Register now !    Login  
Main Menu
Who's Online
140 user(s) are online (120 user(s) are browsing Message Forum)

Members: 0
Guests: 140

more...


Forum Index


Board index » All Posts (bodhipooh)




Re: Greenville: Suspect Killed By Police
Home away from home
Home away from home


Alb, your reply was sensible and restrained. I appreciate that, as that is seldom the case in these boards...

In any case, in relation to the cops kicking a person laying on the ground, I can provide a possible theory for your consideration. It could be that the eyewitness may have mistaken the officer's action to be a kick, when in fact the officer may have been using his feet to force the perp into a "spread eagle" position. I have often seen that tactic used by law enforcement personnel, as it allows the officer to maintain a somewaht safe distance from the suspect, while retaining a tactical advantage over the subject, including the ability to keep a gun trained on the person.

Of course, I was not there and could be totally off base, but it sounds plausible.

Posted on: 2008/9/16 2:34
 Top 


Re: Direct 33rd-Journal Sq service on weekends (bypassing Hoboken)
Home away from home
Home away from home


Quote:

According to the published PATH schedules:
Pavonia to Christopher during weekdays is 9 minutes.
Pavonia to Christopher via Hoboken on weekends is 14 minutes.

What they don't mention, of course, is that sitting in a stationary train at Hoboken feels like an eternity.


Thank you, JCase. I was just about to point that out, but you beat me to it.

Furthermore, most of the ones that have responded so far are stating impressions, without facts and/or numbers to back up their assertions. I have actually timed the trains (both during weekends and weekdays) and have consistently found the difference to be in the four minutes neigborhood. People often get the impression that it is much longer because the train sits in Hoboken for three minutes (unless the conductor is talking up a babe, or a fellow co-worker, in which case it can take longer...) but it seems like most people fail to realize that the trip between Christopher and Hoboken is about 3 minutes shorter than the one between Christopher and Pavonia. Hence, the four minute difference.

Posted on: 2008/9/16 2:22
 Top 


Re: Direct 33rd-Journal Sq service on weekends (bypassing Hoboken)
Home away from home
Home away from home


Quote:

My travel time was cut down tremendously by not having to stop off in Hoboken.


I am often amused by the people who complain of the "tremendous" delays in weekend service because of the stop at Hoboken. I have heard many complain that the weekend trips are SO MUCH longer... Really? 4 minutes is a TREMENDOUS delay that makes your trip MUCH LONGER? Give me a break. Sit down, relax, enjoy the trip, and stop fretting about 4 minutes.

For the record, I also dislike the extra minutes, but I just don't think that four minutes are THAT big a deal.

Posted on: 2008/9/15 20:58
 Top 


Re: Police Car Smackup on SW corner of VVP
Home away from home
Home away from home


Quote:
That intersection is too chaotic with the Exchange place and school traffic.


You must be lost if you think that the SW corner of VVP is close to Exchange Place...

Regardless, I go past that corner every morning while riding my bike to work and have often had the pleasure of having to jam my brakes because some yahoo mistook the stop sign for a Coke sign. Seriously, what is it with JC drivers and stop signs?? That, and the utterly disregarded red lights!

With all this talk about city budget shortfalls, I would have expected by now some city pol to ask for increased police enforcement of the scofflaw drivers. The city would make a TON of money in very little time.

Posted on: 2008/9/15 20:18
 Top 


Re: Greenville: Suspect Killed By Police
Home away from home
Home away from home


Quote:
If the officers are so poorly trained and/or disciplined that they kick one suspect in broad daylight, in front of civilians, how can I trust them to give an honest explanation of why they used deadly force against another suspect?


Broad daylight? At 1:41 AM? I don't think so...

Besides, witness are often unreliable. And I am willing to bet that the suspect laying on the ground was most likely not laying there calmly, waiting for the cops to slap the cuffs on him. Most likely he was resisting arrest, or moving, or otherwise disregarding the officers' order to lay down and not move.

Posted on: 2008/9/15 20:06
 Top 


Re: In need of a dog walker
Home away from home
Home away from home


I have a couple of friends that have tried Fetch Pet Care in the past and they were all happy and satisfied. They operate in JC and surrounding areas. Not sure about who to contact, but they have a site: Fetch Pet Care. The one friend had them stay over while on vacation, while the other hired them for daily walks.

Posted on: 2008/9/6 14:13
 Top 



TopTop
« 1 ... 120 121 122 (123)






Login
Username:

Password:

Remember me



Lost Password?

Register now!



LicenseInformation | AboutUs | PrivacyPolicy | Faq | Contact


JERSEY CITY LIST - News & Reviews - Jersey City, NJ - Copyright 2004 - 2017