For Immediate Release
August 29, 2010
Contact: Saul Anuzis (517) 974-8242
Leyton, Flint and a Failure to Fight Crime
The Democrat attack campaign has already begun. And now they’re turning their distortions on an outstanding leader and former Appeals Court Judge, Bill Schuette.
After years of failure, the Democrats have chosen not to fix the problems affecting families by improving safety in Michigan, but instead to engage in the politics of personal destruction by attacking the Republican nominee for Attorney General.
“Frankly, given the Democratic Party’s record on crime the past eight years – closing more than one dozen prisons, releasing thousands of dangerous criminals, and presiding over the layoffs of more than 2,300 law enforcement officers — I’d run from that record, too. It’s a prescription for putting public safety at risk,” Anuzis said.
FBI crime statistics rank Flint as one of the most dangerous and crime-ridden cities in America. Violence is so out of control in David Leyton’s city that just a month ago, the Flint Journal ran this headline:
Haunted by homicides: Flint reaches 34 slayings in seven months, on pace to hit 1986 record
Just this past year, community leaders in Flint have called for the National Guard to be deployed, because of the continuing violence.
“Lectures on law enforcement from Leyton are laughable. He had one city to fight crime in and he’s failed,” Anuzis added.
The citizens of Flint deserve better. Michigan deserves better. Instead of constantly engaging in negative attacks and smear campaigns, Democrats should focus on improving public safety and making our schools and or neighborhoods more secure.
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