Take this one and run with it
I will not run for mayor even if someone sends me tons of money and prints up campaign signs and literature for me free of charge.
I can see the campaign slogan now: "Vote Unknown Observer for Mayor -- One more moron on council can't hurt!"
That probably won't work although a lot of city residents historically have voted blindly over the years.
So, instead, I offer this idea freely to anyone with city council aspirations (and it seems there's a lot of them coming out of the woodwork) so they can have it as part of a campaign platform.
Here's the deal: With what little time the city cops can spare between busting all the drug dealers in town, they should nail as many of those errant teens on rollerblades and bicycles who are riding on downtown sidewalks in violation of city ordinances. Sock them with an $85 fine and -- here's the good part -- make them work off the fine by harassing all the grownup deadbeats who don't pay their parking tickets.
I'm not suggesting kids should have to shake down the ticket scofflaws. They just need to hang around outside their homes or businesses at all hours and be generally annoying, maybe threatening to spray their places with graffiti. All they have to do is promise to go away if the parking bandidos cough up the pesos they owe.
Wait, there is a downside to this that just occurred to me. If the teens hang around too long, they might pick up tips from the parking ticket deadbeats on how to beat those sidewalk violation tickets.
I can see the campaign slogan now: "Vote Unknown Observer for Mayor -- One more moron on council can't hurt!"
That probably won't work although a lot of city residents historically have voted blindly over the years.
So, instead, I offer this idea freely to anyone with city council aspirations (and it seems there's a lot of them coming out of the woodwork) so they can have it as part of a campaign platform.
Here's the deal: With what little time the city cops can spare between busting all the drug dealers in town, they should nail as many of those errant teens on rollerblades and bicycles who are riding on downtown sidewalks in violation of city ordinances. Sock them with an $85 fine and -- here's the good part -- make them work off the fine by harassing all the grownup deadbeats who don't pay their parking tickets.
I'm not suggesting kids should have to shake down the ticket scofflaws. They just need to hang around outside their homes or businesses at all hours and be generally annoying, maybe threatening to spray their places with graffiti. All they have to do is promise to go away if the parking bandidos cough up the pesos they owe.
Wait, there is a downside to this that just occurred to me. If the teens hang around too long, they might pick up tips from the parking ticket deadbeats on how to beat those sidewalk violation tickets.
posted by The Observer at 4/23/2007 01:38:00 PM
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So what is the great idea on how to collect the past due fines?
1. Turn in to the Secretary of State so the violator cannot renew his/her license?
2. Tow the cars of violators who owe in excess of $50.00 in past due fines?
3. Place a boot on the cars of the violators?
4. Take the past due violators to court to collect the tickets?
5. Offer a deal if they pay up on their past due amounts?
Any of the above would be better than what we have now. Personally I like the boot idea. Let everyone see what happens if you fail to pay. It wouldn't take many times to get the point across.
As for the skateboarders, ticket them. They are a hazard on the sidewalks, and they also cause substantial damage to property, public and private. The one kid was quoted that skating at the skateboard parks is boring. His parents should have to pay for what is keeping him amused, like the pavilion, scraped paint off of railings, damaged concrete, etc. I'll bet if they paid up then they would be sure that their kids weren't bored anymore.
These kids doing the damage in violation of the law are learning a lesson that can save them from a life of crime. I think every time I pay a hotel bill that my client is being taxed to keep some non accountable scofflaw like Johnnie Patterson away form honest work where they would fire his worthless but in a heartbeat.
Let’s solve several problems at once. First parking offence just issue a ticket. Second offense; remove wheels to pay fine. Third offense with unpaid ticket, tow car to the old Monroe scrap yard and let the kids strip it. This way we won’t need Monroe Transfer and the kids will be entertained.
The $65,000.00 question is:
Who owns the vehicle that JP is getting all the tickets on?
Not much danger of the village idiot being elected to council. Floraday made a try to be the town idiot on council but we got a good honest ethical man Paisley. Paisley is good and ethical. Floraday hangs out with persons who have the appearance of streetwalkers. Patterson is not much of a streetwalker, just an over parker.
Thoroughly entertaining comments, folks.
I think Lazyboy owns Patterson's SUV. Maybe they should pay all his tickets.
Observer,
I am disappointed you don't want to run for Mayor. Maybe you will run for council again? You could attempt to even your record at 1-1? I assume with campaign managers Iaco and Compora and an unethical opponent like Paisley (if he is willing to run again) you figure you are a shoe in?
Considering two confused persons and at least one psychotic person is presently serving why not run yourself so we have a critical mass of brain crazy jerks to run the city.
Please clarify! Who's who?
Yes, Please tell us who you call the other confused person. I know of one who is confused and one who is certainly Psychotic, but who else is confused?
Logically an argument could be made that we could have a stupid one, a confused one, a brain crazy one, a paranoid one, and a psychotic person who is all the same person. You can throw bipolar in on that combination as well. These kids of mothers who do not know who their daddy is, huff glue, and gasoline and use hard street drugs can grow up and become councilpersons.
It is hard to believe that being sane and marginally employed are not valued traits in this city to get elected.
It has me thinking about the townships pretty hard.
You think the supreme court is conservative enough now to let us bring back literacy laws and poll taxes? Letting stupid and crazy people vote should be against the law. The poll tax could be used to offset the deficit.
Splain dis to me. I is voting fer jobs not a junk yard. Do yes mean yes or do yes mean no—I is confused ya know ya kniow—yo Floraday yo Harrington—yo willie hall what dis mean—dat mean ol train ran over my daddy.—shit man what is dis pole tax what is dist test mean. Last test I was clean.
Is that you Larry? Too much PBR?
I always kind of thought Larry was probably Lampton, that Jackass that accussed the Mayor of lying about a hotdog.
We can't accuse everyone who posts on this blog of being Rick.
Hey - I talked to someone who saw Rick and Compora hanging out together last week Thursday. Surely Rick has better taste than to have an affair with her? If all women were like Compora I would have to buy some sheep.
If all women were like Compora, our species would come to an end.
Ewwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why is Lampton’s Wife claiming some old guy is trying to blind Compora with a little camera that has a laser strobe cobalt cannon death ray device and who gave him permission to use the death ray machine.
If you ran Rick and Compora through a dip tank and put a bag over them perhaps the could mate, Eoooooowwww…
If you ran Rick and Compora through a dip tank and put a bag over them perhaps the could mate, Eoooooowwww…
If I have to think of Floraday and Compora having sex, you can use the death ray on me. Makes my skin curl. :(
I heard that old guy with the death ray is the most evil guy ever to walk this planet.
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, none of those guys hold a candle to this guy.
Beware his death ray! I hear some on council can't sleep at night due to his wicked cunning! Monroe, beware the evil the lurks nearby!
Bah Ram Muh! To your sheep be true!
What have we here? Just a crippled old man who has a cheap camera and likes to take pictures for the edification of all on www.historicmonroe.org which the old man pays for and accepts no fees for advertising. The old man only does this because Patterson, the DDA, the City do nothing but fight over how our city should look to outsiders.
The old man is shaky and needs a tripod if the light is not good. About half through a hateful council meeting Compora and her cohorts go into a staged fit. She jumps and says she will sue the City—everybody--because the old man’s camera has a small green LED that is laser like—strobe like and putting the evil eye on her and her mom. It caused her Mom to cry. Here is how I cry -- put my head dowm and bawl bawl bawl -- this is a woman's right ya know
Linda is on camera now for the whole county to see. She uses her immunity as a public official to pronounce the old man worse than the devil, a totally evil wretch… Bawl…Whine…. Bitch… sue the city. Why won’t the city make him turn off the green beam. The wretch is worse than the Mayor… Worse than Paisley. She doesn’t want in the Newspaper… Not on the Damn internet. She can’t get a job. Why can’t she be a planner… get a job like Jeff Green.
Come on folks—lets bitch some more. Have a three hour meeting. He has over three hours film in his Kodak Brownie. Make the old creep use it all.
I didn't think being a public official gave you immunity.
I thought it opened you up for public ridicule and scorn.
Public officials should expect more attention - not less.
Strange expectation from Linda Compora. Is she crazy?
This is a woman who will use her position to do whatever she wants, even though it may be self serving. She wants the attention, but only if it is positive attention. She will go against jobs being brought into our city, but will expect endorsements from the unions. She plays to be a hero to the African American population in the East End, but has judged one of her own constituents based on the color of his skin. The story goes that a black man, Mike Madison, asked her a question, and her respoinse was that he needed to call Dorothy Edwards since she was his councilperson. The fact is that he lived in Compora's precinct and in fact, just down the street from her.
She needs to be recalled and stopped from this blatant misuse of her political position.
Who will step up and run against this idiot this fall?
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