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There was a car parked behind mine on Second St. and Jersey Ave. (between Jersey and Erie) that had its driver side window smashed out this morning. Looks like the GPS was grabbed as the power cord was still lying across the console.
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5 CFR ? 2635.204(a) Gifts of $20 or less. (a) Gifts of $20 or less. An employee may accept unsolicited gifts having an aggregate market value of $20 or less per occasion, provided that the aggregate market value of individual gifts received from any one person under the authority of this paragraph shall not exceed $50 in a calendar year. This exception does not apply to gifts of cash or of investment interests such as stock, bonds, or certificates of deposit.
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From the US Office of Government Ethics - Gifts From Outside Sources Executive branch employees are subject to restrictions on the gifts that they may accept from sources outside the Government. Generally they may not accept gifts that are given because of their official positions or that come from certain interested sources ("prohibited sources"). Prohibited sources include persons (or an organization made up of such persons) who -- * are seeking official action by, are doing business or seeking to do business with, or are regulated by the employee's agency, or * have interests that may be substantially affected by performance or nonperformance of the employee's official duties. In addition, an employee can never solicit or coerce the offering of a gift, or accept a gift in return for being influenced in the performance of an official act. Nor can an employee accept gifts so frequently that a reasonable person might think that the employee was using public office for private gain. There are a number of exceptions to the ban on gifts from outside sources. These allow an employee to accept -- * a gift valued at $20 or less, provided that the total value of gifts from the same person is not more than $50 in a calendar year * a gift motivated solely by a family relationship or personal friendship * a gift based on an employee's or his spouse's outside business or employment relationships, including a gift customarily provided by a prospective employer as part of bona fide employment discussions * a gift provided in connection with certain political activities * gifts of free attendance at certain widely attended gatherings, provided that the agency has determined that attendance is in the interest of the agency * modest refreshments (such as coffee and donuts), greeting cards, plaques and other items of little intrinsic value * discounts available to the public or to all Government employees, rewards and prizes connected to competitions open to the general public. There are other exceptions, including exceptions for awards and honorary degrees, certain discounts and other benefits, attendance at certain social events, and meals, refreshments and entertainment in foreign countries. These exceptions are subject to some limitations on their use. For example, an employee can never solicit or coerce the offering of a gift. Nor can an employee use exceptions to accept gifts on such a frequent basis that a reasonable person would believe that the employee was using public office for private gain. If an employee has received a gift that cannot be accepted, the employee may return the gift or pay its market value. If the gift is perishable (e.g. a fruit basket or flowers) and it is not practical to return it, the gift may, with approval, be given to charity or shared in the office. Reference: 5 C.F.R. ?? 2635.201-205.
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I have to admit I really have enjoyed the flashing red at 9th and Erie at 5 am the last few days. I always seem to get stuck at that light and have to wait while no other traffic comes by that early. How about we make the lights at the Holland Tunnel approaches and exits flashing yellows? (That's not a serious comment for those of you that think every comment posted on this site is serious)
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You would think it would be more logical to give the major thoroughfares the flashing red and the minor ones the flashing yellow from a traffic volume and safety point of view.
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You should check to see if your building even needs flood insurance against the FEMA Insurance Rate Maps. Mortgage companies have told some of our friends that they need flood insurance even though their properties fall outside of the 0.2% chance annual floodplain.
If you live in the lowlands, should you get flood insurance - probably, but mortgage companies can't say you need to have it if you are not in any of the flood areas.
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I miss the days when all we had to complain about were yuppies, yoga, and overpriced lemonade. It's only a matter of time before the yuppies complain that the deer, hawks, and turkey have driven the price of homes up and they'll all have to move. All kidding aside, I wish I could have been here to see this today.
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I went to Target on Wednesday morning and afternoon - I saw them both times. They were telling people it was for their school's music program. I didn't buy it or the candy. They looked a little too old for school and wasn't school still in session Wednesday morning anyhow? I've also seen them at Shoprite and at the A&P.
Interestingly enough, didn't Target prohibit the Salvation Army from setting up their holiday collections in front of any stores a few years back. Gangbangers or not, for the most part they are harassing people for money and that is something I do not appreciate no matter how nicely they ask. Of all the days they spend trying to swindle money out of kind hearted people, maybe they can go put that energy to better use by finding a job or volunteering their time.
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I'm probably going to get flak over this, but I really don't care. Throwing millions of dollars at something doesn't necessarily make things better. I'm not saying the park doesn't look somewhat better, but those two statements don't go hand in hand. I've seen many a million wasted away in the name of improvement. Also, millions can be spent now, but if there is no follow up over the years, the money can still be considered wasted.
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Why scale it when you can walk right up near Marin?
And doesn't most of the rest of it have a chain link fence around it? Scaling the wall would be easy, but then you have to deal with the hassle of getting over the fence.
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As this thread has gotten way off topic, I'll end this part of the discussion with this: An NPS Ranger does the following jobs - traffic enforcement (DUI's, speeding, parking, etc.), motor vehicle accident response and investigation, search and rescue (from simple hasty searches to high angle rescue to helirapplling), structural fire, wildland fire (ignition operations, helicopter operations, helirappelling, suppression, prevention, prescribed fire, wildland urban interface operations), scuba diving, motorboat operations, backcountry patrol, wildlife (tracking, surveillance, hunting/fishing enforcement), EMT/Paramedic response, drug interdiction/eradication, illegal immigrant interdiction, HAZMAT, and proficiency in small arms to long arms (9mm pistol, shotguns, AR-15, (they must qualify with all), warrant service and arrests, along with the investigations and reports that go with the above. Keep in mind that all these are not done by different groups of park rangers, but many rangers alone just do all of the above as part of their jobs. Sounds like a ranger is more like an ESU officer. But if all the above does not make them real officers that do a dangerous job on a daily basis, then I don't know what a real officer with a dangerous job on a daily basis is. Does your average city officer do all of the above. I'll go with traffic, MVA, and firing a pistol, maybe a shotgun, maybe some EMT stuff. On average, the area covered by an NPS ranger ~61000 acres or 95 square miles (84.6 million acres total NPS land- 55 million acres in Alaska - 5.5 million acres non-federally owned lands divided by 392 units of the NPS (I have removed the Alaska acreage as this real skews the average)). On average, an NYPD officer covers ~3800 acres or 6 square miles (NYC is 470 square miles (land and water) divided by 76 precincts)). Or look at it this way, each NPS ranger covers 10290 acres (the total acres divided by 2342 rangers) and a NYPD officer covers 8 acres (300800 acres in NYC divided by 36,000 officers). If you want to go by people, the NPS had 277 million visitors while NYC had only 47 million plus 19 million people in the greater NYC area. So if you want to go responsibility-wise, I think the numbers go with the NPS rangers. But any which way any numbers are spun I respect all law enforcement officers equally and they they all have difficult dangerous jobs. Enough said. I'm off this thread.
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I take it you have never responded to a DUI accident or disorderly incident. An accident unto itself usually takes hours to clear, tying up resources that could be responding to as you call them actual emergencies. Dealing with drunken and disorderly people takes up time and resources as well. Writing a ticket for public drinking does not take up as much time as the above two. I think in the end, we will have to agree to disagree on this matter.
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We live in a police state because of a "no alcohol in state parks" law. Are you kidding me? When you live in an actual police state where you have no rights, then maybe your argument would have credibility. And how is this law arcane? It is not mysterious, obscure, or only known or understood by a few. Did you mean archaic?
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I wasn't speaking of NPS rangers either. I was specifically indicating New Jersey State Park Police. But while you bring the NPS rangers up, here is a quote and the link to the rest of the article. "And while national parks statistically are among the safest places in the country to visit, rangers and U.S. Park Police officers are among the most assaulted federal officers, according to the latest federal crime statistics. " http://www.eenews.net/public/Landletter/2009/05/28/1 Just because NPS units don't have as many serious crimes, doesn't make a NPS LEO's or US Park Police Officer's job any less dangerous.
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Dirt, there is nothing more I can say to that. I can present the hard data, but why bother? You won't believe it. I can't post it from a website, I can only tell you what the numbers are. Something interesting thing to note. NYC PEP enforce the no drinking at the beaches, but not at Central Park. Interesting, no?
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Dirt, Drinking in NYC parks is also prohibited. If the Parks Enforcement Patrol officers do not ticket the violators, that is their discretion. You are mixing your opinion with fact. Your opinion is that drinking alcohol in public in and of itself is not a crime. You know what? I agree. However, the City of New York and the State of New Jersey have laws that indicate that drinking alcohol in public parks is prohibited. So, if someone is drinking alcohol in a public, they have indeed committed a crime. And indeed deserve to be prosecuted. Until, or if, the laws change, people need to adhere to them. I have no issue with drinking being prohibited if the safety of the public is at mind. I don't feel like my civil rights have been violated or personal freedoms infringed upon, and I value both just as equally as you do. Let me ask you a question: would you rather than officers had to spend their time dealing with drunk and disorderly incidents and drunk driving incidents in addition to or instead of other emergencies and incidents? Don't you think the officers can focus their energy on, as you call it, real crimes then? And here is a fact. Where I work, drinking was allowed in a certain area and there were daily numerous incidents. After alcohol was banned, the incidents dropped by 95%. Coincidence?
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My post was about NJ State Park Police in general and not the LSP officers alone. I have worked with numerous individuals from various local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, and NJ State Park Police are indeed as much real law enforcement officers as any other officer required to wear a bullet proof vest and carry a weapon. To think otherwise is an insult to these individuals putting their lives on the line for us every day. The fact that they do not work in the city does not make their jobs any less dangerous than an officer that does work in a city.
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The OP's primary contention is indeed with the purported overzealousness of the officer. However, the OP is protesting the ticket albeit not so openly. Quote: hamlet wrote: and Quote: hamlet wrote: and Quote: hamlet wrote: The police indeed concentrated on a criminal (legal sense) in violation of the no alcohol in state parks law. Why even write any of the above if the person didn't feel wronged by getting a ticket? Also, implying the State Park Police are not real police officers is quite the disparaging remark unto itself. They go through the same amount of training as State Troopers, and statewide do quite a lot of work going above and beyond regular police work. They are indeed real police officers. You may have not meant to come across that way, but that is how I read it.
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It definitely can't stand the traffic. Slate has a natural foliation/cleavage which makes it naturally susceptible flaking and chipping, but more so if you apply a focalized force - like high heels.
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Case law sets the precedent that any offense is arrestable. It is up to individual officer whether or not to make the arrest. I recall a case in which a woman was arrested and jailed for speeding. I believe her lawyer tried to argue that she was illegally detained, but the judge dismissed the case.
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Feeling that you live in a police state because you friend was issued a ticket for a violation is a stretch. Look some days you win the battle and some days you don't. The officer chose to write the ticket. He didn't have to, but that is what is called officer's discretion. It's like when you are caught speeding. The officer may choose to write you a ticket. Some days you may get one, some days you may not. As I have stated earlier, he could have arrested your friend. Running all of your identification is for officer and public safety. The officer does not know that you are well educated and well mannered individuals. He does not know if there is someone among you with a warrant or penchant for violent acts. This is not being part of a police state either. And generalizing all park police officers (or are you saying all law enforcement even) as below intelligence individuals is frankly unfair. Law enforcement is one of the hardest jobs to perform, and unless you have prior law enforcement experience, please refrain from such insulting remarks. That is just as disrespectful of the profession as your sense of the purported disrespect by the officer issuing the ticket.
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Got it. I am un-confused now. Thanks for the clarification.
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Dirt, The issue at hand is not whether the no alcohol law is a good law. That is what the law is, and the OP, by his own admission, broke the law. Alcohol is not allowed in any state park in NJ. There are two reasons for the law. 1) There is an increase of disorderly conduct and other incidents when alcohol is allowed. This is not my opinion, but fact. 2) Most people have to drive to the state parks in NJ. Yes LSP is different as it has the light rail. However, the state parks are being proactive by not allowing people to drink and thus reducing the potential chance of a drunk driving incident. This is a real crime. It is as prosecutable as littering, having a dog off a leash, jaywalking, running a red light, murder, or robbery. Let's not let personal opinion of what the law should be muddle the issue at hand.
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Thanks Iwitness.
And what's up with that photo that Tazmanio posted. That is far from the state park police doing their jobs. Comparing crimes against humanity to someone getting a ticket for alcohol is not even relevant.
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I posted those contacts. However, no alcohol means no alcohol. It doesn't matter if you have 2 six packs or an entire truck load. Breaking the law in this case isn't vague. You broke the law as you so admit. You perpetrated a crime, just as a jaywalker is, hence you are a criminal in the legal sense. There is no if they let them do this to us. You broke the law. The officer didn't do anything. You did. Even though the officer may have been disrespectful in your opinion, he did exercise his discretion in not arresting you which he could have. Case law shows that people can be arrested for even the most minor of infractions. Count your blessings.
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Okay, I'll bite, what do the NY State Park Police have to do with the incident on the Taconic. I'm not being snarky, I just don't know all the details.
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It's is NOT the NJ State Police. It is the NJ State Park Police.
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Bluestone, when placed correctly and using actual bluestone, can look very nice.
Cement made to look like bluestone - as JOGI said, not so nice.
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Unfortunately none of us were there to witness the incident. Maybe the park police officer was unnecessarily belligerent, maybe the OP was more belligerent than they state. Fact of the matter is, if they want to complain, they can go up the chain of command. Yes, we all agree they broke the law, but maybe they do have a legitimate grievance. We will never know the actual truth.
Interestingly enough, a friend of mine was written a ticket in the summer by a very overzealous and belligerent state park police office in LSP. It may be one in the same officer. My friend was cooperative and friendly, and the officer was just downright rude. My friend broke the law, didn't argue, took the ticket, and paid it. He didn't even complain about it and doesn't really care about the incident. So who knows, maybe there is a park police officer with a chip on their shoulder. Like I said in previous posts - these types of officers exist everywhere.
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