Not exactly a rapid response-type of task force
Here's an excerpt from KHOU-11's story on Mayor White's convenience store task force:
“Convenience store work is one of the most dangerous lines of work and yet, very low pay work,” Houston City Councilman M.J. Khan said. “So these people have no attention to them at all.
“This task force, which Mayor White has appointed, will go a long way towards doing something about this horrible crime situation,” he said.
The task force will suggest ways store owners can protect themselves and ways the city can back them up – possibly by changing rules about lighting and surveillance cameras.
The task force will have four months to present its recommendations to the City Council. They are hoping to hear from many people who work in the convenience store industry, from managers to clerks to customers.
City officials can't possibly wonder why people scoff at these types of announcements, can they?
So if you are an employee in one of the most dangerous lines of work in Houston, do what you can to stay safe (or at least alive) for about four months (barring any postponement) to see what the task force recommends. Then tack on several more months for anything to actually happen.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 01/08/07 05:51 AM | Print |
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