[AsburyPark] Kate Mellina's "Behind the Scenes" on recent events.

[MarioAPNJ]

[EMAIL PROTECTED], In reference to your comment:   What if Keady is incorrect, what if there are really only 186 bloods in AP? What is the effing difference? Does anyone reading this not believe that Asbury, and the rest of the Nation, have a serious problem with these gangs?   What does it take to get to the issue that matters; What do we as a community intend to do to stem the rising tide of these vile gangs? Because if we, especially those of us who toil daily in the park, don't do something quick and decisive about the gang activity NOW!!!! we are going to be in some deep shit....   From Kate Mellina's "Behind the Scenes" column this week in the Coaster:   "Foremost on City Hall's list should be filling the vital police director spot with a nationally recognized expert in gun, gang, and drug control...."   She continues with suggestions about "Where could we find such a candidate?"; the role of council, manager, school officials, and the housing authority; the need for additional police; and cooperation from our major developers.   The entire column is worth a read.  She is a local columnist with gravitas.  Unfortunately the column is not available online as far as I know.    =====================================   I didn't realize that the picture (Lake & St. James) I pasted this morning wouldn't appear in the post for those who read directly at the site; so I added the image to the photo section:  AsburyPark : Photos   ( http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/photos/view/b90d?b=1&m=f&o=0 )   "Vote early, and often" this Tuesday.                             Cordiali saluti, Mario Footnote:  "Rush Limbaugh Denies Going Off his Meds to Criticize Fox"   http://www.thespeciousreport.com/2006/06061025limbaugh.html   ========Original Message======== Subj: [AsburyPark] Paramount or the Baronet. Date: 11/5/2006 10:30:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Sent on:    alan wrote..."If Keady is correct that there are 200 Blood gang members here then there is no issue. Show us the proof. If his statement is false, while it may not be the only reason it would add to the list of reasons not to invest in this town" What if Keady is incorrect, what if there are really only 186 bloods in AP? What is the effing difference? Does anyone reading this not believe that Asbury, and the rest of the Nation, have a serious problem with these gangs? What does it take to get to the issue that matters; What do we as a community intend to do to stem the rising tide of these vile gangs? Because if we, especially those of us who toil daily in the park, don't do something quick and decisive about the gang activity NOW!!!! we are going to be in some deep shit. To think this discussion went from the ridiculous...condemning Keady for suggesting 4 or 5 thousand dollars to organize 2 nights/week of basket ball, to the sublime...to bullshit letters from a bullshit board demanding he not only resign but that he move out. Every single person who is on the UEZ board that signed that letter should be run out on a rail...or perhaps they'll get caught in the crossfire when the gangsters decide to spray an uzi on cookman ave one fine day. Hey Jack, you wrote that you won't ever support Alan's store because of what he wrote here. I am glad you didn't ask Fred to identify himself shortly thereafter. I am sure he would have jumped on your request. I wish I knew what store Alan owns in AP, I will support it. It should be very doable for us to rid one square mile of the violence, 6 murders, drug dealing, crack whores, and the gangsters. Then we can get onto the serious and more difficult issues like where everyone who comes to the cleaned up Asbury Park is going to park and which movie to go to, the Paramount or the Baronet. __._,_.___ SPONSORED LINKS Asbury park nj real estate United state flag Asbury park nj Asbury park real estate United state travel Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___