Police have the guns but the clergy has the power.

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http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9920725&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=7576&rfi=6

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In the end, a cop on every corner or a political proclamation won’t help a youngster choose not to pick up a gun, according to Bishop Theodore Brooks.

"The police chief doesn’t have the answers. The mayor doesn’t have the answers. The churches, we have the answers," Brooks, a prominent local clergyman, told fellow preachers and pastors at police headquarters.

Police Chief Francisco Ortiz hosted a dozen or so local pastors for a panel discussion at police headquarters and peace march in Dwight-Kensington as the police department tried to jump start an initiative to strengthen ties between the clergy and the police department. The reckoning is the way to many people’s hearts and minds is through the pulpit of the corner church.

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"We’ve seen the need," said Ortiz. "There are still too many shootings and not enough cooperation from the victims. I want them (the clergy) to work with this police chief. I’m willing to say I can’t go about this alone." The meeting Tuesday even brimmed over with optimism and the city’s Chief Administrative Officer Karen DuBois-Walton challenged police and clergy to continue the momentum.

"It needs to be the start of many more of these discussions," she said.

The so-called "faith-based initiative" is part of a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. When the city received it last year, they hoped the lay the foundation for stronger partnerships. Initially, the police department had planned to hold a series of neighborhood workshops to engage the clergy and reside

[IDUDOYOU]

1. This guy is wrong

Active community policing can help stop kids from picking up guns.
Having police active in schools and the community and not just reacting does prevent crime.

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2. "we have the answers"

This is the slogan they perfected in the Middle East.