Thu
Oct 2 2008
06:33 pm
Crime in Knoxville
By: StaceyDiamond

After the last few months it no longer feels strange to see Knoxville on national news. Most recently the pilot mooning cars on Alcoa Hwy. was on Inside Edition yesterday and a few weeks ago CNN reported on the guy stuck in the vent at the KMA. But Knoxville seems to be having some especially gruesome crimes the last few years, all unrelated.
I hope that the murder of the girl from Ala. does not become about illegal immigration. Wannabe Mayor Burchett is already on tv going on about "illegals" as he is prone to do. I have always felt safe in motels with a card entry because I assumed it made the doors almost break-in proof.
I assumed housekeepers had to turn in their keys and they would be trust worthy people. If motels don't monitor who has a key, then any red-blooded American could be capable of doing what the illegal immigrant allegedly did. And, someone could be prone to violence without having had a criminal record, like the American male who committed the church shooting.
So I would say proper secuity and self defense knowledge are more of an issue than whether the guy was here legally. And we can't let Burchett become mayor. I've heard him in senate debates saying Tenn Care was being ruined by "illegals" with no newsperson calling him on the fact that "illegals" can't get Tenn Care.

Pamela Treacy's picture

I have noticed this too

Submitted by Pamela Treacy on Thu, 2008/10/02 - 8:27pm.

Knoxville has been in the National news for the WRONG reasons. We have had several stories in the last year. Not in any particular order:

Minister's wife gets away with murder.
Teacher seduces student and husband kills student.
Hi-jacking turns to murder
Church shooting
School Shooting
County Commission appoints relatives and violates Sunshine Laws
Gas Prices highest in Nation

I am sure others can add on to this list. What's going on?

Justin's picture

I wonder why she didn't use

Submitted by Justin on Thu, 2008/10/02 - 8:49pm.

I wonder why she didn't use her dead bolt and chain/bar thing on her door? Even if a key card is used you cant get in with the dead bolt locked and that chain/bar thing in place.

Brian A.'s picture

I hope that the murder of

Submitted by Brian A. on Fri, 2008/10/03 - 12:57am.

I hope that the murder of the girl from Ala. does not become about illegal immigration.

Have you checked the comments in related News-Sentinel articles? Whoever has to monitor them should receive hazard pay.

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

ANGRYWOLF's picture

Randy doesn't seem to like people

Submitted by ANGRYWOLF on Fri, 2008/10/03 - 1:34pm.

discussing criminal cases here..he said so when I wanted to discuss the Johnia Berry case several months ago..I guess having a favored user status must help..lol...
Of course I have been posting on the KNS board as some of you know and yes it has become anti-immigrant....
Plus some people seem to want to retaliate against the owners/operators of the motel/inn....
and of course politics has intruded into it with some repubs blaming liberals for the crime and for illegal immigration despite the fact McCain also supported a allegedly amnesty/guest worker program...
I rather enjoy arguing with those folks as some of them need to be hospitalized as logic has escaped them...

StaceyDiamond's picture

crime

Submitted by StaceyDiamond on Wed, 2008/10/08 - 6:35pm.

Since July this will probably make the fourth time a Knoxville murder gets national coverage.

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