Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News

Dear Ones,
Last night in the New York Times I read some really good news!
Please read to the end.

In the late '70's an updated version of the Wizard of OZ movie was made called

THE WIZ...
It stared Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Miss Lena Horne and the late Mabel King as Evilene the Bad Witch...

Well one of the songs stayed with me from that movie is called

Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News...

I love the words and the thought behind them...

"If we're going to be buddies
Better bone up on the rules
'Cause don't nobody bring me no bad news
You can be my best of friends
As opposed to payin' dues

But don't nobody bring me no bad news
No bad news No bad news Don't you ever bring me no bad news

'Cause I'll make you an offer, child
That you cannot refuse
So don't nobody bring me no bad news

When you're talking to me
Don't be cryin' the blues
'Cause don't nobody bring me no bad news
You can verbalize and vocalize
But just bring me the clues
But don't nobody bring me no bad news"


So why is Cookie sharing lyrics from a show tune with you all?

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations a report released on Monday showed an overall drop in violent crime for the second year in a row.

There were only 17,000 homicide victims in 2008.

While the estimated number of all violent crimes in the nation declined for the second year,

property crimes also fell over all in 2008,
the sixth straight yearly drop in these offenses.

In each of the four violent crime offenses, the 2008 rates were down from 2007.

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter dropped 3.9 percent;
aggravated assault declined 2.5 percent;
forcible rape declined 1.6 percent;
and robbery was down 0.7 percent.
The figures are based on offenses per 100,000 people.

Burglaries rose 2 percent in 2008, and larceny-thefts went up three-tenths of 1 percent.
But motor vehicle theft dropped 12.7 percent.

Why is this good news?

Because when you divide out that small number of crimes by the of people living in the United States today, I think we are one pretty safe nation.

The next time the alarmists come knocking at your door, tell them you are tearing a page out of Evilene's book and tell the Negative Nellie,
"Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7_lRHi_iS8

Number of people living in the US currently?


307,449,143

That's three hundred million...

Don't you feel better now?

Aiming High in SAFETY,

Cookie