and who are easily >frightened by security officers, I read a story once about a young kid who was killed running away from cops. His mother said he was terrified of cops since they had beaten him up and framed him.
Tony, will you sing this song with me at the next Praxis meeting to help ease the fears of NIMBY wankers? I love Penn cops I love Penn cops Why don't you Why don't you They only shoot the bad guys Only shoot the bad guys Whoopsie do Whoopsie do -----Original Message----- >From: Anthony West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sep 6, 2008 6:56 PM >To: ucityList <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [UC] PennPraxis and 40th St. > >This community room is used as meeting space by various groups. >Collectively, any people from around the community attend these groups' >meetings there. A meeting in a senior residence hall is as normal as one >in a church hall or a school auditorium. > >I don't think the presence of senior citizens at a public meeting is a >fit subject for ridicule. Contemptuous, dismissive jokes about their >health, etc. aren't funny. More importantly, they don't invalidate the >meeting. Public meetings should make it easier, not harder, for seniors >with activity limitations to attend. > >Community members who insist on old-folk-free venues, and who are easily >frightened by security officers, probably should steer clear of this >venue. Most people find it's a convenient, well-equipped meeting space. > >-- Tony West > > >Glenn moyer wrote: >> You might not know how funny this is! At 8AM, Penn Praxis holds these >> "regular forums" at the old folks home. Nurses wheel down their clients for >> donuts. As Praxis and Tom do the blah-blah, the folks take naps in their >> wheel chairs and the nurses get to go out for a smoke. Once Praxis shuts >> up, the folks get to socialize a bit before they're wheeled away. >> >> (I made a mad dash for the door because the Penn cop was giving me the eye >> after I called Tom's drawings deceptive. They had that drawing where the >> teeny weeny 10 story building was hiding behind the gigantic 3 story >> historic building.) > > >---- >You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see ><http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
