Guardian Angels Coming To Dallas?

I have two opinions on this piece in The Dallas Morning News regarding the Guardian Angels coming to Dallas. First, is this what journalism has come to? He said, she said?

Dallas officials are hardly fashioning keys to the city for Mr. Sliwa, who some accuse of being more grandstander than crime fighter.

"It's probably not the best time for them to come to Dallas," Mr. Griffith said. "They're a very controversial group. All of our time, attention and resources need to be directed on what the chief is trying to do to fight crime."

"The last thing we need is for them to come down and have our crime statistics go up," the mayor said earlier. "Everywhere they've gone, they've created more controversy than they've done to solve crime."

Allegations of Mr. Sliwa lying about Angels' exploits have dogged the organization. But it retains a national presence, with more than two-dozen chapters nationwide.

"Some accuse"? "Controversial"? "Allegations"? What the hell!?!? Are there no facts to be known? Have any of them ever been arrested? Have they lost any civil suits? Does the crime rate go up where they are active? Does it go down? My post title has as much information as this entire story. The bottom line is, The Dallas Morning News doesn't give a damn about the facts. We have a dog fight! Here's how each side is handling the spin and who's winning the PR war.

Second, as with San Francisco and their ban on handguns, the last concern of city officials is the safety of citizens who might benefit from the Angels' presence. I have news for the City of Dallas: the law-abiding citizens of high-crime neighborhoods, like this family, who endure drug dealers right outside their door every night, don't care about controversy, they care about bullets.