whiney answer that we are just not used to all this violence.  So her answer is what, get used to it?

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You would think that some of this might get the attention of the Mayor, but no, apparently he’s too busy doing clean up in preparation for the Tim Wanamaker tell all to make sure one of the busiest police districts in the City has a full time Chief.  E district has been managed by the A district commander since August when the beloved (not) Chief White quit just in time for Party Season.  Chief Pascall is great.  We are all pleased with the effort he has put in for our district, but managing 2 of the 5 police districts in Buffalo is more than a full time job and more than one person can handle.

And what does our useless Councilwomen Bonnie Russell have to say about all of this.  Well, you know, there’s nothing she can do.  She more or less indicated that we all just need to get used to it.