Welcome to the 660th meeting of the Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise. In addition to our very interesting program, we were honored to induct James Sippel into the Club. James, whose classification is CPA was sponsored by John Johnson. Thank you John!
It was my pleasure also to announce that Greg Nielsen has accepted the appointment to the Board, replacing our departed Kyle Ashby. Thank you Greg!
It was my pleasure also to announce that Greg Nielsen has accepted the appointment to the Board, replacing our departed Kyle Ashby. Thank you Greg!
Our speaker today was Don Reid, Director/Chief of Dixie Campus Police. He brought with him Assistant Director Ron Isaacson. These gentlemen bring an extraordinary number of years of experience to the safety of the Dixie State College Campus. Don has a total of 34 years in campus police, 28 or those years as a Director. He also has experience as an Investigator with the Medical Examiners office. He holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. Ron has 17 years as a law enforcement professional. He joined the DSC force a year ago after being a part of the St. George City force.
The presentation focused heavily on why crime, on campus or elsewhere, has risen so rapidly and why it is so different today then in past generations. In past generations, teenage “crime” consisted to cutting classes and maybe smoking a cigarette in the school bathroom. Today we see gangs, drugs, and concealed weapons. Don expressed his strong opinion based on experience and the research of others that the techno smart youth of today have no social contract. There is an amazing social disconnect. While fully connected moment to moment the connection is not personal. This is the most violent generation this country has ever known and the blame rests heavily on violent movies and video games which have desensitized the audience.
The nature of a BLOG is such that it presents just a brief taste of our meetings. This topic, however, is serious and Don suggests anyone wishing to delve deeper into it read the books of Lt. Col David Grossman on the subject.
See you all next week! We'll learn about The Business of Art!
Marla Shelby-Drabner, President
Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise
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