{"id":1303,"date":"2019-10-25T17:11:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T17:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:52:42","slug":"daniel-meier-yes-to-more-police-and-equitable-criminal-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2019\/10\/25\/daniel-meier-yes-to-more-police-and-equitable-criminal-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Meier: Yes to more police and equitable criminal justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a Nike Dri-Fit polo, khaki shorts, and a Notre Dame baseball cap, Daniel Meier reclines casually in a leather chair at his downtown law office.<\/span><\/p>\n

But once he starts talking about conditions in Durham that concern him, <\/span>the city council candidate<\/span><\/a> is anything but relaxed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLocal elections actually matter. Everyone focuses on the presidential elections, but whoever the president is has nothing to do with our law enforcement policy, whoever the president is has nothing to do with us getting a new bike path,\u201d Meier said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite polling last among the six candidates who won <\/span>October\u2019s primary<\/span><\/a>, Meier is working hard to reach voters. The criminal defense attorney\u2019s platform focuses mostly on reducing crime and equal opportunity for Durham residents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like other challengers to three incumbents seeking re-election, Meier said he is frustrated with the current city council. \u201cThe current city council says, \u2018Let\u2019s just ignore the short-term solutions and focus on long term.\u2019 And I say no we can do both,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reducing crime is Meier\u2019s biggest priority. He understands this problem better than most, he said, due to both his profession and his wife\u2019s work. After a long career in the Durham Police Department, Leslie Meier is now a county deputy sheriff.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Despite decreasing in recent years, violent crime in Durham increased in 2019, with <\/span>35 homicides in the last nine months<\/span><\/a>. The second-quarter crime report released by police chief C.J. Davis revealed<\/span> a 16% increase in violent crime<\/span><\/a> within the first six months of this year compared to 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Daniel Meier explains his thinking at Inter-Neighborhood Council\u2019s candidates forum at city hall last week. Photo by Cameron Beach \u2013 The 9th Street Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere are three components to crime: ability, opportunity, and desire. Everyone has the ability to commit a crime so you can never do anything with that. You need to take away the opportunity to do crime,\u201d said Meier, who studied law at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Meier supports hiring more police officers in Durham. The <\/span>city council rejected<\/span><\/a> Davis\u2019s budget increase request to hire 18 new police officers with a 4 to 3 vote in June. Instead they approved a budget that provided an increased minimum wage for city employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That vote inspired Meier to run. \u201cWhat really pushed me was the tone-deaf response to the rise in crime and request for more law enforcement officers,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Friends of Durham cited Meier\u2019s understanding of crime in Durham, where he has lived for 17 years, when endorsing him. The business-oriented political action coalition noted Meier\u2019s\u00a0 commitment to furthering ties between police and residents of Durham as essential.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo one else on the Council or running for a Council seat can speak to the public safety and community engagement aspects of the law enforcement community like Daniel can,\u201d <\/span>the endorsement reads.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Also endorsed by the Durham Fraternal Order of Police, Meier acknowledged racial discrimination and bias in local law enforcement and the judicial system during <\/span>his 2018 run<\/span><\/a> for district attorney. He recognizes the necessity to rebuild trust between community members skeptical about the police\u2019s role in Durham. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cRight now in society there is an awful lot of us versus them, but we really are all in this together. The community members want law enforcement, law enforcement wants safe communities,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Long-term solutions to many problems are embedded in the economic and social development of Durham, he said. These efforts also go hand-in-hand with crime reduction. \u201cIf you have a stable job, if you have stable housing, you are less likely to engage in criminal activity,\u201d he said. <\/span>
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In addition to three at-large city council seats, a <\/span>five-year $95 million dollar affordable housing bond <\/span><\/a>is on the ballot Nov. 5. The bond proposes construction of 1,600 new affordable housing units as well as the preservation of 800 affordable rental units. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Proposed construction projects are intended to benefit the homeless and homeowners, as well. A main component of Mayor Steve Schewel\u2019s affordable housing platform, the bond is <\/span>strongly supported by the three incumbents<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meier opposes the bond, which Schewel <\/span>introduced in February<\/span><\/a>, not on principle but in its current form, he said. He recognizes that fast-growing and gentrifying Durham has an affordable housing shortage. But he said he found planning for the bond too rushed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cI don\u2019t like high-pressure sales, it sounds kind of like I am trying to buy a used car and they are saying do it now, do it now, do it now,\u201d he said. \u201cIt might be something that is really needed, but I don\u2019t know why we can\u2019t wait six months on it, I don\u2019t know why we can\u2019t wait a year on it and make sure it is right,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2018 Santana Deberry beat Meier and incumbent Roger Echols to become district attorney. <\/span>
\n<\/span>After his 2018 loss, Meier said a voter <\/span>turnout of 15%<\/span><\/a> made him realize the importance of voter engagement. \u201cOne of the things I still regret is an inability to communicate with the 85 to 90% of people who don\u2019t vote,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meier hopes support for his ideas motivates more people to vote this time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Daniel Meier at the Kid Voters Candidate Forum at Riverside High School Thursday evening. Photo by Cameron Beach \u2013 The 9th Street Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like challengers Joshua Gunn and Jackie Wagstaff, Meier is not afraid to take aim at <\/span>incumbent council members <\/span><\/a>running for three at-large council seats.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn my mind, it has become increasingly clear on certain things like public safety and some of the economic developments, the current city council is out of touch. They are focused on national issues and a national agenda rather than Durham,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That said, he is willing to find a common ground with council members if elected through open and frank discussions, he said. By nature his job is argumentative; by training he has learned to negotiate. Both skills holding equal value when enacting policies the city needs, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI work with people I disagree with every day. That is my job,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can be adversarial\u00a0 without being disagreeable.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At top: Daniel Meier at Riverside High School. Photo by Cameron Beach \u2013 The 9th Street Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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