How much killing are we willing to put up with?  Share on
Facebook Share on Twitter  Arlene Jones  Some subjects need to
be addressed over and over again. This is one of them. Back on
March 25, the StreetBeat section of this newspaper asked, "Would
you turn in a relative or friend to collect a reward?" Out of
the seven responders, only one had a problem with a murderer
being in his midst. The rest acted like a murderer/killer is an
honorable profession and, with a bravado that was sickening to
the stomach, the other six spoke about it like it was nothing.
For them, I guess, life has come down to being that cheap -
except for when it hits their own doorsteps. Then they will be
the first to moan and groan. But as long as the victim isn't
them or their immediate family members or friends, then thugs,
killers and murderers are free to roam the streets of Austin and
the greater West Side, knowing that their friends and family
members will protect them in spite of what they did.  With that
in mind, let's take the