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I have to meet a $250 deductible each year while people who don't work get healthcare for free.

And that is why we should have a National Healthcare System that provides medical coverage to all people regardless of income.

mwa7368 wrote:
More Cops no matter what they ride or drive is better than nothing...Jersey City is fortunate in the fact the they have NYC next door which does pretty much everything better and before JC does, all they have to do is what NYC does and they will be fine. Giuliani increased cops and crime dropped. It's very simple increase police presence and crime drops. We just need a Mayor who will do it and not feed us BS numbers. The people who claim that it will become a police state are clueless and should go live on a hippie farm in Iowa and wait for the end to come.. I would prefer a police state to the wild west mentality and the lack of security that we have now.

NewHeights wrote:
How the hell is this going to stimulate the economy. if they improve them enough I might just quite my job and move in.

Free medical, foodstamps and new housing all paid for by the government. no thats how you stimulate a society to be lazy.

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Frank, just because some - okay most - shelter cats nationwide are euthanized doesn't mean that turning them out onto the street is a better option.

think about it: a short life with food, shelter and good health, versus a cold, miserable, sickly existence, that in some cases ends just as quickly - though far less humanely - than a life in a shelter.

it's a shame that those are the only two choices for most strays and unwanted pets, but until humanity gets its sh*t together -beginning with spaying and neutering - it's all we've got. (with the exception, of course, of great shelters like LHS. but they are, as I say, the exception.)

I agree with you, honest. At the same time it's worth questioning the enthusiasm for sending animals to shelters. There is a tendency to be na?ve about these things because the word "shelter" obviously has a more positive connotation than perhaps it deserves in most cases.

Supposing I caught a feral cat where his or her presence is intolerable, aside from calling Animal Control I can imagine being more inclined to [insert what happened to Daisy] than take her to a shelter where all nine lives are virtually predetermined. Unfortunately in this case, it was a poor course of action for all involved. Heads will roll that maybe should not.

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Were the criminals black?

Legitimate question. If all of them are, perhaps they should be charged with a hate crime, since the guy they murdered is hispanic.

That wouldnt mean it was a hate crime. A crime against a different race or ethnicity doesnt make it a hate crime. If they targeted him because he was hispanic or used ethnic slurs during the beating then it would be. They could have picked him at random. Im not saying the crime couldnt be hate motivated, I am just saying there is no reason to jump to that conclusion just based on the suspects race.

Did you not see the word "perhaps" in GnomeGeneral's post?

I did, it doesnt change what he was trying to say. Did you read what I said "Im not saying the crime couldnt be hate motivated, I am just saying there is no reason to jump to that conclusion just based on the suspects race."

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Were the criminals black?

Legitimate question. If all of them are, perhaps they should be charged with a hate crime, since the guy they murdered is hispanic.

That wouldnt mean it was a hate crime. A crime against a different race or ethnicity doesnt make it a hate crime. If they targeted him because he was hispanic or used ethnic slurs during the beating then it would be. They could have picked him at random. Im not saying the crime couldnt be hate motivated, I am just saying there is no reason to jump to that conclusion just based on the suspects race.

mendezia wrote:
"The paper says he was only here 7 months from Puerto Rico so that means he didn't speak clear english."

I am speechless. Are you that ignorant?

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A happy ending! Please understand that its not over for me. What happend is an outrage and needs not be swept under the rug. I am taking measures to ensure that ACO will be treated as the law says appropriate and Animals lost can find saftey at a shelter EVERYTIME!!

I'm glad to hear that your worries are over and your companion is home safe. Now that you are undoubtedly in a calmer state of mind, please take a moment to consider the situation objectively. What do you think happens to most of the cats taken the shelter?

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Were the criminals black?

philasurfer wrote:
Soup is a great suggestion. Get the crock pot fired up and start throwing stuff in!

The JC library system is actually quite good. The people who work there are great and it is free!

Combine all of the above by canceling your cable TV. I know it sounds blasphemous, but I'll give you several reasons why this is a good idea:

1. Comcast is awful
2. You can spend more time reading books from the JC library for free
3. You can spend more time cooking, thereby saving even more money
4. You would be amazed at how your desire to buy anything goes down when you are not subjecting yourself to a barrage of TV commercials. In other words, you won't want to buy as much crap.

fat-ass-bike wrote:
How much does it cost (fine) for an unregistered cat plus the cost to register a cat in JC ?

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jennymayla wrote:
This is just GREAT. Now the scumbags are commuting to work.
Nowhere is safe.

I doubt they would travel all the way to Princeton just to rob the place, it was an inside job... drug related. They had reason to go there, the place was targeted. Everyone is shocked by crime here in J.C. economics is bringing this upon us nothing new been going on for centuries, even before the great one walked on water. Since gentrification lots of residents began migrating to Pennsylvania now those small towns have an elevation of crime they've never dealt with before. Everybody is everywhere these days, there are no country club partitions separating the haves from the have-nots. And everyone is suspect as well. Watch your wallets.

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how many were in the group? does it mention it any where?

Bottom line only way to reduce these crimes is stricter curfew enforcement and eliminated groups of more than 3 to walk together.

Also I am all for random stops of these groups of teens. Ask them if they have weapons, drugs or any warrants. Watch crime drop.

Curfew? It was 7:45pm

NewHeights wrote:
how many were in the group? does it mention it any where?

Bottom line only way to reduce these crimes is stricter curfew enforcement and eliminated groups of more than 3 to walk together.

Also I am all for random stops of these groups of teens. Ask them if they have weapons, drugs or any warrants. Watch crime drop.

Crazy_Chester wrote:
They need better after-school activities!

T-Bird wrote:
Can't wait till it becomes a big ol lair of a bedroom. For some of us "transplants", JC serves as a place to live until we're ready to grow up and "settle down" in a more quaint, peaceful place. Deal with it. We rent, buy homes and contribute to JC's businesses more then some of the "natives". (and most of us cause less crime) I treat the places where I've live they way they treat me. How do you think I feel about JC when I leave my home and find puke, garbage and branches broken off my tree in the morning?

...and that self-serving, narcissistic attitude GnomeGeneral is what prevents things from getting better. Rather than acting like the world owes you something, why not go out of your way to do a good turn - get involved, help someone other than yourself - and watch how things start to improve.

I'll never understand the mentality that allows people to think that since they pay rent and shop in the shops more than someone else that they are entitled to certain allowances or priveleges. I work in the city and make a good living. I also enjoy living here. Why would anyone want to live in a place they find as offensive as you do, GG?

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Beacon -- Phase 3 selling now

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I take issue with some of the negative comments in this thread. It's not as if the OP was asking for tax money to bail them out. I think that many of the JJ haters don't really care about or follow local JC stuff, and treat JC as a bedroom community.

The JJ is what it is, and is a reflection of it's customer base and the demographics of JC. The JJ haters don't read it now, and will double not read it in the future (if that is possible).

As someone wrote earlier, once it is gone it is gone. If continues to get published, it might get better.

I like that "bedroom community" what are they college kids, or foreign tourists. I wonder if they treated their old neighborhood(s) where ever they came from, like a bedroom community. If the J.J. does leave and all the natives go with it then Jersey City can become one big bedroom community and the local government can do what ever it darn well pleases.

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feral cat crisis in the Hudson County community and provide practical ways to deal with the issue through free Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)

Return ! Why not just (TP-D) Trap and Put-Down ?

What do you think these feral cats eat and what about the spread of infection and disease to out domestic pets, natural wild-life and even humans?
Lets not show any sympathy here, they do a lot of damage.

mariana wrote:
Goblin, I feel pity for you my dear. Get help! You have to be the dumbest mofo that lives in JC!

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I know everyone likes to know where things happen, but a lot of people are convinced, as was mentioned above, that they aren't subject to awful things like that just because they're downtown, or anywhere for that matter. It doesn't really matter, this violence can happen anywhere. Don't be naive, the police here work for the same city as the police who work for the area at the intersection of van horne and communipaw.

Just because a hispanic dude stabs a black girl in harlem doesn't make it acceptable, and why would you sigh in relief just because you don't live there?

Gang violence is real. There isn't always a reason why bad things happen. Face it. Everyone keep your head about yourself.

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A JCLIST Classic...the ENRAGED MOTHER thread!!!

"I was very upset when I walked through the park today at 7.30 pm and saw a guy running two greyhounds in the children's playground. I regret not having confronted him but I thought to myself that a person so inconsiderate would perhaps not respond well to a confrontation.

I think that any parent and perhaps most dog owners agree with me that crossing the boundary of allowing your dogs into the playground is a mere lack of common sense. I wish our local authorities responded to these issues..."


http://jclist.com/modules/newbb/viewt ... =ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0

Ah yes!... good times!

Along with his self-appointed duties of providing directory assistance to municipal agencies and reposting useless HPNA announcements, super_furry has a unhealthy compulsion to bring up this thread again (and again,? and again).

Way to go, SF!!... Good luck finding your way to relevance.