RIRA Meeting Erupts With Angry Confrontation Over Departure Of Roosevelt Island's Sole Assigned NYPD Officer - Precinct Commander Says RIRA Had Nothing To Do With Reassignment But Some RIRA Members Vehemently Disagree
NYPD Inspector Cirabisi and Colleague Speaking With RIRA's President and Public Safety Chair
The Commander of NYPD's 114th Precinct in Queens (which covers Roosevelt Island) Deputy Inspector Stephen Cirabisi
Inspector Cirabisi At Speaking at April RIRA Meeting
began Wednesday evening's Public Session of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) April meeting with a brief presentation on Roosevelt Island crime. Inspector Cirabisi informed those assembled
April RIRA Meeting
that for the year so far there were 10 reports of felony index crimes, seven of which involved credit card fraud, 2 assaults and one robbery. (RIOC Public Safety Stats show slightly different numbers).
Tweeting the meeting was riraonline:
Roosevelt island has only had 10 major crimes in 2011, 7 of which were credit card fraudInspector Cirabisi reported that there is very little street crime on Roosevelt Island and then addressed the big question of the evening which many attending the meeting were waiting to hear addressed - Why was the only NYPD Officer assigned to Roosevelt Island removed and would the position be replaced?
According to the Precinct Commander, Officer Fernandez was removed for no other reason than another position opened up in the Precinct and that Officer Fernandez was being rewarded with a promotion for a job well done. When asked specifically whether Officer Fernandez was removed because of any phone calls or complaints about him made by Roosevelt Island residents, the Inspector said no.
When asked whether another Officer will be assigned to Roosevelt Island, the Inspector indicated that he will review the situation and that hopefully he would be able to do so if more Police Officers are assigned to the 114th precinct. I did not get the impression that it was likely to occur in the near future.
RIRA Public Safety Chair Erin Feeley-Nahem remarked that she noticed more NYPD patrol car activity up and down Main Street and the Inspector asked if that was a good thing. Ms. Nahem said it was a good thing and the Inspector replied that there will be more of that in the absence of an assigned officer.
More riraonline tweeting:
NYPD patrol cars are more frequently driving through Roosevelt island since the departure of our own Police officerand:
We might actually have more police presence now than beforeInspector Cirabisi also noted the good work done by the Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department and indicated that he did not see a need to arm the Public Safety Officers with guns.
In response to a question from Ms. Nahem asking if he was mad at them, meaning RIRA, Inspector Cirabisi responded "no, not at all".
Inspector Cirabisi and his NYPD colleague left the meeting with the appreciation of those present and the RIRA meeting resumed it's regular business.
But that was not the end of the controversy and hard feelings created by the departure of Roosevelt Island's only assigned NYPD officer.
RIRA Common Council Member Joyce Mincheff did not accept Inspector Cirabisi's statement that Officer Fernandez left his Roosevelt Island assignment on his own accord as conclusive that RIRA Public Safety Committee Chair Erin Feeley-Nahem and others were not responsible for Officer Fernandez leaving Roosevelt Island. Ms. Mincheff believes by contacting his superiors, these RIRA members were the cause of Officer Fernandez departure, that such a belief is not mutually inconsistent with Inspector's Cirabisi's statement and that an apology by these RIRA members to Officer Fernandez is necessary if another NYPD officer is to be assigned to Roosevelt Island.
Ms Mincheff did not get the apology she sought.
Here's what happened between Ms. Mincheff, Ms. Feeley Nahem, other RIRA members and RIRA President Matt Katz trying to keep order.
You Tube Video of April RIRA Meeting Confrontation
For the record, Ms. Mincheff also believes that this blog is at least partially responsible for the Officer's removal by publishing this RIRA Public Safety Committee Report prior to the January RIRA meeting.
41 comments :
So much talk and emotions about virtually nothing. This is awesome. I was afraid that with the departure of Frank to be the president of RIRA it would become mellow and boring. But no. Thanks!
Yeah. One NYPD officer will make such a difference to keep Roosevelt Landings and its over 1000 apartments safer. I think Ms. Mincheff makes a big deal out of absolutely nothing. I wonder if she's now going to step down out of protest?
Joyce Mincheff is insignificant, and her demands for an apology are ridiculous. If Officer Fernandez was promoted, congrats and let's move on. Roosevelt Island doesn't need its' own NYPD officer -- we'll probably receive more NYPD attention with regular rotating patrols than we did with Officer Fernandez on foot.
In his remarks, Commanding Officer Cirabisi did not refer to the hearsay about Officer Fernandez - why give any further "attention" to the intentionally harmful phone calls? As the saying goes - GIGO - garbage in, garbage out. Those GIGO type phone calls by Erin and Romano could only have been treated as such by police brass, and rightly so. In the US, thank God such "denunciations" based as they were on gossip or hearsay not direct experience, carry no weight, so why repeat them.
It would have been excellent to see Mr. Romano and Erin applauding Mr. Fernandez' many years of service on our island and the fact that he has in fact progressed to a better post in Queens, but instead on the tape we see a very different reason for Erin and Romano's glee.
On the tape at approximately 6:50 Matt pompously announces it is time to "move on" because the incident is in the past. It is at this point on the tape that Romano, the gentleman in the red shirt, begins to mime the motions of "washing his hands" - indeed he is, since he has just been issued a verdict of "not guilty" by "Magistrate" Matt.
Romano is seen to even stamp his feet to express his satisfaction at this incredible outcome. He is almost jumping with joy, is he not?
It is, however, crystal clear that Erin and Romano's phone calls repeating hearsay were intentionally harmful. Matt should request written statements from both Erin and Romano regarding their actions.
Erin has already written several statements to the blog, which fully convey that she did not know Mr. Fernandez, and thus any statements she made about him in her phone calls were pure hearsay. To do such a thing with the intent to harm another is plain wrong.
There is such a thing as accountability, especially when it comes to intentionally trying to harm another by spreading rumors or gossip. Matt acted incorrectly in letting Erin and Romano off the hook so easily.
Instead, Matt could have asked a series of serious, searching questions of Erin and Romano, to elicit responses regarding the intention of the phone calls, and if Erin and Romaino think in retrospect they acted incorrectly. If Erin and Romano say they regret the phone calls, they can write as much in a statement.
We have not read explicit statements of regret yet from either Erin or Romaino regarding their actions of having placed hearsay phone calls; this is especially important considering their role as PSC members representing the RI community. If anything Erin and Romano appear combative and defensive on the tape.
Even if Matt is doing exactly what the commanders in the PSD and NYPD did - discounting the hearsay or GIGO content of the phone calls - he should come forward and forcefully condemn the actions themselves.
Placing hearsay phone calls with the intent to harm another is wrong and Matt must come out and say so in the strongest possible terms.
Statements from both Erin and Romano acknowledging that they erred in placing the phone calls and fully understand that it is up to the people who may feel they were injured to complain, and not a third party who did not experience or see anything or even know the individual they were complaining about, would go a long way in reassuring islanders that we do not have gossip mongers misrepresenting the interests of islanders on RIRA.
Erin and Romano's phone calls repeating hearsay were partly responsible for the bad outcome of RI having lost NYPD coverage. Does Matt think that is OK?
Most people on RI do not, and next year when they go to the polls they will remember that it was on Matt's "watch" that RI lost the services of an NYPD officer.
Perhaps, for political reasons, Matt finds it impossible to even ask for an explanation much less criticize Erin and Romano's actions.
Next year, voters will have a say on the matter of placing intentionally harmful phone calls, when they vote for or against Matt.
For the reader's reference, here is the relevant portion of my post from last week in which I discuss and quote Mr. Fernandez' message to RI regarding his departure:
Erin claims that her actions could not have been the cause of Mr. Fernandez' departure yet Mr. Fernandez' himself wrote of his decision to request a transfer that "This decision was made by me after a series of calls were made to my command requesting a change of scenery. Apparently, two members of the RIRA Public Safety Committee felt they represented the entire community when they stated that there was a need for some "New Blood" on the island. So, to those who made the phone calls containing false allegations, I say, “Your malicious attempts to taint an officer’s career ended up doing a disservice to the community you were supposedly representing.”" Luckily, it does not appear that the hearsay resulted in any damage to Mr. Fernandez' career but it is not possible to state as Erin has stated, that her phone call had "nothing to do" with Mr. Fernandez' departure.
Dear Reader: You must decide for yourself whether to believe Matt, Erin, Romano, who deny that the calls caused Mr. Fernandez to seek a transfer, or Mr. Fernandez himself, who clearly states they did.
Erin, Matt, Romano will not say that repeating hearsay with the intent to harm another is wrong.
Let it be said here: The people of RI were served poorly by the above individuals, and actions intended to harm another such as making hearsay phone calls, do not represent islanders. Say what you will about islanders, the overwhelming majority of us are kind-hearted and judicious, and would never do such a thing. To anybody reading this please know that RI people are good people, are not involved in unethical actions such as hearsay phone calls and do not support them.
We do need a more thorough accounting from the RIRA organization with respect to this incident and its consequences.
It is not enough simply to brush it aside as if "nothing happened" which is what Matt clearly is trying to do.
why dont erin and romano tell the truth. you people voted for romano now deal with him
After decades on the island and about 6 terms on RIRA, I gave up.
RIRA has always been entwined in internal petty conflicts that eat up hours and assure that no other work gets done.
Some members have grudges, attitudes and other motives to make
their points and waste valuable
meeting times squabbling over
nothing.
A residents association should
be planning events, activities and supporting our community. RIRA
has never been good at this.
I commend those new folks for
joining the organization and it is time for old feuds and attitudes to be gone. Let the fresh blood in
and keep your grudges out of the meeting room.
JB
rira is worthless,it is for people with too much time on their hands with nothing else going on in their lifes' i say to all of you GET A LIFE.AND TO ALL THE NEW PEOPLE IN RIRA WHO ARE NEW TO THE ISLAND ,GO MOVE TO THE UPPER EAST SIDE YOU ALL DONT BELONG HERE , YOU ARE THE REASON THIS ISLAND IS BECOMING ONLY FOR PEOPLE WITH MONEY , RICH WHITE PEOLPE .
Well Gregor, I have known Erin, Matt, Romano for several years.They all have done aplenty to make this community a beeter place..It is clear that all 3 of these individuls have a sufficient concrete constituancy base ..It is also very clear according to your blogs you have some grudges of your own !!! The only difference is they were elected you were not............
As for JR's comment , Most who are elected to The RIRA Common Council are all professionals in their own right .I think that if you were a Prime leasholder of your own apartment you would understand...Most should be grateful of the Council..Just imagine if they did not exist? Maybe some reisdents only like politicians who only answer to the status quota!!!Well P>O Fernandez is Caputto--Even if Erin Romano and matt had nothing to do with the officer's transferring, I think all those parents who had to pick their 16 or 17 year old's up from 114th PCT because of chewing gum while walkinng ,They are relieved of this officer GOD is GOOD!!~
Why is reverse racism OK on this blog? It's fine for J.R. to say that "rich white people" shouldn't be allowed to live on this island? That white people should be kicked out and moved to the UES?
anonymous said romano has made this island a better place to live .are you just trying to be funny ,or are you just cazy .i guess you dont know romano,do you . romano has the credibility of o.j.simpson.. i know you must be joking ,or i hope to god you are joking ,l o l L OL L
I mostly resent anyone saying I have too much time on my hands. I'm taking time out of my busy schedule to help RIRA and the community become better organized and better informed of events and information, but I am definitely not doing it because I have nothing better to do. I love living here and I want to continue to live in a community like the one I moved into 3 years ago.
Ava Dawson
Co-Chair, RIRA Communications
RN, School Nurse, Camp Nurse, Columbia MSN/PNP Candidate 2012
www.riraonline.com
So let me get this straight. The Deputy Inspector says he wont put another post on here, says more frequent police car patrols, yet we have crime here.. and yet he says that he does not see a need for public safety to be armed. Yet, he and his collegue were armed while attending the meeting. Why is that? I thought this island was so safe, almost like disney land. Why did you bring a gun, sir?. Silly answers to obvious answers. We are outgunned on this island and yet we have the means to fix thst problem. We have our own law enforcement agency who are there 24/7, WHO CARES WHAT THE 114precinct inspector says! He doesnt live here! He can care less! WHY DO WE NOT WORK WITH WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY HERE?. Why cant anyone make sense of these things! Make oublic safety into a STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT. We will never have to rely on nypd or their numbers that are usually fudged.
If by chance someone that posts inflammatory accusations or questiones someone credibility ,I ask out of sheer sincerity,PUT YOUR NAME TO THE CHARGE !!!! Otherwise your claims are completely baselss...Where do someone come off questioning the motives of another ?That is what leaves ample room for an argument .Listen, Everyone comes from different cultural and social experiences in life.It is not where a person was it's factually where there at ! I am a high profile government employee .I commend All in RIRA .. Including Matt Erin, Romano..Lastly Every council member was elected by their own building ..Obviously Romano Erin, Matt is doing things others that complain about do't have the balls to do...Oppose to placing blame we all need to be a part of the soloution.Let's all remember slight racial inuindos can divide this entire communiyy ..GOD know's we don't want that !!!If you cannot say something nice GREGOR--- do not say it at all ..Or atleast be a man and put your name to the charge so we all can question your credibility......(656733--A) For those of you who ever worked for the federal government know those numbers..Question my credibility LOL...Let's move on to bigger and better things..
If by chance someone that posts inflammatory accusations or questiones someone credibility ,I ask out of sheer sincerity,PUT YOUR NAME TO THE CHARGE !!!! Otherwise your claims are completely baselss...Where do someone come off questioning the motives of another ?That is what leaves ample room for an argument .Listen, Everyone comes from different cultural and social experiences in life.It is not where a person was it's factually where there at ! I am a high profile government employee .I commend All in RIRA .. Including Matt Erin, Romano..Lastly Every council member was elected by their own building ..Obviously Romano Erin, Matt is doing things others that complain about do't have the balls to do...Oppose to placing blame we all need to be a part of the soloution.Let's all remember slight racial inuindos can divide this entire communiyy ..GOD know's we don't want that !!!If you cannot say something nice GREGOR--- do not say it at all ..Or atleast be a man and put your name to the charge so we all can question your credibility......(656733--A) For those of you who ever worked for the federal government know those numbers..Question my credibility LOL...Let's move on to bigger and better things..
We need a police officer with a Gun on this small ass Island ? OMG NO! Furthermore, We need to begin to hold Public Saftey feet to the fire. Monitoring NYPD and Public Saftey We are all doomed !!!.We are begging for problems..There is an old saying be careful what we ask for..
For those who are so preoccupied with what Fernandez wrote.Guess what ?? We all know that Keith Guerra promted officer fernandez to put forth that crazy letter to the wire.Why when The council asked the Commander to explain why would an officer put forth such a venumous letter to the community ,The commanders reply was "{ I did not know he made a stsement to the wire..That;s proves that the officer had something to hide and prove at the same time .This Island was headed for disaster with that officer.`
I wish most residents would be as concerned when all rental agents go up on our rent in June 2011!!
Why is everyone caught up in NYPD nonsnse when we have guys we pay to be law enforcement on this Island. Lets monitor them and worry about PSD. God forbid that bridge collapses and the tram is shutdown, we are screwed to the 1000degree. You guys think we will be in the inspectors mind if a disaster happens in queens and to the island? Lets worry about ourselves and not a third party. Supposidly we are a self efficient Island, how about we keep to that logic!
ava you are the type of person i am talking about .please move to the upper east side . and let us low and middle income people have a place to live , we were here frist. now you and people like you want to make this island like the upper east side ,this was a great place to live years ago everyone said hello. to each other , not any more .because of all you new people , you all think you are better then us old timers because you have money , and you all are paying these high rents , rents the old timers cannot afford to pay .this island still belongs to us ,the old timers of roosevelt island .all you new people are rude. next time i hold the door for one of you in starbucks and you dont say thank you , see what happends ,last time i said nothing but not next time.
First, Anonymous, remember that what I write here is a commentary on a public blog, and as such does not exactly carry the same weight as what's said by Romano & Erin, especially when they, having identified themselves as representing the RI community in their capacity as members of the RIRA PSC, call the precinct to express their dissatisfaction with a NYPD they did not even know, i.e. repeating gossip or hearsay with the intent to harm another.
It turns out that although police brass ignored the hearsay phone calls based as they were on GIGO - meaning, garbage/gossip in garbage/gossip out, the NYPD officer nevertheless took the opportunity to exit RI by accepting a better position elsewhere.
All the above wouldn't have turned into anything other than a resounding example of unethical behavior without tangible consequences (although we do have Mr. Fernandez' message wherein he expresses justifiable disgust at the phone calls) if it hadn't been for the all-too-real consequence that now, as a result of the phone calls, RI has no NYPD presence.
What Matt, Erin, and Romano seem unable to understand is that the non-replacement of the NYPD officer is incidental to the harmful action of placing the phone calls repeating hearsay with the intention to harm another.
The phone calls themselves were and continue to be the problem.
It's just not right for a community organization to tolerate or condone this kind of thing.
I hope everyone who is reading this does not get the wrong impression about the people of RI - we are good people, we do not go around trying to harm others by repeating gossip or hearsay.
Not only has an extremely unethical act occurred, the community itself is harmed as bogus complaining phone calls are inevitably identified as such - usually from the get-go, because the conclusion drawn is that the community, as represented by the community "leaders", cannot be either believed or trusted.
I am only an outraged member of the RI community.
Romano, Matt, and Erin: They were actually elected by the RI community to represent the good people of RI on the RIRA organization.
I say the community does not support these phone calls.
As I wrote previously, I call on Matt, Erin, and Romanio to issue written statements regarding the phone calls, stating if they think placing hearsay phone calls with the intent of harming another is the right thing.
If they say that there is any possible way to justify placing intentionally harmful hearsay phone calls, which there is not - thankfully for us since here in the US we do not accept "denunciations" or "gossip" as admissible in our Courts - then we say they should immediately step down.
If, on the other hand, Matt, Romano and Erin admit that hearsay phone calls with an intent to harm another are never the right thing to do, then that would be a giant step in the right direction toward a full explanation, acknowledgment of having erred in placing the phone calls or in any way condoning them, and finally sincere apology on behalf of the community they were elected to represent to Mr. Fernandez.
Then and only then can the matter be put to rest.
Please stop making anonymous accusations against named individuals, questioning others motivations or honesty.
If you do,they will be removed. Put your real name on the comment and as long as there is no violation of law, it will remain.
The comment at 9:57 is correct - such accusations only diminish your own credibility and also contribute to a coarseness to the thread which is counter-productive.
This is why the comment at 10:28 AM was removed.
Very interesting reading here. First of all, I have lived here for 18 years. One of the reasons I moved here was because of the diversity. I am neither of Black or White origin, but I am ashamed to hear all this rhetoric about race & income levels. PLEASE STOP!
The reason crime is low on this island is because we have our own Force here. Armed or unarmed, our Public Safety Officers are the reason crime is low. They write tickets and make arrests - yes. But, mostly, they get to know the residents and business owners and THEY KEEP THE PEACE.
That's all I want from my neighborhood. Peace. So, please let's stop fighting about who is right on this issue or who is wrong. Let's support our Public Safety Department, because they are the ones responsible for the crime being low here, not the NYPD.
JR - I AM middle income! As most people who are just starting out, I don't make that much money and have tons of student debt. I'm not working in finance or for a hospital corporation.
I am on the wait list for Westview and can't afford to buy coffee at Starbucks like you ;)
Please don't be so quick to judge.
I think the systems are set up to help people who have given up on helping themselves, rather than to help people who are doing all they can to get ahead with what they have been given.
It's done done done !!!! There is an old sating, :" Small people discuss people, Average people discuss events, Big people discuss ideas...There was a time where the residents of the Island did not even want a NYPD beat officer.It was the Roosevelt Island Saftey Kommittee aka (RISK) that initially worked to get officer F to work as a beat cop.Romano was one of the resident that fought vigorously for police presence here. So people" KNOW "the entire history before making targeted assumptions..Making personal comments about a person is very inappropriate and does not solve anything..Matt has said that Erin, Matt, The director of Public Saftey and the commanding officer of 114th Pct has a meeting scheduled to discuss the possibility of putting another officer here .LRAVE IT ALONE!!!
I spoke with Public Safety Director Guerra regarding allegation made by anonymous@10:21 PM who alleged that Director Guerra prompted the NYPD officer to write a letter to the WIRE.
Director Guerra reports that he had absolutely nothing to do with the NYPD officer's letter.
Wasn't R.I.S.K. a 2-person committee made up of Nelly Velez & Romano Reid?
They brought Fernandez to the island? HOG-WASH !
anonymous comments accusing a named individual of being arrested will be removed.
That's why the comment at 4:21 PM was removed
The 4:21 commenter stated that a named individual has an arrest record and that the information is public knowledge. It may help us to understand the motive underlying the hearsay phone calls if 4:21 could kindly supply the URL for the arrest information. A quick Google search did not turn up information on the possible arrest.
RI must know if the motive for the hearsay phone calls was "pay-back". No-one on RI wishes to be a party to such a thing even indirectly or to be represented by an organization that condones such actions. We need to know the details of any incidents that may have occurred as well as the final legal disposition of the incident.
If the above is true, then it is all the more imperative for the community to require from Matt, Erin and Romano written statements as I have outlined above, in addition to a letter of apology to Mr. Fernandez on behalf of the community.
That would be a first step. Secondly, it would be important to consider if the person who may have acted out of a "revenge" motive, should in fact be considered to represent the people of RI.
The people of RI do not wish to be represented by an individual who may act this way - utilizing their position on a community organization to carry out an intentionally harmful act. Doing this harms the entire community of 12,000, unless the community disavows the organization.
Society affords citizens many channels to complain or even sue regarding cases of wrongful arrest and the like. Everybody here in the US is afforded multiple ways of pursuing complaints and obtaining hearings. For those unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the judicial system, a good place to start is the DA office.
A community organization should not be "hi-jacked" by one or a group of individuals intent on furthering an individual's goal of exacting "revenge" about an arrest. The 12,000 on RI do not think or act in vengeful ways, we are law-abiding and good people.
WHO IS THIS OFFICER THAT HAS BEEN CHASED OFF THE ISLAND,WHAT'S HIS NAME AGAIN? AND WHY DOES HE CLAIMS THE SAFETY OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PSD STATS 90% TOTAL OF THE ARREST HAVE BEEN MADE BY PUBLIC SAFETY WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE OFFICER.ITS BECAUSE OF THE 40 PSD OFFICERS THAT WORK HARD 24/7 DAYS OF THE WEEK AND PUT THEIR OWN LIVES ON THE LINE THAT ROOSEVELT ISLAND HAS SUCH A LOW CRIME RATE,IN ALL REALITY NO ONE REALLY BELIEVES ONE MAN WITH ONE GUN IS RESPONSIBLE THE ISLAND BEING SO SAFE.LETS OPEN OUR EYES PEOPLE AND DONT BELEIVE EVRYTHING YOU HEAR AND GIVE CREDIT WERE IT DUE.
Ok Gregor, I won't name names because the owner of the blog will remove the post. But, let's just say a certain person has been arested for drugs several times.
Not only has he been vindictive toward the officer but to me as well. He's made several complaints against me to PSD and to the Roosevelt Landings Building Manager. When he doesn't get his way, he writes emails to politicians and calls on people.
This person, who shall remain nameless is what they call on those police TV shows; a rat!
He should be thrown off RIRA and thrown out of Roosevelt Landings too - for that matter.
This is why Nobody get's anywhere on this Island ..Everyone is engaging in this over the edge rhetoric..People getting arrested, People writing their managers,OMG ! Everyone on this Island has gotten arrested sometime in their life..If evry building was to kick someone out because of them being arrested everybody would be kicked out ...GET REAL !!! Let's move on ..This coversation is getting more stupid as we go..I am never taking part in anymore discussions on this blog...
Stop the anonymous allegation of claiming specific individuals have been arrested.
They will be removed. It accomplishes nothing.
Why is it that the owner of this blog likes to post the PSD blotter information and stats but keeps removing posts about someone who was arrested. You don't think it accomplishes anything, but it does.
It lets the people know who is vocally represnting them. It's not a secret. I can't believe you side with this guy - who lives in a glass house.
I've been victimized by him and you keep giving him a pass. Are you afraid of him?
Removing anonymous allegations about somebody being arrested has nothing to do with being on one side or the other.
It has everything to do with accuracy and being able to prove to the best of my ability that any factual allegation on this blog is true while also trying my utmost to protect the privacy rights of everybody who contributes to or is mentioned by name in this blog.
I have no idea if what you are saying is true or not. I fear that once I allow anonymous allegations to be made against one named person - where does it stop? The comment section will become one long list of anonymous accusations and settling of grudges.
Even if what you say about the person being arrested is true that's not the end of the story. What happened after the arrest? Was there an adjudication by a court? Was the person found guilty? Innocent? Were the charges dropped?
In my opinion, it is simply not fair to just say that so and so was arrested without providing more information particularly when done by an anonymous individual.
Maybe I am wrong, but there is no other reason. I do the best I can.
I am sorry for any problems you are having with this person but the place to resolve them is with Public Safety and the NYPD, not by commenting anonymously on this blog.
If anyone has any suggestions for a better way of handling these types of issues, I would welcome the input.
well i see one person knows r,,,,,o everything said about him is true open your eyes,and some one said r.....o was the one to have a police office brough to the island , ,are you nuts,he wants yo keep the police off the island,
o 4/11 11:23pm commenter: Thanks for your very enlightening reply. I certainly think the RI community needs to know if a RIRA rep was arrested multiple times for drug-related offenses, and the disposition of each arrest.
This must be substantiated so if you could please relay the exact information to the blog, that would be most helpful.
Certainly we need to find out all the facts regarding this matter, as it may lead to the conclusion that the rep in question used his position at RIRA to gain leverage when he placed his phone call by claiming to represent the community, although the real reason for the call was an attempt to settle scores with the arresting officer.
I ask - who did the rep help when he called to complain about the NYPD officer? He was certainly not being helpful to the community since this community, like any other, wants the NYPD coverage.
The rep used his position on RIRA to help himself at the expense of the 12,000 residents here on RI he was sworn to help.
The comment at 4/12 @ 12:36am is an example of unethical, value-less thinking from someone who thinks it is OK to get arrested, which it is not OK to get arrested; that everyone has been arrested, which everyone has not been arrested; and that people should not be asked to leave their state-supported apartments if they do get arrested, although this state policy is in fact a sensible one put in place in order to protect the remaining tenants.
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