>>>Unless you're willing to get involved, more incidents are going
to occur. Be ready.<<<
Well sharon your points, comments and life experiences (and the success of
raising your family) are well taken.
Once again, it's that "be ready...cause trouble is waiting.."
That's the scary part - for lack of better words.
So why don't the community leaders - all these organizations that ARE there to
help, take action. Talk to the kids and parents.
What are the REAL issues?
- Is it housing
- quality of life
- lack of work - what kind of work would one accept
...
Employment:
- What kind of programs are in place within the city with city and surrounding
employers.
For example: Are there any intern programs with Jersey Shore Medical - between
the HS and JS?? If not, why not? Seems like a natural.
- does the city have any interns? How about the chamber of commerce?
How about Madison Marquette. I call them interns, but if the business can't
afford to pay for it, I'd say take it from the school $ or other grant money.
The kids can work 25 hours per week, $9 per hour. That's 225 per week gross. 10
weeks - each kid gets $2250. Take 200 kids. Pennies for such a program. Can you
get kids to work $9.00? IS it worth more to keep them off the street - then go
for it. $12 hour?
- how about kids that graduated from AP High? Where did they go, what are they
doing now? Anyone know? Does anyone track their careers? Can they come back and
talk to other kids????
What kinds of employment programs exist in the school system with a $90 million
budget. (as for employment programs, I meant for the kids - not admin)
There is only so much that can be done. You need intelligent people running
these programs and people that want to participate. Without, you have people
making comments like "we gonna burn the place down" or "be ready".
That is what has to be addressed by those who interact with the local
community. And those leaders should be inviting in african american owned
businesses. And those leaders should ensure that if something is built or
renovated on the west side, that bricks don't get thrown through the windows or
lights shattered.
Would it make difference if you just gave everyone, and I mean everyone
$1,000,000? Every resident, any color.
What do you think?
The one that pisses it away after two weeks would be pissed at the guy who
saved it, right?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fast4u" <sharon_b283@...> wrote:
>
> My daughter was married by Judge Apostolou. Her Air Force husband
> was relocating to New Mexico to Cannon AFB and he wore his dress
> uniform and she, her wedding gown. He asked them, if it was okay
> to introduce them to the "vermin" waiting to be seen and they said okay. "He
> is serving Uncle Sam and this flower, has agreed to join
> him"! You could hear a pin drop. The atmosphere was worse than
> "Night Court", if you remember the series.
>
> I haven't had so much as a parking ticket in over 15 years, knock wood
> and I live such a corny, square life, that unless I read the papers
> or watch the news, I wouldn't have a clue. When I think about it,
> all of the people I know are pretty much like myself.
>
> After you've reached about 50, you begin to reassess your life.
> I'm good. The only thing I miss is being around other adults, like
> a Senior Center. I rant and rave in this group, but seriously, I'm
> a corn ball!
>
> Some of you call certain groups undeserving names out of their despair
> to lash out for real or perceived injustices. Police brutality,
> profiling, lack of opportunity and other disparities lead to persons
> getting involved in gangs, where they discuss the disparities. Why?
> Deprivation is why. This country speaks of democracy but it isn't
> here for all. Depravity leads to depression and drug dependency that
> leads to some to take their anger out on otherwise innocent
> bystanders.
>
> Unless you're willing to get involved, more incidents are going
> to occur. Be ready.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fast4u" <sharon_b283@> wrote:
> > >
> > >All I know is the rich and famous go to rehab
> > over and over while the poor get locked up and they throw away
> > the key and in some cases like gangs and drugs, it should be!....
> >
> >
> > Spend a few hours in AP Muni court. I believe in the court room there are
> > drug counselors, reverends, interpreters, court appointed lawyers, etc. If
> > you get convicted in M county, the first time, there are many opportunities
> > to "get clean". That includes Pre Trial Intervention.
> >
> > I know someone working there. They get to interview lawyers, doctors, drug
> > dealers, first time buyers, murders gang members, moms, dads, grandmoms and
> > everything in between. And tons of money are spend on rehab at that point
> > as well. Even for some - their second time looking to get pre-trial relief.
> > And again - there are rich people, poor people white and black.
> >
>
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