vindication15 wrote:
Can anyone recommend an outdoor home video security system which is wireless and requires simple installation? Price is not a factor. Thanks!

Looking for a system which will allow me to detect motion, see in the dark, and is weatherproof.

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heights wrote:
I've been told at the Heights police captain's meeting that there are not enough police officers to go around, that it would spread the force thin to cover every infraction pattern out there. Plus their jurisdiction only allow them certain levels of enforcement. The halls of justice are only as strong as it's weakest link.

I think the weak link is the JC public accepting that same old story from JCPD that there is nothing that they can do, not enough resources.

Then why aren't we inviting red light and speeding cam operators to set up more locations here? Enforcement plus cashflow to city with zero outlay. Seems like a no brainer. The contract and implementation just needs to be made to prioritize enforcement rather than cashflow. There should be signs at every major road entrance to JC: "traffic laws enforced by radar cameras", so everyone knows and it's not a "gotcha".

Having lived in Hoboken for a dozen years, prior to moving to JC, I can tell you that no one in the know illegally parks too close to the crosswalks - traffic tickets and booting raise revenue there.

I wish that we could hire additional staff to enforce parking rules - I nose my car into cross walks as I often can't see past the cars parked right up to the stop signs.

heights wrote:
I've been told at the Heights police captain's meeting that there are not enough police officers to go around, that it would spread the force thin to cover every infraction pattern out there. Plus their jurisdiction only allow them certain levels of enforcement. The halls of justice are only as strong as it's weakest link.

4bailey wrote:
I was looking at the APC Power Conditioners at Best Buy (we?ve both got Best Buy gift cards to use up). Do you think the ?Power Conditioner? thing is just hype or can I get by with an A/V style surge protector?

If you actually spent time observing Monmouth Street traffic during the morning and evening rush hours, reasonable people would conclude otherwise.

lecxe wrote:
Mr_Bunny... don't change the subject. (Something many Obama detractors claim he did with his speech.) Brian_em's original post had no mention of Farrakhan.

You agreed 100% to everything he said. So I took the both of you to task about it & to post evidence in your defense. How did you guys respond? No evidence.. just opinion & conjecture.

lecxe wrote:
I'm still waiting for mr_bunny or brian_em to show me a youtube clip of Wright preaching children to "hate white people" & stating that "white people are un-evolved humans".

Isn't it interesting that they can't find one after all this time.

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The fact that Obama is still in the race after this astonishes me.

Now, I will give him the benifit of the doubt when it comes to how close his relationship is to Rev. Wright. I'm a conservative, but have many friends and acquaintances who have extremist views towards our government. And their voice doesn't influence me in any way.

But besides Rev. Wrights actions, the entire ordeal goes much further than that. If you look up the church in general, you will see the entire position of that church is racist and extremist. It's not just one psycho who will spit hatred here and there. If you saw the commercial for the church, you will understand. It's strange, almost, cult-like.

It brings up HUGE questions about Obama. Why in the world would he be a part of this church if he doesn't believe in it's very public racist position? How can he send his children to a church where they are told that white people are trying to infect them with the aids virus?

How can he stand on a stage with a straight face, and tell america that he wants to unite our country and end racism, when he belongs to a church that tells young black kids that white people are un-evolved human beings?

Now, i am somewhat sympathetic to Rev. Wright. I understand that the black community has faced a great deal of racism in it's history here in America. I understand that he is angry. But there is NO EXCUSE to go on stage and shout hate speech and propaganda towards an entire race of people. These men talk about a future where racism doesn't exist, how is that going to happen when they are telling children to hate white people?

Barack Obama IS A MEMBER of this church for 20 years. Whether he says it to a camera or not, it is proof that he at least condones this type of hate speech.

Think of it on the flip side...If John McCain was found out to be a member of a white supremest group, He'd be done, he'd be finished, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT....and I'd be glad. Because there is no excuse for that type of racist thinking.

XenoSerge wrote:
I'm absolutely smitten with Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) from Criminal Intent. *Rowr*

Jeebus wrote:
There is a large amount of criminology research that has shown that allowing law abiding citizens to carry either decreases crime or at worst has no effect. The very argument that you make was made before Florida enacted a "shall issue" concealed carry law yet crime went way down afterwards. It is obvious that those inclined toward crime are made less likely to do so when a potential victim may be armed.

I suspect that you have little experience with people who legally own and carry firearms. In my experience, those who do so are much more careful to avoid putting themselves in a position where they would be involved in a violent confrontation than the average person.

You are also more than a bit mistaken in terms of your faith in the police having extensive firearms training above and beyond those who have a carry license. My father was a police officer and qualifying with a handgun amounted to hitting some stationary targets a couple times a year. Some cops practice on their own time but in general they are as much all over the map as private gun owners. Nevertheless, their having firearms is a huge deterrent to criminals and most cops never have to shoot at someone. It's mostly about deterring rather than shooting, and this is even more true of private gun owners.

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On the subject of people carrying concealed handguns...

Believing that having "law abiding citizens" walking around the streets armed would make us all safe is a fantasy. People get in arguments all the time in congested urban areas like ours. I do not believe that most "law abiding citizens" with a gun would be able to control themselves in an altercation with another. Even in a simple argument, a person carrying a gun would be more belligerent knowing that they have a gun at their side. I don't trust human nature enough to allow a bunch of "law abiding citizens" to be armed on the streets. To many idiots have not broken the law and that is your only qualification for owning a gun (besides age and mental defect). I don't mind cops with guns because they have extensive training.

If you want a gun in your house... fine, whatever, I don't care. Be responsible. Just don't shoot me through the wall while you are cleaning it.

Sorry to get off topic.