[Winona Online Democracy] Goodness, David...if you feel that Winona has been forsaken by God, and that it is not a "nice" place, perhaps you have suggestions which would assist the city in becoming "nice", and which would also invite God to visit here. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "K.C. O'Dea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [Winona] Trucks VS Trains
> [Winona Online Democracy] > > On Thursday, Sep 25, 2003, at 18:14 US/Central, K.C. O'Dea wrote: > > > [Winona Online Democracy] > > > > David Dittman Wrote: > > The Winona police department should receive the John Latsch, Human > > Rights award for their efforts to curtail sound violence against > > prissy white people's pansies from jake braking trucks, while ignoring > > a real issue right outside the LEC; drivers not using their turn > > signals. Those poor, oppressed, white people's pansies were whithering > > to a miserable death from the noise, until the police department > > valiantly stepped in and defended those poor oppressed pansies by > > choosing to enforce local ordinances rather than state laws such as > > 169.19 subd 5. > > > > > >> What if the jake-braking trucks don't use their blinkers? My point > >> being that our police department keeps Winona's crime rate low, and > >> for that you should be thankful Mr. Dittman. Be glad you can live in > >> a community where the police can, if they so desire, concentrate some > >> of their efforts on issues that you seem to find trivial. And what > >> about the more moderatly priced homes that run alongside the railroad > >> tracks within the city. Are those people who complain about the noise > >> from trains being "Pansies?" > > > > Michael O'Dea > > I do not care about low crime rates... If I am under attack more than > once per day from Winona's moron drivers that have recently become > worse than ever before, what does a low crime rate mean if I am dead > under someone's tire, as a result from a situation that is completely > preventable? The hard realty, a low crime rate means nothing in this > situation. > > * Furthermore, does the Winona Police Department really keep the crime > rate low? Could the crime rate be much higher due to items not being > reported? Quite possibly underreporting is the case. Officially the > crime rate is low compared to what? > > * Truckers are far better drivers than most of the fools with their > cars. If Winona's drivers drove half as well as ninety-nine percent of > truckers on the road they would be fifty times better than they are now. > > * FYI 169.19 subd 5 is the turn signal law. > > The cops sit their acting like they are making the roads safe with Tom > Williams and his cute quotes. When in reality, they are doing nothing. > NOTHING! A driver moving three miles an hour faster than the limit does > not mean jack. Yet, this is all they seem to focus on in terms of road > safety. To Tom's defence, DUI's were also mentioned, that is a plus, > they affect others much more than other items, however the assertion of > the speed threat compared to other items is total rubbish. > > * I did not call anyone a pansy. Perhaps, reading my comments would > help resolve this. I said the pansies were being affected. When you > criticise others check your facts. (You are of course excused from this > requirement, if you work for US based media or press establishment > since they have proved incapable of doing this themselves.) > > To answer your question, about who can complain more. The RR homeowners > have more of a right to complain than the those complaining about > trucks. IMO. I have put up with trucks and trains, both are minor > issues (barring the effects of trains on traffic from Mankato Avenue > which is a major issue.) > > Furthermore, if you criticise someone, spell their name right. It is > quite disrespectful. It may make your comments more consumable. > Criticism: Good, Spelling names wrong: Bad > > (As for this entire issue, I have commented about this issue before to > receive pathetic lip service from the chief of police. Therefore the > sarcasm is completely justifiable as nothing has been done and I am > trying to bring more awareness to the issue. The only thing that has > happened is everything that has been mentioned has intensified recently > despite my reduction of miles in this God Forsaken place that some > actually regard as a nice place. I fail to see why this is a nice place > because Members of A Nice Place do not try to run its members down > daily. > > I should also mention, the police certainly have enough time. (I should > say more, but those with the time on the force already know what I am > referring to and need no clarification.) > > http://www.mail-archive.com/onlinedemocracy%40winona.org/msg01213.html > ) > > > Have a nice day and do not get plucked by the pathetic drivers of > downtown. > > ******************************************** > David Dittmann > The Winona police department should receive the John Latsch, Human > Rights award for their efforts to curtail sound violence against prissy > white people's pansies from jake braking trucks while ignoring a real > issue right outside the LEC, drivers not using their turn signals. > Those poor, oppressed, white people's pansies were whithering to a > miserable death from the noise, until the police department valiantly > stepped in and defended those poor oppressed pansies by choosing to > enforce local ordinances rather than state laws such as 169.19 subd 5. > > _______________________________________________ > This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy > All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. > No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. > To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit > http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona > Any problems or suggestions can be directed to > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at > http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. 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