17% of Houstonians like Violent Crime

Looking at the bold section below, 66% of people think the evacuees are the cause of increased violent crime, but only 49% believe that Houston would be better off without them. That means that 17% of people enjoy the increase of violent crime. Well, it really means that 17% of people realize the problem but don't want to admit the solution. It reminds me of a quote from the famous poet Robert Frost, "A liberal is someone too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel."

Also, I always love when the news mentions that crime rate is up since September, but then some spokesman for the Police reaffirms that it has nothing to do with the evacuess.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - People in Houston welcomed tens of thousands of New Orleans evacuees in the days after Hurricane Katrina but now sound as if they would like to see the newcomers go home, according to a poll published on Friday.

The survey, conducted by Rice University sociologist Stephen Klineberg and published in the Houston Chronicle, found that 76 percent of respondents believe the 150,000 evacuees have put a big strain on the city. Sixty-six percent blame the evacuees for an increase in violent crime.

Asked if Houston would be better off if the evacuees stayed, 49 percent said no, 23 percent said yes and 28 percent said they did not know. Reuters