New Haven Independent

Posted by: Fedupwithliberals | July 6, 2007 9:02 AM

Note to police, spend more time in East Rock. We are a "no hassle zone" for the men and women in blue. Do whatever it takes to keep us safe.

Posted by: Taxed To Death | July 6, 2007 11:33 AM

This reminds me of the city budget meetings and all the other so called public hearings. The Alders sit there, listen, then disregard what the public had to say. It's just an excercise in public venting -- nobody at the table is interested in making substantive improvements or in demanding accountability and responsiveness.

Posted by: Sally Joughin | July 6, 2007 11:42 AM

This is what I heard at the meeting last night: The job of the Civilian Review Board is looking at the reports of investigations that have been done in response to complaints about police misconduct. They "review" the process to see that it was done properly and thoroughly. OK, it is not a bad idea to review the process itself. But the community really wants something else--which is a Civilian OVERSIGHT Board. They want to have community representatives looking at police misconduct itself, and have some input into the outcome. Police investigating police is not enough. Process review is one thing; oversight is another.

Posted by: bjfair | July 6, 2007 12:57 PM

Some of us are of a certain racial, ethnic and social class so we don't have to worry about being harrassed, abused, beaten, disrespected or robbed by the men in blue and since we are not our brother's keeper we don't have to be concerned about what happens to others. It's not being liberal to care about others...it's part of our humanity and sense of brotherhood.

Posted by: Michael Doran | July 6, 2007 1:28 PM

I would agree with most of the speakers and guests who attended that meeting, in June I was basicaly shut up by the police Captian Verelli, for voicing my opinion of the misconduct in whcih I encountered at my Beaver Hills SW home. I couldn't even get the police to come out to my home while there was a big drug deal in the works ouutside on the curb at 7:45 pm, and the next when the drug dealer was sitting outside of my home waving a gun, I had to take matters into my own hands and approach the dealer with my own gun, still to this day they won't even return a call let alone take care of the problem. I went to the FBI task force with photos and a plate number and after about two weeks of dealing with the dealer in our area, he is now gone, weather or not he is off the streets I can't answer, but I can tell you he isn't harrasing our block anymore.... The Police Cheif and Captian Verelli should be put on leave until we are able to clean up the city, it's a shame when I have the FBI task force telling me to fear the police more then the drug dealer at this point and to stay quiet about things that are happening in the area, yet the Mayor feels free to raise our taxes with no problem over and over. I wouldn't mind paying them if I was being protected by the police department and mayors office from the surge in crime this city seems to be dealing with, instead it seems like the police are a big part of the problem instead of the solution.

Posted by: Use to trust all cops | July 6, 2007 1:51 PM

I use to trust all cops. Up untill they violated my rights to get a video I had of an assult. Sorry to afraid to give details. But I did call my Alderperson and they inturn called the officer the officer gave a crap story and then I get a call back saying that he felt I was just better letting it go. I did have people involed write up a statement and had it noterized and I have it in a safe place because I was afraid for my family. But nothing else ever happened after that. So ya see WHY THE HECK WOULD I EVER TELL AN ALDERMAN ANOTHER DANF THING AGAIN!