UPDATE TO MERIDEN MALL EVACUATION: The “bomb” allegedly seen in a food court trash can Thursday afternoon-turned out to be an ankle weight!!
ALSO: My Blog is now featured on the Meriden Record Journal’s Community Blog Page. So you can log onto MyRecordJournal.com and scroll halfway down and click on “Community Blogs”
First off-I wonder how many more “deadlocked” votes the Town Council will have. But then, on the other hand, maybe this Town Council will learn to WORK TOGETHER for once and start compromising. END THE TRASH HAULING FIASCO BY IMPLEMENTING PAY AS YOU THROW!! THANK YOU!!
Now I did receive correspondence from several people who read my blog about the Police in-car cameras, then happened to see the story in the Cheshire Herald. These people stated they were concerned about the fact that the cameras could be “manually turned on.”
Click below for ACLU articles on Police and Government Surveillance.
“Defending the Right to Privacy”
“The Growth of American Surveillance Society”
When I did research into these police in car cameras several years ago, I ALSO did not realize the cameras could be turned on manually-in other words, you-the motorist-or you-the citizen can be recorded by the police without your knowledge!!
The cameras I had done research on, only recorded when the Police Officer turned on the lightbar. Well apparently, unless I am mis-reading, the camera can also record without the light bar. I am very deeply troubled by this information, as are many of my readers who are commenting left and right about this subject on UTH For Members Only.
I had one person comment that this is nothing but plain out stalking. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be videotaped constantly or even think every time I go out in my car or walk down the street that Big Brother MIGHT BE NOT ONLY WATCHING BUT VIDEOTAPING MY EVERY MOVE!!
Now I regret pushing for these cameras. I didn’t understand that they could tape without a persons knowledge. I do agree with many of you that this is INVASION OF PRIVACY. It might even border on Voyuerism!!
More and more of our rights are being taken away under the guise of “safety and security” OH BULLSH*T!!!
I don’t remember what website I was reading, but there was a comment that made a lot of sense. This person basically stated that it used to be that you could get by in the world by just going out and minding your own business–not true anymore. Oh, I remember where I read it-it was on Topix and the issue was AGAIN–CAMERAS ON THE HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES TO MONITOR YOUR DRIVING!!
It is really sad what our society has come to-and what is even sadder is that people DON’T CARE!! They will put up with just about anything to avoid having to leave their homes. “Oh I am tired from work or school.” WHAT AN EXCUSE
If it DOESN’T PERSONALLY AFFECT THEM, THEN THE AVERAGE PERSON COULD CARE LESS!! AND THAT IS THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT WANTS IT!! SIDETRACK YOU WITH ISSUES LIKE JOB LOSS, THE HIGH ENERGY PRICES, WHILE THEY STEALTHILY STEAL YOUR RIGHTS AWAY!!
Our Founding Fathers could never envision video cameras-but the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution still rings clear: It is too bad our Government has made a mockery of it. I know it says “searches and seizures” but to me, videotaping without your knowledge is an illegal search and invasion of your privacy. This videotaping without a persons knowledge is wrong-your actions can be left open to interpretation by a member of the law enforcement community.
“What is he or she doing”?
“Why is he or she walking that way?”
“Let’s tape it from our car cameras”
These are just some of the issues that may arise from taping without a persons knowledge-the cops don’t like it when the tables have been turned on them-there have been many stories published about the Police arresting citizens who tried to tape THEIR ACTIONS without the police knowing about it. The police call it “entrapment” and a violation of civil rights. So why when it is the other way around-is it OK?
Man Faces 7 Year Sentence for Videotaping Police!!
Someone to claim us, someone to follow
Someone to shame us, some brave Apollo
Someone to fool us, someone like youWe Want You Big Brother-Big Brother
David Bowie-”Big Brother”
NEXT TOPIC: BEYOND BALLS!!
Now the next issue burning my a** is this flyer I and I am sure everyone else in Cheshire, Ct. received in the mail this week from of all places ELIM PARK!!
Why did you and I get a flyer from Elim Park–THEY ARE ASKING FOR A DONATION?? WHY?? JUST GET A LOAD OF THE FOLLOWING FIGURES, THEN MAYBE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLUE YOURSELF IN AS TO WHY!!
This is from the “Life is Vibrant” Elim Park 2008 Annual Report:
My spouse who is a REVENUE EXAMINER, broke it down to the bottom line:
Elim Park Baptist Home:
2007-Revenues: $24, 313, 632.
2007-Expenses: $22,674, 080.
SURPLUS: $1, 639, 552.
2008-Revenues: $20, 783, 772.
Expenses: $23, 288, 149.
DEFICIT: $2, 504, 377.
Total Capital Campaign & other Contributions:
2007-$832, 931
2008-$379, 916.
HELLO!! Did you notice the last figure? I did.
Elim Park received $379.916 in Capital campaign and other contributions.
And this past Tuesday, the Cheshire Town Council unanimously accepted a contribution from Elim Park to be put towards the Police and Fire Department Gift Accounts totaling $330,000!!!
Now they have a nerve to ask for donations??? What about the residents?? Don’t THEY deserve this money??
Look how much the contributions have fallen in one year. And you know the state is cutting way back on Nursing Home funding-WAY BACK.
With this in mind, WHY would they even think about giving any money away??
Elim Park financially is alright this year, but what about next year and the year after?
It is not personal, not at all, I like Elim Park. I like Ron Dischinger-he is the sweetest man on this earth!! But come on–like I have stated in an earlier post-in the words of that famous forensic scientist-SOMETING WRONG!!!
