--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "suziezuzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > From the Fairfield Ledger Opinion page, Jan 31 > > > > > > > > To the editor: > > > > I have recently found out just how the legal system works by my own > > experience. > > > > Recently I had two men from the pundits facility trespass on my > property and > > harass my children by trying to get into my house and looking through my > > windows. I guess in their country this is what is considered > "normal," and I > > was told that they did not know any better. I do not accept this. I > do not > > think that opening a screen door and turning the door handle trying > to get > > into the house is "normal," and I also am very upset that it caused > fear in > > my children. I mean, this happened for more than 10-15 minutes. It > was not > > just a walk by. > > > > I thought I would have rights as a citizen but I recently found out that > > other people have more rights than I do. I have to warn people > before I can > > press charges. What if I don't have time to warn people? > > > > I live by a facility that has all men. This just infuriates me when > I'm told > > that they are warned and that's it. I have no rights to charge anything! > > > > I was also told by the security at the pundits that if this should > happen > > again, then I am to call them and not to call the sheriff's. What do you > > mean, if this happens again? This shouldn't even happen! I really > don't feel > > comfortable about this at all. who's to say after being told that, > that it > > won't happen again? > > > > I also do not understand how I, as a citizen, do not have the right > to know > > if my neighbors have tuberculosis since this new law known as HIPPA > has come > > into effect. I know it's there to protect the privacy of personal health > > information, but come on. What about protecting me and my children? > Where do > > we stand in this picture? Who is protecting us? > > > > I feel unsafe in our community and feel most of us want to close our > eyes > > and hope the situation will go away. Well, it won't. we need to > stand up for > > what's ours, for what's right. And I'm standing up for what I > believe in and > > I'm not closing my eyes! > > > > I feel like residents of Jefferson County ought to know what we have > to deal > > with out here! > > > > - DeAnna Higdon, Fairfield > > > > > > > > Follow up comment, Feb. 7 > > > > > > > > Who's in charge of the pundits? > > > > To the editor: > > > > On Sunday, Feb. 2, I attended the Vedic City City Council meeting. > Only two > > council members were present. Three council members and the mayor > > participated by phone. > > > > Not once was discussion of a motion asked for. And they tried to adjourn > > with no public comment. > > > > I asked for the floor to address the council. My question was "Who is > > responsible for the pundits?" All I received in response was blank > stares > > and what appeared to be dead phone lines. It sounds like no one wants to > > claim responsibility for the pundits. > > > > After further questioning, city attorney Maureen Wynne's response > was, "Oh, > > that's silly." One has to wonder how to get an honest answer from > Vedic City > > City Council. A person could very easily get the impression that the > city > > council could not care less about the incident that occurred on Jan. 26 > > involving the pundits. > > > > - Joe Ledger, Fairfield > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.0/1268 - Release Date: > 2/9/2008 > > 11:54 AM > > In Colorado, we have the "make my day law" which states that if a > person enters your house and you feel that they represent a threat to > you or your family, you have the right to shoot them but they have to > be in your house, not on the patio or outside. If you have the same > law, I suggest you purchase a gun and keep it loaded in a location > that is locked but accessible to you only.>>
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