01-04-2009, 09:39 AM
Hi Rob,
My point is that rather than sitting on a committee one may need to be sitting in a van down town Pahoa, personally watching the shops. It may be that this is the only effective means of getting results in the environment we face.
I post because I feel there are issues that need to be raised that government is negligent in facing up to, and I see that someone needs to do that. One of the issues that needs to be discussed is whether local government--or in this case--law enforcement, is even capable of dealing with the threats that the populace faces without proactive personal involvement from its citizens. My goal is to encourage first personal practical actions that positively impact the community--and bypass the pitfalls of "civic" involvement through "civic" mechanisms entirely.
It is the difference between complaining to the local "roads" committee about the condition of the roads on one's street, or picking up a shovel and fixing the road. I advocate the latter. Perhaps I've not been clear about that. As well, allow me to suggest that in many cases comfortably sitting on a committee can be a sugar-coated surrogate for what needs to really be done--which is to pick up the shovel and fill a few potholes.
It would seem that as things rest, obviously the local law enforcement agencies are simply incapable of dealing with the issues. What then is the next step?
My point is that rather than sitting on a committee one may need to be sitting in a van down town Pahoa, personally watching the shops. It may be that this is the only effective means of getting results in the environment we face.
I post because I feel there are issues that need to be raised that government is negligent in facing up to, and I see that someone needs to do that. One of the issues that needs to be discussed is whether local government--or in this case--law enforcement, is even capable of dealing with the threats that the populace faces without proactive personal involvement from its citizens. My goal is to encourage first personal practical actions that positively impact the community--and bypass the pitfalls of "civic" involvement through "civic" mechanisms entirely.
It is the difference between complaining to the local "roads" committee about the condition of the roads on one's street, or picking up a shovel and fixing the road. I advocate the latter. Perhaps I've not been clear about that. As well, allow me to suggest that in many cases comfortably sitting on a committee can be a sugar-coated surrogate for what needs to really be done--which is to pick up the shovel and fill a few potholes.
It would seem that as things rest, obviously the local law enforcement agencies are simply incapable of dealing with the issues. What then is the next step?