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« on: July 23, 2005, 12:46:18 PM »
running the risk of being accused of being"condescending" i think the discussion regarding a police review board and police relationships with the minority communities in this forum has been extremely insightful by most paricipants-
there are however some troubling points
1 did anybody ask the city atty ,or any other atty if such a board is legal?broad statements such as the" council can do anything in the interest of the city not contrary to the law" do not address the problem as highlighted by the article the editor posted about Teanecks lack of success-do you really think that Teaneck collectively is so "dumb" as to not provide their board with subpoena power if they legally could have?
i am not convinced that this is legal-cos if it isnt we re really chasing our own tails-however well meaning
2 to suggest that there is not a SIGNIFICANT element of local politics by the same old group of malcontents which has infiltrated this "movement" is to ignore the obvious-those who pay attention ,know better.
which is a shame,really, because legitimate areas of inquiry and discussion get coopted and tainted
but like dennis miller says "hey, i could be wrong"