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Are you new to J.C. this is how it's been done since the begging of time here. I've live here my whole life for many years it's the way of the world, Read 5 Finger Discount. If you are not nice to them they will screw up you order and tell you to come back tomorrow. Don't bother to go over their head because they stick by each other. Remember when they went after Flood in the council chambers her fellow member shuffled her out of site.

Yes, I am fairly new here. But I refuse to think that because something has been done a certain way since the beginning of time it should be accepted. I'm not saying I'm the first to witness this and I know I'm not going to be the last. But we are ALL taxpayers and deserve civil servants to conduct themselves appropriately. Good, fair service DOES happen in other communities and JC deserves the same. I know there are watch dogs out there and I look forward to a time when all of our taxes are used in a manner that benefits it's citizens, not the coffers of civil workers.

I am very curious, however, if anyone besides me has taken this to the NJ state level for complaint and investigation.

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Of course... now during the civil suit the lawyers for the city and the officer can say "of course he identified himself as a cop, look -- he was even awarded Officer of the Month, what Officer of the Month would forget to do that?".

Anonymous wrote:Personally I put a tint on my windows for this and a few other reasons, I figure if its hard to see in, they are less likely to smash a window and want to come up empty handed, plus it helps if I happen to forget that I've left something in the car. But be forewarned windown tinting in NJ is not 100% legal, there are some limits.

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So if someone came to your place of work and said "Hey, I know you didnt commit any crime, but we need to take your fingerprints and store them...you know, just in case" You dont find that to be one bit of an anti-American way of doing things? Just because a bipartisan group approves this, or approved something similar in the past for the financial industry does not make it right.

P.S. - "friggin" is pretty much a curse from my perspective...it isnt something Id use in a business or professional environment, so thats how I classify it. You dont have to agree.

Wow, you really nailed me.

So it's OK to call someone David Koresh? Is that better than the word Friggin'?

You respond to one part of my post and don't realize the hypocrisy of your own post. Par for the course. Keep fighting for Ron Paul brother! I think he's really got a chance this year!

Yep...I think its OK to compare some of Obama's supporters to the followers of David Koresh. People cant get past the "charisma" and really understand what the man stands for.

And for the record, you and others are the ones who keep bringing up a certain candidate. Im not foolish enough to think he is going to win anything, but I am hopeful enough to think that some of his ideas and thoughts might rub off on the general public and some other candidates.

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So if someone came to your place of work and said "Hey, I know you didnt commit any crime, but we need to take your fingerprints and store them...you know, just in case" You dont find that to be one bit of an anti-American way of doing things? Just because a bipartisan group approves this, or approved something similar in the past for the financial industry does not make it right.

P.S. - "friggin" is pretty much a curse from my perspective...it isnt something Id use in a business or professional environment, so thats how I classify it. You dont have to agree.

Wow, you really nailed me.

So it's OK to call someone David Koresh? Is that better than the word Friggin'?

You respond to one part of my post and don't realize the hypocrisy of your own post. Par for the course. Keep fighting for Ron Paul brother! I think he's really got a chance this year!

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So if someone came to your place of work and said "Hey, I know you didnt commit any crime, but we need to take your fingerprints and store them...you know, just in case" You dont find that to be one bit of an anti-American way of doing things? Just because a bipartisan group approves this, or approved something similar in the past for the financial industry does not make it right.

P.S. - "friggin" is pretty much a curse from my perspective...it isnt something Id use in a business or professional environment, so thats how I classify it. You dont have to agree.

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Oh look, I made a new friend. I'm glad you find it acceptable to curse and call me names, but its not acceptable for me to voice an opinion that goes against the popular opinion on a popular candidate.

Anyway, this is not about Dems vs. Republicans. Its about Obama. He is supporting it, and I'm simply voicing my opinion that he quite frequently supports things that I find very un-American. If that makes you want to call me names, then good for you. My anti-Obama sentiment does not automatically imply that I support the Republicans either, which seems to be a common misconception.

Curse/names? Which word was that - "idiot"? Ok, because i thought it was you who compared to Obama to David Koresh - or was that someone else with the very descriptive moniker of "anonymous"? Do you find it acceptable to refer to a potential president as the leader of a doomsday cult? Right, I've read a ton of your posts and you like to shade the facts so they suit your needs. Got it. But lets respond to the rest of your post shall we?

Un-American, now please tell me, what does that mean? Does that mean approving warrantless wiretaps of Americans? Or does that mean water boarding them?

There happens to be a ton of rampant fraud in the mortgage industry, so what exactly is your objection to having a database of fingerprints for people who work in that industry? What is unamerican about protecting people who want to achieve the...what's that phrase.... oh yes, the "American Dream"?

The reason you're an "idiot" (which apparently is a curse word, i wasn't aware) is because you post links to the conservative Heritage Foundation as if it were a respectable publication that we ought to listen to. It's a blog post from a writer on that website and it doesn't list any of the other 18 people on that bipartisan committee who supported the measure. Who were the 2 people who voted AGAINST the measure?

Sorry if you don't like being challenged but when you post ad hominem attacks on people with no factual backing, someone needs to take issue with that.

So sorry that offends you. Please accept my most humble apology!

Oh look, I made a new friend. I'm glad you find it acceptable to curse and call me names, but its not acceptable for me to voice an opinion that goes against the popular opinion on a popular candidate.

Anyway, this is not about Dems vs. Republicans. Its about Obama. He is supporting it, and I'm simply voicing my opinion that he quite frequently supports things that I find very un-American. If that makes you want to call me names, then good for you. My anti-Obama sentiment does not automatically imply that I support the Republicans either, which seems to be a common misconception.

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More Anti-American ideas from Obama.

He is now behind an effort to create a national finger print registry.

http://blog.heritage.org/2008/06/09/o ... nal-fingerprint-registry/

This guy seriously scares me, I dont understand how he has the following that he does...but I guess the same could have been said about David Koresh.

Anonymous - you scare me - you're friggin idiot. David Koresh? What the F are you talking about?

This is a bi-partisan committee (1/2 dem, 1/2 repub, if you don't know what that means) that voted 19-2 to pass a measure that fingerprints people who work in the mortgage origination industry. This is already present in any number of industries such as the securities industry.

Ron Paul is a bit like a cult, wouldn't you say? Oh no, of course not, what was i thinking...

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More Anti-American ideas from Obama.

He is now behind an effort to create a national finger print registry.

http://blog.heritage.org/2008/06/09/o ... nal-fingerprint-registry/

This guy seriously scares me, I dont understand how he has the following that he does...but I guess the same could have been said about David Koresh.

But again, this thread is more about being broken into and not stolen...

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Can't make it tonight, but could someone bring up the fact that we take our lives in hand everytime we cross Marin BLvd. by 9th -10th Street. Even if you are in the crosswalk, cars are zooming by at 60 mph.

I think we should put extra high speed bumps there!

I submitted a traffic sign request (for the 2nd time) to put a stop sign on Marin Blvd. and 9th St.
Speed bumps or a traffic light would also be good choices.

If more people submit similar requests, it might convince the government to finally do something about this intersection:
http://mycusthelp.com/JERSEYCITYNJ/_cs/RequestSelect.aspx

Any stop sign and/or traffic light must meet D.O.T. requirements before this can happen, this requires lengthy statistical data from both JCPD, the traffic /engineering dept. and an ordinance approved by council if we met the guidelines, it can take over a year for this process.

The D.O.T has very stick guidelines, (sometimes absurd i.e.: the Cole and Pavonia stop sign).

A good short-term solution is speaking with the east district commander and asks them to do radar enforcement. The speed limit is 25mph.

Have you called Councilman Fulop?

Thanks for the idea. I have just sent an e-mail to info@stevenfulop.com. I hope that e-mail reaches Steven Fulop.

I received this e-mail response to my traffic sign request:

"In reply to your request. A work order has been issued to conduct a traffic engineering survey at Marin Blvd. & 9th St. This survey consists of a 25 hour vehicle count, accident analysis, collision diagram and condition diagram. If the data collected at this intersection falls within the parameters mandated by the Department of Transportation for the installation of a traffic signal or an addition traffic control device the it will then be forwarded to them for their review and recommendation.

The Department of Transportation does not permit speed bumps on a public right away. However, an Investigator from this Division will inspect the intersection to insure that all traffic, parking and pavement signs are in place."

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Hey City Hall!

Being a somewhat responsible citizen of Jersey City, I dragged my ass out of bed at 7:50 this morning in order to move my car in compliance with street cleaning regulations. When returning to my abode, I witnessed a curious sight. So curious, I went into my apartment and actually grabbed my camera so that I could photograph it......

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Jules on Westside Ave...

+1!!!

Jules on West Side Ave was home-cooked, family-owned, unpretensious greatness.

(and the heights location was nothing compared to the one on West Side Ave)

Get Real, jules on westside ave was aweful, ate there once and had Heartburn for a month...

The one on Franklin st in the Heights was much better.

CK

YIKES....

That wouldn't be your heights-bred bias showing, now would it?

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Jules on Westside Ave...

+1!!!

Jules on West Side Ave was home-cooked, family-owned, unpretensious greatness.

(and the heights location was nothing compared to the one on West Side Ave)

Get Real, jules on westside ave was aweful, ate there once and had Heartburn for a month...

The one on Franklin st in the Heights was much better.

CK