Mayoral candidate Vincent C. Gray promised to release prior to the September 14 Primary his fiscal and public safety plans for the city. Last week he distributed the latter. As with previous blueprints, there wasn’t anything fresh or innovative.

He claimed the quality of public safety services is unequal and that “too many children and families are being victimized by violent crimes for no other reason than they live in a dangerous neighborhood.” He won’t talk about who is making those neighborhoods dangerous. Sometimes it’s the very people who live in those communities.