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Referendum rejected on new police building

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Latest story: County boondoggle

The article says: "Before the county spends that much money on a questionable project, the public should have a say."

Didn't the public have a say?:  Bergen weighing ideas for better police garage
What am I missing?

For anyone who may be curious: "Boondoggle" was a derisive term used by opponents of New Deal federal works projects administered by the FERA, CWA, and WPA. They objected to "make work" projects that seemed to have no other purpose than to put people on the government payroll.

Definition taken from: http://www.ushistoryplace.com/glossary/b.html

I deleted a post that appeared here for a few reasons:

1. It was a full article from The Record.  I do not have permission to use the Record's articles.  That is why I link to their site. Their articles are not stored on my server and visitors need to register with the Record to view articles.  The article was about charges brought against a message board member for animal cruelty years ago. 

2.  The article was not germane to the discussion of a CCRB and added nothing to the discussion.  It was obviously meant as an attack on a member. 

3.  "irisheyes" posted the article and did so anonymously. 

I meant what I said in my prior post.  If visitors are not comfortable with the terms of use, I would ask that they do not post messages. 

Average Joe:

I respect your criticism, but let's be clear about something: I do not guarantee anyone's 1st Amendment rights on these boards. That's especially true for anonymous posters who lash out at people who may or may not view these boards and have an opportunity to defend themselves.  Anyone looking to fully exercise their right to free speech can get on soap box on Main Street.

What’s more, while the author of the offending post may know something to be true, I may not.  As such, I’m in the unfortunate position of constantly trying to discern what’s true from what isn’t.  Opinions, stated as such, are a different matter.  That's not to say that I won't consider some opinions as attacks, but posters often state opinion as fact.  If a poster wants to link to another news source that supports the allegations, he or she may do so.

Secondly, while I agree that the targeted individuals are public figures, I don’t like being put in the position of having to defend a lawsuit to confirm I’m right. 

I intended these boards to be forum for meaningful, robust discussion and not as a platform for insult or innuendo.  As for the deletions, "I call ‘em as I see ‘em." That goes for both sides of the aisle. 

If you’re looking for boards were you might be granted "wider latitude" for comment, might I suggest the Dunn’s forum here: http://www.nj.com/forums/hackensack.  In the alternative, visitors are free to start their own message boards and assume responsibility for the sites’ content.

Knock it off with the personal attacks.

I don't have strong feelings about this topic one way or another, but how could we ever have a Civilian Complaint Review Board if people can't be civil?