[Discuss] [Peace-discuss] Re: more than a nuisance

[cu at veyafoundation.org]

Ricky,
My point is relevant and yes we have rich and well off politicians in  
our community who are dangerous criminals. Do you really think a city  
ordinance like this will not be used in discriminatory way? When has  
any ordinance or law have the potential of punishment. Not been used  
in a discriminatory way towards the minorities and the poor. One,I am  
far from being naive, and what bothers me the most is the people you  
call dangerous criminals a.k.a. drug dealers are violent people and  
should have something like this imposed on them. But no action is  
taken toward correcting the economics, education and injustice in our  
community. So you don't impose a nuisance ordinance without imposing  
punishment on the rich and well off. This is fundamental fairness.  
Because if it passes will you be there to correct the first time the  
ordinance is being used in a discirmnatory way? Last you don't punish  
the poor because it is easy and leave the weatlh alone because it's  
hard. You reference Obama as not yet being a dangerous criminal. Well  
then what is your position on the last 43 past Presidents?

PDT











Quoting Neil Parthun <lennybrucefan at gmail.com>:

> The idea of keeping people safe from criminal activity and accountability
> for landlords is a good idea.
>
> However, the way that this law is written and the multiple things I've
> read/been told the law does/doesn't have by the City Council and the Mayor
> (often many of these things end up being contradictory to what was
> originally stated -- i.e. we don't have licensing for apartments followed by
> a 2/5 memo saying we do -- which only leads to confusion), do not lend
> confidence to supporting the measure.
>
> As I told the Council on Feb. 9, until we have a look at the root causes of
> our problems (racial profiling, discriminatory practices, et al), then this
> ordinance must be put off -- especially if the law is going to be enforced
> primarily through police contact with properties.
>
> While it may be a tool to be "progressive", I also fear that it could cut
> the other way and be a tool of gentrification and attacking "undesirables"
> in our community, especially given the current way it is written.
>
> Live without dead time,
>
>                Neil
>
> It is not our problems that are large...It is that we're looking at them on
> our knees.
> [anon.]
>
> Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man
> who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and
> there are many victories worse than a defeat.
> [george eliot, 1819-1880]
>