The latest incident occurred at St. Luke Cemetery in Bentleyville Friday night, when grave markers were desecrated by graffiti. The damage was reported in Sunday's edition across the top of the front page.
Why? If you're thinking that we intended to provoke outrage among our readers, you're right. We believe that it is better to know about crime in the community than to pretend that it does not exist. We believe that the only way to stop vandals is for the community to be intolerant enough of their activity to aggressively protect their property, seek out the perpetrators and insist on harsh punishment.
Ignoring a problem will not make it go away.