It is about time
----- Original Message ---- From: justifiedright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2006 6:53:01 PM Subject: [AsburyPark] Councilman Jim Keady Gets It Right Hat tip to Councilman Jim Keady for his words in The Coaster today about the most recent horrible shooting in Asbury Park. I think he was dead on accurate. Jim highlights the criminality and the need for more cops to fight it. In fact he seeks 20 more cops. A strong message to the thugs that we won't allow them to continue in this City. I'm certainly not on board with the quote from the Mayor of Trenton. I don't think he can be considered an expert until he cleans his own streets. Very well said, Councilman Keady. My sincere compliments. Here are JK's words: Councilman James Keady, who has been vocal in his belief that gang activity is becoming an increasing problem in the city said, "It's a very unfortunate event for our community, the Frederick Douglas community and her family." Keady was chastised by city officials after Pugh's death, when he repeated a comment on a television news show that he heard from black religious leaders there were as many as 200 members of the Bloods, a notorious street gang, living in Asbury Park. Wednesday Keady emphasized that city leaders need to find a way to deal with the rise in violence among city youth. "We have to take stock as a community and discuss how we're going to deal with these shootings," said Keady. "It's really disturbing, a horrible crime – all of them have been." Keady said he planned to push his fellow council members to make a "collective statement" at Wednesday's council meeting regarding this week's incident and the problem at large. To help eradicate gang violence Keady believes that the number one item on every agenda for every future council meeting should include an anti-gang initiative. "Bring people in from the state, talk about what works and what doesn't work," he added. The councilman also said he attended several seminars regarding gangs at last month's League of Municipalities convention where presenters expressed the united view that arresting and locking up city youth will not solve the problem. "You can't lock up the gang and gun problem," Keady said Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer told one group. "That doesn't mean we should tolerate anybody being shot in our community, but we've seen a spike and we can't hide from that," said Keady. Councilman Keady also believes the city police department needs to add 20 police officers to its ranks. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
