New Haven Independent

Posted by: B | July 13, 2006 8:18 AM

Youth Alderman,
Great idea!!!!
Creating leaders for the future of New Haven while addressing the teen problem with the voices of their peers.

Posted by: Darnell | July 13, 2006 8:37 AM

Come on NHI. I thought you guys were different. "The city is experiencing the havoc wreaked last summer by packs of teens on bikes". What havoc? Why exaggerate? More importantly, why are our African American kids referred to as "packs", like a group of vicious dogs? You guys are starting to sound like the conservative New York Post. Stop sensationalizing.

Posted by: B | July 13, 2006 10:19 AM

Good point Darnell.
We should let the kids speak out. What about an online community forum for the kids who want to discuss their neighborhood difficuties. It would be naive to believe that all these children would have the neccessary access, but it might be a start. I would be more than happy to donate the hosting, creation and maintenence, if someone would be interested in the promotion and intitial subject matter... any takers NHI?
-ben@ct-web.net

Posted by: thereal | July 13, 2006 2:28 PM

a peace rally? that isn't going to accomplish anything as far as a preventative measure or addressing the real issues....but it is what we like to do in Hartford after every shooting

Posted by: thereal | July 13, 2006 2:59 PM

a peace rally? that isn't going to accomplish anything as far as a preventative measure or addressing the real issues....but it is what we like to do in Hartford after every shooting

Posted by: Darnell | July 13, 2006 5:52 PM

Ben,

I think that is a great idea. I wish I could help, but I am currently out of the state. Let me know if I could be of use.

Posted by: B | July 13, 2006 6:21 PM

We could get the forum going in a couple of days, but I think NHI should provide the some of the starting conversations and make the contacts.
If anyone is interested, email me at ben@ct-web.net

Posted by: BJFair | July 13, 2006 11:47 PM

Here we go again. Like a dog chasing its tail. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that we will NEVER stop these senseless shootings and killings with hotlines, with marches, or with locking up all the kids in the neighborhood. Until we begin prosecuting those who are putting the guns in the hands of our children (like the officer in Hamden who sold guns to kids that resulted in at least four shootings) we will continue to witness more deaths and gun violence. It's like the drug war that focuses on the kids on the corner and turning a blind eye to those who are supplying these kids with the drugs. I say let's pass the legislation that will no longer allow dealers and "law abiding" citizens to use the excuse that their gun was lost or stolen when in fact they sold it to some kid for a huge profit. Otherwise as in the drug war, 3 decades later we will have done nothing but intensify the problem.

Posted by: Sigmund | July 14, 2006 10:19 AM

Wow!   You people are some sort of geniuses or something!

Beretta has been manufacturing firearms over 400 years.   And educated ... and some not so educated ... adults have been struggling for nearly 100 of those years to figure out how to prevent people from being accidentally, or senselessly killed by them.

But, clearly, you've discovered what's been missed for decades ... let teenagers resolve it!

Perhaps they'd be available for such things as financial planning, surgery consultation, and foreign affairs?   I expect they'd be best equipped to resolve the current problem in the Middle East!

Actually, despite my age, I believe I might be able to offer something more.   Considering much of the senseless gun violence is dealt by impressionable youth, maybe more gangsta rappa videos could help in some way?

Clearly, if nothing else, a big part of the solution is to take firearms away from those who work for a living, pay taxes, and obey the law.   There's simply no question that the direct result of such legislation is not only less guns in the hands of criminals, but without the guns, those would-be criminals actually lose their violent tendancies altogether!

Frankly, I'm amazed.

Posted by: B | July 15, 2006 12:20 AM

Sigmund,
Way to go buddy! Your so right.
You take care of the NRA, and we'll just throw out our petty bits of idealism...Genius.
Gun control is no worse than it was five years ago, so maybe we need to find the real source?
I personally don't know what it is because I am not a Genius...so I'd like to listen to the voices involved for an answer.Clearly

Posted by: bjfair | July 16, 2006 9:43 PM

WOW!!! words from the real genius. He spoke about legislation taking guns out of the hands of people who work for a living, pay taxes and obey the law. Sounds like a representative from NRA. Is he aware that some of those hard working taxpayers are the primary culprits in supplying guns to kids on the streets of new haven and hartford? (1) a former decorated Hamden officer, Clifford Allderige (2) a Milford gun dealer busted for selling guns to convicted felons (3) an East Windsor chiropractor and his wife who profited from illegal guns sales (4) and Richard Dyer, a 50 yr old husband and father, described as a lifelong Canton resident, impressive work record, loving and generous; supplier on guns to Hartford streets. These are a tiny sample of those hard working, taxpayers who supply guns to kids for profit or to feed their drug habits. This is why the legislation is imperative and yes, while we are at it let's get rid of "gansta rappa" and heavy metal lyrics, violent video games, tv programs such as the Sopranos, and classics such as The Godfather, violent sports such as boxing, wrestling and hockey, the streams of violence that our children witness while viewing scenes from US supported/initiated wars domestically and in Palestine, Iraq, and Adghanistan to name a few. With all that eliminated in a child's daily life just maybe "those would- be criminals" might lose their violent tendancies.