colleen wrote:
The Pom had a mohawk?!? That's as bad as Snuckie and J-Whoa dyeing their pooches -- Call the ASPCA!

Where was this - in the Villlage or Downtown or by Hamilton Park? Why not just post the name of their (dis)service from the hipster's T-shirt? Was the girlie a tattooed thespian by any chance If so, I.ve seen them at 7s . . . gagg

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parkman wrote:
Twenty-six years of the same old dog shit… 70,600 and counting views (now surpassing our departed urban legend “the pimp”).

Over the years this has been one of the most contentious quality-of-life, and “us VS them” issues I’ve encountered in downtown JC. Though I still have problems with a few dog owners in VVP, I must say that the vast majority obeys, not only what are the ordinances on the books and what is right for their community, but have started to challenge those that do not.

You may complain all you want and expect others to deal with your objections (e.g. the police), but until the residents of each community verbalize their outrage directly to the individuals who don’t care about others, certain individuals will continue to perpetuate this behavior.

This encompasses not only dog owners, but also those that steal flowers in our parks that have been donated by volunteers, parents who let their children destroy public property, individuals who throw trash on the ground when there is a trash can within five feet.

Minor in the grand scheme of things – yes, but for me- makes one place livable over another, as well as giving a sense pride in the community in which we live.

See something-say something. The “Broken Window” philosophy works.
Rant over.

I totally agree with everything in your post except perhaps "residents of each community verbalize their outrage directly to the individuals who don’t care about [each] other". Dog poop shouldn't give anyone license to "rage" against their neighbors. Give them a poop bag as others have suggested and ask them to pick it up. Shaming the offenders is likely to work better than anger or "(out)rage".

I didn’t imply that you must express your outrage in an inappropriate manner, just that you let the people, who have no concern for your quality of life, know that their behavior is not acceptable. Not having a poop bag is no excuse, and providing one will not change the behavior.

I also did not limit saying something exclusively to dog owners…it’s parents, litterbugs, graffiti “artists”, and thieves (flower). You may either continually complain about the situation or calmly let the individuals know that what they are doing is not proper, and why its not.

Saying something is not for everyone but I personally have too much invested in this community (and not mainly financial), not to try.

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Twenty-six years of the same old dog shit… 70,600 and counting views (now surpassing our departed urban legend “the pimp”).

Over the years this has been one of the most contentious quality-of-life, and “us VS them” issues I’ve encountered in downtown JC. Though I still have problems with a few dog owners in VVP, I must say that the vast majority obeys, not only what are the ordinances on the books and what is right for their community, but have started to challenge those that do not.

You may complain all you want and expect others to deal with your objections (e.g. the police), but until the residents of each community verbalize their outrage directly to the individuals who don’t care about others, certain individuals will continue to perpetuate this behavior.

This encompasses not only dog owners, but also those that steal flowers in our parks that have been donated by volunteers, parents who let their children destroy public property, individuals who throw trash on the ground when there is a trash can within five feet.

Minor in the grand scheme of things – yes, but for me- makes one place livable over another, as well as giving a sense pride in the community in which we live.

See something-say something. The “Broken Window” philosophy works.
Rant over.

I totally agree with everything in your post except perhaps "residents of each community verbalize their outrage directly to the individuals who don’t care about [each] other". Dog poop shouldn't give anyone license to "rage" against their neighbors. Give them a poop bag as others have suggested and ask them to pick it up. Shaming the offenders is likely to work better than anger or "(out)rage".

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parkman wrote:
Twenty-six years of the same old dog shit… 70,600 and counting views (now surpassing our departed urban legend “the pimp”).

Over the years this has been one of the most contentious quality-of-life, and “us VS them” issues I’ve encountered in downtown JC. Though I still have problems with a few dog owners in VVP, I must say that the vast majority obeys, not only what are the ordinances on the books and what is right for their community, but have started to challenge those that do not.

You may complain all you want and expect others to deal with your objections (e.g. the police), but until the residents of each community verbalize their outrage directly to the individuals who don’t care about others, certain individuals will continue to perpetuate this behavior.

This encompasses not only dog owners, but also those that steal flowers in our parks that have been donated by volunteers, parents who let their children destroy public property, individuals who throw trash on the ground when there is a trash can within five feet.

Minor in the grand scheme of things – yes, but for me- makes one place livable over another, as well as giving a sense pride in the community in which we live.

See something-say something. The “Broken Window” philosophy works.
Rant over.

I totally agree with everything in your post except perhaps "residents of each community verbalize their outrage directly to the individuals who don’t care about [each] other". Dog poop shouldn't give anyone license to "rage" against their neighbors. Give them a poop bag as others have suggested and ask them to pick it up. Shaming the offenders is likely to work better than anger or "(out)rage".

parkman wrote:
Twenty-six years of the same old dog shit… 70,600 and counting views (now surpassing our departed urban legend “the pimp”).

Over the years this has been one of the most contentious quality-of-life, and “us VS them” issues I’ve encountered in downtown JC. Though I still have problems with a few dog owners in VVP, I must say that the vast majority obeys, not only what are the ordinances on the books and what is right for their community, but have started to challenge those that do not.

You may complain all you want and expect others to deal with your objections (e.g. the police), but until the residents of each community verbalize their outrage directly to the individuals who don’t care about others, certain individuals will continue to perpetuate this behavior.

This encompasses not only dog owners, but also those that steal flowers in our parks that have been donated by volunteers, parents who let their children destroy public property, individuals who throw trash on the ground when there is a trash can within five feet.

Minor in the grand scheme of things – yes, but for me- makes one place livable over another, as well as giving a sense pride in the community in which we live.

See something-say something. The “Broken Window” philosophy works.
Rant over.

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our departed urban legend “the pimp”

Are you saying the pimp is dead?

Robin.

our departed urban legend “the pimp”

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cousin wrote:
Perhaps you need to re-evaluate whether or not city living is for you. Make allowances or move to Ohio.

Wise words, Poo Bronson. Wise words indeed.

Allowances for city noise does not include self-indulgent ass-bags revving the engine on their straight pipe Harleys unnecessarily. I do not complain about city noise.

jcdd wrote: I recently was walking home and saw some guy get in his car and literally throw his two coffee cups and food bag out the window and drive off.

Walking home on newark the other night and saw a doggie pooping right on the sidewalk and the owner looked like he was about to move on (he was on a bike, walking his dog) until I gave him and the poop a "look" and turned around, waiting for him to pick up the poo.

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cousin wrote:
Perhaps you need to re-evaluate whether or not city living is for you. Make allowances or move to Ohio.

Wise words, Poo Bronson. Wise words indeed.

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How do you get the portion of the text you want to respond to in the quote box?

hit the small "reply" button right under the comment, then click the "quote" button in the window that opens. type your reply above or below the text, then hit "submit," and the debate can continue unhampered.

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How do you get the portion of the text you want to respond to in the quote box?

jcdd wrote:
But I disagree that we should all just ignore this kind of stuff when it happens. Maybe someone will think twice the next time if they have been called out on it.
I must note, I really don't like confrontation, so a dissaproving "look" is as far as I have gone. Wish I had more guts to say something.

cousin wrote:
Now you're ripping on Harley riders? And the dog shit is fine?

cousin wrote:
Perhaps you need to re-evaluate whether or not city living is for you. Make allowances or move to Ohio.

Dahood wrote:
Mr_Johnson you have a valid point. But what exactly is a city? A shareholder has a stake in a corporate. Similarly a propert-tax paying citizen has a stake in the city. A city is made up of its citizens and it's nothing wrong if they don't like someone spoiling a part of it. But people should use their judgement while confronting such people as it might be dangerous. Although I would have pointed it out to the person not picking up his dog's poop at that time only and not run after him later on.