Well...from what I understand maybe they have to wait until he unthaws and then can they touch him up a bit since his carcass has been on ice since 2001! lol
I agree with BELLAMY and Lifes2Short...Meanwhile why is the YPD and there "not real cop work" check points in impractical spots??? For the second time in less than 3 weeks there in the same spot right off the Indianola/Sheridan Road exit??? Why aren't they set up on or near Southern Blvd. or Erie, Rush ??? No, lets go to a less crime area of the city and stop decent people getting off from work all day...nicely done.
On one hand, one can say we have to follow the law and no matter how minor or major it is it’s still the law. On the other hand, one can say in this country and in other countries around the world, the law doesn’t follow the law.
WOW! The editor really chopped up my letter...lol. But here is the original: - I must say, that the zero tolerance blitz this past week was nothing but a joke in issuing citations to minor traffic offenders. Seriously, in all my years living in Youngstown I’ve never been pulled over by a Youngstown police officer and never had any past driving issues until recently. As I was being pulled over I thought is was funny because I’ve never been pulled over before and then I thought to myself, what did I do? It was even more funnier when the officer came to my car and asked for my license and registration without telling me what he pulled me over for. So, I asked him “aren’t you suppose to tell me what you pulled me over for first? Supposedly, I “rolled” a stop sign which basically means I didn’t come to a complete stop when coming to this stop sign. Now, this particular stop sign is not near the corner so it’s hard to realize it‘s there, it’s not like I ran it and just kept going. Later, I came back to this area and watched how other drivers approached this stop sign and surprisingly they all did the same thing. Therefore, this tells me that this officer could’ve stayed in that spot all day and literally wrote citations for “rolling” a stop sign all day. In this city, instead of doing this when was he going to spend time doing real police work?
This type of policing is a reason why a lot of people dislike police, especially when you live in a more high crime area some people feel that don’t they have more important issues to focus on. I mean, is Youngstown really known for having the highest minor traffic offenses in the country? This type of policing is more what I would expect from Poland, Boardman, Canfield, Austintown, Liberty and Coitsville but not the YPD. These other township police don’t have the challenge of dealing with major crime problems as the YPD does because they are simply not high crime areas. If focusing on minor traffic offenses is to help deter major criminal offenses, I would really like to know where this has worked.
All in all, it seems that right now the YPD is more concerned about minor offenses just to show stats that they are doing something instead of dealing with more major crime issues. Why? I’m sure it’s easier to deal with, make a case of and solve compared to a major crime. The perception is to have the public thinking that they are doing everything they can do to deter more violent crimes when in reality this is not the case. Lets just say this is the case, well then why did it take all these years for Youngstown to implement such a strict policy? Is it possibly because of the horrible death of Angeline Fimognari? Sorry to say, but this should not be the number one reasoning why. It’s not like before her death Youngstown didn’t have a major crime problem.
This trip is some B.S! There is more to it than we know! I seen the man standing outside of city hall protesting holding a giant cross and YPD made him move across the street. He gave me a card that said the following...For years Americans have given Israel far more of our tax money than to any other nation, approximately $7 million per DAY. U.S media almost never reports this and additional significant facts. A fundamental cause of potential violence against Americans is U.S support for Israeli actions that most of us would be horrified even to see, let alone fund. For our own safety-and to help make our world more peaceful and just-we must become informed.>>>>>> check out the website at www.ifamericansknew.org
LOL...heck...seems like to me the arsonists is on the cities payroll...it's cheaper to have a house set on fire than to have it just demolished. There's a LONG waiting list in Y-town for houses to be demolished. There are A LOT of vaccant houses in Y-Town. Some are actually nice but for the most part they are in horrible conditions. Take a drive down E. Ravenwood and E. Lucius off of Market St. Still...i would like to know how is it that some houses are still standing that are in far worse condition and the ones that aren't get demolished first. mmmmmmm
LOL...oh come on vindy!!! There's more to this story and you know it! How about writing about why the boy was attacked in the first place huh? Didn't have something to do with drugs???
Report: Schools failing to develop students
More like students are failing to develop at home first then it shouldn't be that hard at school.
May 3, 2011 at 11:29 p.m. permalink suggest removal
US holds photos of slain bin Laden, weighs release
Well...from what I understand maybe they have to wait until he unthaws and then can they touch him up a bit since his carcass has been on ice since 2001! lol
May 3, 2011 at 12:44 p.m. permalink suggest removal
UPDATED: 'Justice has been done'
We should change our flag from the STARS & STRIPES to the SHEEP & OSTRICH = Priceless
May 2, 2011 at 12:56 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Investigation continues into Youngstown shooting
I agree with BELLAMY and Lifes2Short...Meanwhile why is the YPD and there "not real cop work" check points in impractical spots??? For the second time in less than 3 weeks there in the same spot right off the Indianola/Sheridan Road exit??? Why aren't they set up on or near Southern Blvd. or Erie, Rush ??? No, lets go to a less crime area of the city and stop decent people getting off from work all day...nicely done.
November 29, 2010 at 9:11 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Zero-tolerance plan only gives a perception of fighting crime
On one hand, one can say we have to follow the law and no matter how minor or major it is it’s still the law. On the other hand, one can say in this country and in other countries around the world, the law doesn’t follow the law.
May 27, 2010 at 9:08 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Zero-tolerance plan only gives a perception of fighting crime
WOW! The editor really chopped up my letter...lol. But here is the original:
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I must say, that the zero tolerance blitz this past week was nothing but a joke in issuing citations to minor traffic offenders. Seriously, in all my years living in Youngstown I’ve never been pulled over by a Youngstown police officer and never had any past driving issues until recently. As I was being pulled over I thought is was funny because I’ve never been pulled over before and then I thought to myself, what did I do? It was even more funnier when the officer came to my car and asked for my license and registration without telling me what he pulled me over for. So, I asked him “aren’t you suppose to tell me what you pulled me over for first? Supposedly, I “rolled” a stop sign which basically means I didn’t come to a complete stop when coming to this stop sign. Now, this particular stop sign is not near the corner so it’s hard to realize it‘s there, it’s not like I ran it and just kept going. Later, I came back to this area and watched how other drivers approached this stop sign and surprisingly they all did the same thing. Therefore, this tells me that this officer could’ve stayed in that spot all day and literally wrote citations for “rolling” a stop sign all day. In this city, instead of doing this when was he going to spend time doing real police work?
This type of policing is a reason why a lot of people dislike police, especially when you live in a more high crime area some people feel that don’t they have more important issues to focus on. I mean, is Youngstown really known for having the highest minor traffic offenses in the country? This type of policing is more what I would expect from Poland, Boardman, Canfield, Austintown, Liberty and Coitsville but not the YPD. These other township police don’t have the challenge of dealing with major crime problems as the YPD does because they are simply not high crime areas. If focusing on minor traffic offenses is to help deter major criminal offenses, I would really like to know where this has worked.
All in all, it seems that right now the YPD is more concerned about minor offenses just to show stats that they are doing something instead of dealing with more major crime issues. Why? I’m sure it’s easier to deal with, make a case of and solve compared to a major crime. The perception is to have the public thinking that they are doing everything they can do to deter more violent crimes when in reality this is not the case. Lets just say this is the case, well then why did it take all these years for Youngstown to implement such a strict policy? Is it possibly because of the horrible death of Angeline Fimognari? Sorry to say, but this should not be the number one reasoning why. It’s not like before her death Youngstown didn’t have a major crime problem.
Matthew Livingston, Youngstown
May 27, 2010 at 1:45 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Mayors’ visit to Israel opposed
This trip is some B.S! There is more to it than we know! I seen the man standing outside of city hall protesting holding a giant cross and YPD made him move across the street. He gave me a card that said the following...For years Americans have given Israel far more of our tax money than to any other nation, approximately $7 million per DAY. U.S media almost never reports this and additional significant facts. A fundamental cause of potential violence against Americans is U.S support for Israeli actions that most of us would be horrified even to see, let alone fund. For our own safety-and to help make our world more peaceful and just-we must become informed.>>>>>> check out the website at www.ifamericansknew.org
January 8, 2010 at 12:50 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Wick’ed ways
LOL...heck...seems like to me the arsonists is on the cities payroll...it's cheaper to have a house set on fire than to have it just demolished. There's a LONG waiting list in Y-town for houses to be demolished. There are A LOT of vaccant houses in Y-Town. Some are actually nice but for the most part they are in horrible conditions. Take a drive down E. Ravenwood and E. Lucius off of Market St. Still...i would like to know how is it that some houses are still standing that are in far worse condition and the ones that aren't get demolished first. mmmmmmm
November 23, 2009 at 7:04 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown schools heading for $2.2M annual deficit
Wowwww...really??? Why would anyone be shocked by this?
October 26, 2009 at 1:31 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown cops looking for assailant of high school student
LOL...oh come on vindy!!! There's more to this story and you know it! How about writing about why the boy was attacked in the first place huh? Didn't have something to do with drugs???
October 23, 2009 at 8:32 p.m. permalink suggest removal