Mayor Offers Up $10K to Help Criminals to Move Out of TownThe mayor in Clarksdale, Mississippi is trying to eliminate the criminal element in his town by paying them to leave.
Clarksdale's "five-point crime-fighting plan," includes cash to help criminals make the move out of town.
The mayor said, ”They may be in the wrong environment. I will put money on the line to assist those type of people to move out of the city. It is better for you to leave our city than bring havoc upon a community interested in positive growth."The mayor has offered up to $10,000 of his own cash and he's asking local businesses to donate to the cause as well.