"If I were a crook..."

Hawaii like the rest of the country is going through the worst recession in history. The recession was at one point so bad that our keiki (children) were given a four day school week in order to save the state monies.

These furloughs are no longer in effect, however the county and state now have furloughs on the first and third Friday of each month.

Lifeguards, police, the courts, the mayors office and many county and state offices are closed to save money.

If I were a crook, the first or third Friday of each month is the day I would pick to commit my crime. Robbing banks, murder, rape, selling drugs, speeding, running stop signs, drunk drivers all getting away with their crimes in turn will cost us much more in the long run.

Lawsuits will increase with the lack of a well staffed county, no lifeguard on duty, means there may be a lawsuit for a drowning, then who pays? Who pays when the bank robbers shoot the tellers and their families suffer?

Let's wake up and end all furloughs, since furloughs in the long run will cost! Penny wise and dollar foolish is not the way to run a state.