tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post5075134958822492747..comments2023-08-23T10:38:24.775-04:00Comments on London Civic Watch: "Be careful. Be very, very careful."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-41583730308796140812013-07-29T10:33:22.033-04:002013-07-29T10:33:22.033-04:00Is was more interested in the Civic Works Cte wher...Is was more interested in the Civic Works Cte where waste management was discussed again. Is the Mayor still involved in the business that he was sued for not paying that guy from Romania?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-10937540975256816942013-07-29T08:36:52.447-04:002013-07-29T08:36:52.447-04:00I have followed this Neighbourhood Watch drama for...I have followed this Neighbourhood Watch drama for a few months now, and have been disgusted by some of what has come out in the media; clandestine board members and their arbitrary, self-interested decisions, juvenile in-fighting, and the culmination into the use of a person's own social media post against her to question her suitability for involvement in this semi-legitimate organization. <br />Neighbourhood Watch now is a pathetic distortion of a good idea; it is the bureaucratization of a notion that strengthened communities. What seemingly was lost was the inclusiveness they represented; no longer an amalgam of concerned neighbours, NW's such as this have become ways for neighbourhood cliques to 'legitimize' themselves (and make some money in the process). <br />A true 'neighbourhood watch' doesn't need a board filled with anonymous suburban drones, it doesn't need an office (seriously, why do they have an office that employs people?) and it doesn't need funding for much else other than ensuring that those wishing to contribute to neighbourhood safety can do so safely and effectively. Nearly any expenses, at face value, are frivolous, even with documentation (a formality done away with a few times, it seems).<br />The boogeyman response is 1000% invalid, especially in the suburbs, where the risk of real crime is next to none statistically (it's mostly petty property crime). As for some of London's rougher neighbourhoods, it shouldn't be left to residents to police their community; that's why we overpay our police. <br />It is my recommendation to all involved on behalf of NWL, who are resisting change, that they grow up and shut up. This is people in the real world telling you that you're wasting time and misappropriating money under the guise of 'providing security', while bastardizing an idea proven to strengthen communities. You are a source of instability, not security, and Londoners deserve much better. <br />As for the use of one's social media against them; I was absolutely disgusted that an adult felt this was a suitable course of action; this event only highlighted the small minds we are talking about in this matter.<br />That they are being given tax dollars in a city where we can't even be bothered to use those for accessibility retrofits and affordable housing morally and intellectually offends me.Andrew Castanedanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-79242405025604358322013-07-29T08:28:39.409-04:002013-07-29T08:28:39.409-04:00About time the mayor started being careful.
Could...About time the mayor started being careful.<br /><br />Could it be that, as with the Blue Jays, there's still hope for a little sanity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-9792623670536423472013-07-29T01:06:43.231-04:002013-07-29T01:06:43.231-04:00Is there any particular reason why right now I fee...Is there any particular reason why right now I feel almost as if I was reading a very, very bad novel with an even worse plot line? <br /><br />This whole thing seems a bit "crazy".Chris McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910373469442823685noreply@blogger.com