How many countless times have you read the police blotter and found out a car was broken into?

Or a crackhead streaking in college park? Or vandalism? Any takers?

Until recently, I have not really understood how dangerous the surrounding environment of Dayton can be. It has always been 'yeah that sucks,' a kind of sarcastic statement that reassures you that it will never happen close to you.

Last week, in a university-owned parking lot, about five cars were broken into, and subwoofers and car radios were stolen. When did this happen? Friday night at an estimated 1 a.m. is when the cars were broken into, and huge boxes of speakers were stolen out of $15,000 cars.

My question is, where was the public safety? How come they can spot a person peeing on a house from two miles away, but yet they can't manage to see boxes of speakers being hauled away. Where is the priority of public safety placed? It's certainly not in the right places.

One of my friends' cars was hit by the recent thefts, and all he could do was file a lousy police report. I don't think that police report will magically turn into $600 so he can fix the ripped out dashboard and the stolen speakers. He is able to do nothing. Oh wait, he gets assurance that public safety will do its best to try to catch these thieves.

The problem doesn't lie in the process of catching the thieves, but in protecting our vehicles. I am currently a sophomore, and I also have a car on campus in that same lot. I paid over one hundred dollars to park my car in a university owned lot, and I expect it to be patrolled by security.

There are four walking cops, two cops on bikes and about ten patrolling in cars, just to monitor our safety in the Ghetto. And I swear, they take pride in catching us on the sidewalk with a beer. It is almost like they are hiding in the bushes, and can't wait to pounce on a student that takes that three inch step backward onto the concrete. 'HAHA gotchya.' as the officer smirks while he writes you a ticket for $135 and a for sure walk of shame to the Alcohol Anonymous classes of the university.

Why doesn't UD realize there should be a lot more security in the parking lots with all of the crime that happens here on campus? I think they should be able to give the students a little more security then a police report and a promise, with probably the most expensive thing that they own or that their parents trust them with. They do make one million dollars per year on parking tickets and fines for urinating on houses.

I think they should be a little more careful with our possessions. We do our jobs as students, and they should do theirs by protecting not only our safety, but also our precious cars.