Thursday, July 31, 2014

WAR ON CRIME EPIC FAIL

http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140723/NEWS/140729867/1016/USWORLD

the weekend catch? a bunch of crap-pies

the big fish? they just swim away.. 

Police custody death tests 'Broken Windows' tactic

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 8:33 am

NEW YORK — Eric Garner, who died in police custody last week after he was put in an apparent chokehold, was suspected of committing the relatively minor crime of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes on the street.
The encounter was an unintended consequence of the New York Police Department's embrace of the policing tactic called "Broken Windows" — the idea that going after smaller crimes such as public drinking or graffiti helps stop greater disorder such as assault and murder.
But Garner's death has put Broken Windows under renewed scrutiny, with some lawmakers and experts saying the decades-old theory no longer applies to a city with far less crime, unnecessarily puts nonviolent people at risk and fuels tensions in the city's minority communities.
"I don't think it's a necessary police tactic," City Councilman Andy King said Tuesday during a news conference about Garner's death. City Councilwoman Inez Barron added that such enforcement "leads to confrontations like this."
The tactic caused a stir even before Garner's death. An 84-year-old pedestrian on Manhattan's Upper West Side who tussled with police officers trying to stop him for jaywalking earlier this year ended up with a bloody head injury. He's since filed a $5 million claim against the city alleging he was assaulted.
But the Garner case has turned up the heat. His arrest was captured on a widely-distributed amateur video that appears to show an officer putting the asthmatic, 350-pound father of six in a banned chokehold after he refused to be handcuffed. He can be heard yelling, "I can't breathe!" as several officers take him down.
Autopsy results are pending on a death that has sparked protests, a criminal probe and a warning by the Rev. Al Sharpton that Garner's family would explore asking for a federal civil rights investigation. The family held a candlelight vigil Tuesday night on the eve a funeral set for Wednesday night.
The criticism comes at a time when the new administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio has sought to ease tensions between police and minorities by curtailing the department's widespread use of street stops of young men — so-called "stop and frisk" — as a strategy to curb crime. De Blasio's pick for police commissioner, William Bratton, uses Broken Windows as an alternative tool to help keep crime rates at historic lows.
Bratton vowed on Tuesday to stick with the program, saying the NYPD plans to next target illegal vendors who rent bikes in Central Park. He credited a similar crackdown on fare beaters during his first tenure as police commissioner in the 1990s with being the "tipping point" for a drastic reduction in overall crime in the subways.
"There's no change in that focus at all," Bratton said of Broken Windows. "That's a key part of what we're doing."
But critics say Broken Windows is broken.
"This is a defining moment for that administration. ... There is no human being who can look at that video and say nothing wrong occurred," said City Councilman Jumaane Williams.
The idea that the approach reduces serious crime is a hypothesis without any data to back it up, said Brooklyn College sociology professor Alex Vitale.
Vitale said Broken Windows and systematic stop and frisk tactics are examples of "over-policing" that would have been considered a waste of resources in past eras.
"Twenty years ago, if an officer had brought in Eric Garner for selling loose cigarettes," Vitale said, "his sergeant would have laughed him out of the precinct house."

WHY NO MONEY FOR THE COUNTY POLICE?

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David Legalize Marijuajuana Roach and yet- the county council has no money for the SHERIFFS DEPT- for 9 more guards for the jail- to keep both themselves safe from inmate assaults; or possible future inmate assaults; or to maybe prevent inmate suicides?
AND- not to mention negligent funding resources to operate a properly staffed, equipped, UNION- WAGE AND BENEFITS CONTRAcTS PAID( JAIL GUARDS, PBA, AND FOP)-for their PATROL OFFICERS, AND CIVIL STAFF.- ALWAYS UNDERFUNDED, UNDERSTAFFED, BARE-BONES PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATION- I CALL THAT A CLUSTER -FLOP. - well-0 not flop..- YOU KNOW THE WORD- anyway- the county commissioners and the county council- BOTH TEA PARTY REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED- have been neglecting the public safety of county and city residents for far too long- dont let the SHERIFF- KEN FRIES- evade any respolsibility for the record 45 murders in fort wayne- which last time i checked- was part of the county; AND- the nearly botched aliyhana lemmon murder- imagine- cops sitting in the kitchen , right next to a freezer chest with a dead body / parts in it- and not asking to be alowed to take a good look around? and checking the freezer?- ?- AND- the MOSS-FRIES TRAFFIC FLAP.
- AND- DEPUTY GLADIEUX'S ALCOHOL FUELED FUND RAISERS- just months after a INDY METRO COP- WAS CONVICTED FOR ALCOHOL OFFENSES?
-AND- WHO BUYS THE GAS /FUEL FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY GOVTS? DO WE BUY ANY OF IT FROM gladieux refinery? and why not investigate price fixing, monoploy collusion, conspiracy in the gasoline ;oil industry- the price of gas is too darn high- drill baby drill was supposed to give us all 2 buck gallon gas?- 
AND - SHERIFF DEPT FUNDRAISING FOR A PRIVATE FUNDED REDUNDANT SHERIFFS GUN CLUB/SPORTS CAR COURSE- ON ADAMS CENTER ROAD- 
WHICH BRINGS THIS FULLCIRCLE- ADAMS CENTER ROAD- ACCESS TO THE NEW JAIL, AND SHERIFF HQ ON KEN NEUMEISTERS 200 ACRE WOODS- NEXT TO MOUNT MARK GIA-QUINTA( a staunch gladieux supporter..- OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB THEY HAVE WEAVED.- I and others caled that maplecrest FELONY FREEWAY- the bridge/road to no where, and its proving prophetic. or poetic? 
anyway- theres never any money until someon pulls it out of a magical slushg fund, or for some pie in the sky project- instead of taking care of the necessities- - heck of a way to run a govt?
andas for te UNIGOV COUNTY GOVT SCHEME REFERENCUM? WHY NO rREEFERENDUM?- "should growing, sharing, trafkcking of recreational marijuana between consenting adul;ts over 21 be decriminalized in ALLEN COUNTY- ?- FAT CHANCE OF EVER SEEING **THAT** on any ballot.. 
thank you for the soapbox. i shall step down.. NEXT!!

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  • James Keepinitreal Martz Who cares about Inmate suicides? I am all for them killing themselves. If they want to kill themselves let them.....it if their life. Less we have to pay to house them.
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  • Stephanie O'Rourke Polk James, most of those inmates are in there for something other than, murder, molestation, etc. that seems an extremely harsh view.
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  • David Legalize Marijuajuana Roach James Keepinitreal Martz- i would agree- there are some inmates that should do us all a favor- such as that dude that nearly killed that 80 yr old lady- bashed in her skull- blinded her, gave her brain damage; and generaly wrecked her happy life of old age..- The poster child of "voted most likly to be killed in prison, if he doesnt kill himself first. ditto for that dude that kiled his wife, and kids, then kidnapped and raped that young girl a few winters ago- simon rios.. ditto for the local "HACK-SAW/CANNIBAL KILLER"- ( we have been spared the gory details of that one)- Plumadore- - at least he sheriff Fries on the Nancy Grace show- she only televises the most gruesome heinous crimes - which FRIES NEARLY BOTCHED- THE DEAD GIRLS CORPSE WAS RIGHT IN THE SAME ROOM IN A FREEZER AS THE COPS SITTING ASKING QUESTIONS- ONE OF WHIC WAS EVIDENTLY NOT- MAY WE LOOK AROUND, MAYBE IN YOUR FREEZER FOR CLUES?- 
    as for others- well- theres plenty of mentaly ill;unstable; addicted; drunks; AND ESPEICLLY KIDS ARRESTED FOR THE FIRST TIME- WHO NEED TO BE KEPT SAFE, AND PROTECTED- AS THEY ARE NOT CRIMINALS- and have rights till convicted.. you know? so
    there are shades of gray to every issue, and its the nuances that need talked about...
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  • David Legalize Marijuajuana Roach which of course no one is hearing from the current or anointed sheriff /successor.. - because cops are notoriouslyt secretive, opaque, and wont disclose any information to the public or the press without a court order- and who has the money for that- such as basic jail data- statistics- whos in generically- for what, average head count- how many drunks? stoners? kilers?- atc-- because you cant trust career cops- which is why you need to have a civilian adminstrator "watching the watchers"..
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2014 YLNI QUESTIONNAIRE -DAVID ROACH-DEMOCRAT FOR SHERIFF- ALLEN COUNTY

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SMART ENFORCEMENT- Nullify stupid laws passed by GOP/Tea Party Schmucks. Arrest the "BIG FISH- corrupt   White Collar Crooks, cops, and politicians ; DITTO-dangerous violent career Criminally Insane.; and NUTS WITH GUNS.  Leave the "small fish" alone -Stoners, weekend social drinkers, seatbelt scofflaws, & most  non-violent "screw-ups"  END THE FAILED WAR ON DRUGS;  I will turn the screws on the  Dangerous "Right-to-Lifer DOMESTIC TERRORISTS" (per FBI.GOV; SPLCenter.org).  GOOGLE; FACEBOOK- "DAVID ROACH FORT WAYNE" to learn more , or contact..
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GOOGLE DAVID ROACH DEMOCRAT -LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN INDIANA. The US GOVT- DOJ- has "de Facto" decriminalized  WEED- They have bigger fish to fry. . LOCK UP DOMESTIC TERRORISTS SUCH AS LOCAL RADICAL RIGHT -TO LIFE ORGANIZATIONS WITH TIES TO VIOLENT ANTI-ABORTION MOVEMENT.  invent creative ways to  tighten gun controls to keep us all safe from nuts with guns. spend the states $1 Billion dollar "surplus"- on mental health institutions - to help dangerous "insane"  to get well in a safe place. State Criminal Justice Reforms dont go far enough in returning our rights, liberties, freedoms, and justice  from tyrannical REPUBLICAN LUNATIC FRINGE State govt run amok the past 20+ years.
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AND FURTHERMORE..David Legalize Marijuajuana Roach "serve and protect"- has been replaced by TICKET AND COLLECT- to FLEECE THE CITIZENS, AND FOR LAWYER WELFARE- ALSO- THE REST OF THE PARASITIC CRIMINAL INJUSTICE SYSTEM, AS WELL.- just another example of "steal from the poor to give to the rich..
greedy politicians, and police chiefs, and "public safety directors"( nice title for kicking an incompetent upstairs- YORK- after they pass the mandatory retirement age- but since when did command staff ever care about the laws?) 
make a million laws, that any day of life- a person breaks a dozen, or more; and suck the people dry. in a city like fort wayne- with a relatively low crime rate- excepting the stoners, drunks, screw-ups, traffic scofflaws, wife beaters, molesters, thieves, burglars, weekend gang violence( because they are poor, no hope for any change)-the occasional heinous murder-worthy of national tabloid TVmedia coverage, and the daily white collar crime by- in no particular order- ZOMBIE DEBT COLLECTORS, CROOKED COURT SYSTEM; WHITE COLLAR DEVELOPER, AND POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR SCHEMES, SCAMS, AND OUTRIGHT ROBBERY-- and so on- well- seems to me- theres plenty of crime to keep the SYSTEM BUSY- and the cash coming in- to leave the stoners, and weekend social drinkers and seatbelt scofflaws, and skateboard hooligans alone? 
oh- and lets not forget- the schoolyard bullies; and their little rackets in the juvenile justice system. the schools arent going to do anything about it- why cant a kid make a police report, and have their tormentors tossed in jail?
then we have the assortment of mentally ill, criminally insane; heroin addicts; prescription drug addicts; pharmaceutical drug pushers, mommy dealers- selling their prescription drugs to their friends, and their kids who stel them from the unlocked , unsecured medicine chests?-
and last- ( this is for you, darin)- the gun nuts - nuts with guns- who buy, sell, trade, and own a full metal jacket military arsenal- who are paranoid, deluded, gullible, prone to lunatic conspiracy theories about storm troopers, black helicopters, drones, govt surveillance, etc- who are the first ones who need to be head checked.. etc..- and the other folks who are more lilkely to shoot themselves, or their family accidently- who dont need more than a 5 round magazine- as they are crummy shooters, and waste ammunition, as they cant hit the proverbial broadsde of a barn, and besides- after one shot anyway- either thei intruders ( and what color ar e they?)- have returned fire- and your dead; or that wild boar, or coyote - is now in the woods, alughing- saying- stupid SOB- learn to shoot.. lol.. 
its a dirty job..THAT PAYS 140,000 BUCKS A YEAR, PLUS BENEFITS, AND FULL RETIRMENT AFTER ONE TERM..( SHERIFF..)- AND LOTS OF CASH TO BUILD THE LOCAL PARTY WITH..heck- i cant spel, type, or punctuate, but i can ride and shoot circles around the current GED opponent.. ( well- i can, but ill be pushing a pencil, mostly- because the sheriffs job is in all reality a mostly administrative job- sign this, call them, beg the county council for pennies to run a proper job, feed the inmates, wash their clothes, approive and register gun permits, and owners, evict the poor, auction their homes at sheriffs sales, serve summon s for shyster bill collectors, and lawyers, - arrest an ocassional warrant( 7000 or so as of today..)-
as i wont be wearing any uniform, or driving any marked cop car- my own- instead- i wont have to worry about getting shot by some stupid citizen in a traffic stop- ill dial 911- just like the rest of us- i figure its pretty good work if you can get it..
and-JR GLADIEUX EWING- THE OIL BARON/PRICE GOUGER/MONOPOLIST- can find a good sales job with his family OIL EMPIRE. so- all you stoners, weekend social drinkers, and other penny ante screw-ups, the reign oif terror is over. the rest of you crooked cops, politicians, white collar schemers, scammers, and racketeers- get out of DODGE NOW, ON THE MORNING STAGE. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF..

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

DOPING- WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT DOPE?

http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140723/AP01/307239989/0/SEARCH

Survey finds sharp increase in teen use of HGH

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 2:00 am


NEW YORK (AP) — Experimentation with human growth hormones by America's teens more than doubled in the past year, as more young people looked to drugs to boost their athletic performance and improve their looks, according to a new, large-scale national survey.
In a confidential 2013 survey of 3,705 high school students, being released Wednesday by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 11 percent reported using synthetic HGH at least once — up from about 5 percent in the four preceding annual surveys. Teen use of steroids increased from 5 percent to 7 percent over the same period, the survey found.
Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, depicted the numbers as alarming but not surprising, given the extensive online marketing of performance-enhancing substances and near-total lack of any drug testing for high school athletes.
"It's what you get when you combine aggressive promotion from for-profit companies with a vulnerable target — kids who want a quick fix and don't care about health risk," Tygart said in an interview. "It's a very easy sell, unfortunately."
Nine percent of teen girls reported trying synthetic HGH and 12 percent of boys.
"A picture emerges of teens — both boys and girls — entering a largely unregulated marketplace (online and in-store) in which performance-enhancing substances of many varieties are aggressively promoted with promises of improved muscle mass, performance and appearance," said the report. "This is an area of apparently growing interest and potential danger to teens that cries out for stricter controls on manufacture and marketing."
Given the high cost of authentic HGH, it's possible that some of teens who reported using it may in fact have obtained fake products. As the survey said, "It's very difficult to know what exactly is in the substances teens are consuming, or what the short and long-term impact on their health may be."
Steve Pasierb, president of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, said the motives of today's youthful dopers were different from the rebellious or escapist attitudes that traditionally accompanied teen drinking and pot-smoking.
"This is about how you feel, how you look," Pasierb said. "They're doing this thing to get ahead. ... Girls want to be thin and toned. For a lot of boys, it's about their six-pack."
He urged parents to talk candidly with their children about the dangers of performance-enhancing substances, but to avoid moralizing.
"It's not about illegality, or whether you're a good parent or bad parent," he said. "It's a health issue. These substances literally alter your body."
Pasierb said high school coaches have a key role in combatting doping. Some are vigilant, other oblivious and perhaps a third are prepared to tolerate doping in the interests of winning, he said.
The new survey noted that the upsurge in teen HGH use occurred even as famous athletes were caught up in high-profile doping cases. Last August, Major League Baseball punished Alex Rodriguez with a lengthy suspension after investigating his use of performance-enhancing drugs. A few months earlier, Lance Armstrong admitted in a TV interview to doping throughout his cycling career.
One of Armstrong's former teammates is Tyler Hamilton, who was forced to return his 2004 Olympic gold medal after being found guilty of doping. In recent public appearances, Hamilton has implored young athletes to resist the temptation to dope.
"There's so much pressure on winning — it's tough for these kids to stay true to themselves," he said. "I can't change every kid's mind, but if I can do my part and other people do their part, we can beat this monster."
Tygart, who as USADA's chief oversaw investigations of Armstrong and Hamilton, noted that stringent testing regimens are an increasingly effective deterrent to doping among athletes in major pro sports and in international competitions.
"But most young athletes are not in any testing program, and their chance of getting caught is zero," he said. "When left unchecked, the win-at-all-cost culture will take over and athletes will make the wrong decision."
Synthetic HGH is supposed to be available only by prescription, yet products claiming to contain HGH are widely promoted and enforcement of the regulations is inconsistent, Tygart said.
Among the groups seeking to reverse the teen doping trend is the Texas-based Taylor Hooton Foundation, named after a 17-year-old high school athlete whose suicide in 2003 was blamed by his family on his use of anabolic steroids. Its staff has spoken to thousands of young people at school assemblies and sports camps.
Donald Hooton Sr., Taylor's father and the foundation's president, depicted teen doping as an epidemic fueled by widespread ignorance among parents and coaches. He estimated that more than 1.5 million youths in the U.S. have tried steroids.
Information about teen use of performance-enhancing drugs is readily available online. The Mayo Clinic, for example, provides a list of possible hazards and side-effects, including stunted growth, acne, liver problems, shrunken testicles for boys and excess facial hair for girls.
The clinic urges parents to check the ingredients of over-the-counter products used by their teens, and to be on the lookout for warning signs, including increased aggressiveness, rapid weight gain, and needle marks in the buttocks or thighs.
The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids survey also reported on other forms of substance abuse. Among its findings:
—Forty-four percent of teens report using marijuana at least once within their lifetime; 24 percent report using within the past month; and 7 percent report using at least 20 times within the past month. These levels have remained stable over the past five years.
—After a sharp increase in teen misuse and abuse of prescription drugs in 2012, the rate remained stable in 2013, with 23 percent of teens reporting such abuse or misuse at least once. Fifteen percent reported having used the prescription painkillers Vicodin or OxyContin without a prescription at some point.
The survey of 3,705 students in grades 9-12 was conducted at their schools between February and June of 2013.
The margin of error was calculated at plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.
Founded in 1987, the New York-based Partnership for Drug-Free Kids is a nonprofit working to reduce teen substance abuse and support families affected by addiction.
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Online:
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: http://playhealthy.drugfree.org
Mayo Clinic information sheet: http://tinyurl.com/mnqsf82
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

E-MAIL TO CHRIS MEYERS- JOURNAL-GAZETTE TABLOID REPORTER