01-05-2009, 03:44 PM
I encourage all efforts. Weed and Seed did what they could with government supervision. I prefer citizen driven and funded initiatives and efforts. Once you get county or federal money the project is generally screwed. Some bureaucrat will have to tweak it so they can claim credit for everybody else's work.
There are a couple free lance video guys I've seen on TV who really irritate various low lifes or even cops on the mainland and they risk getting pounded regularly. I admire them quite frankly but do not personally have time to be obsessive on any one topic.
As a bleeding heart I would also like to see improvement in our schools, after school programs for youngsters, things to do besides "hang out". The Pahoa Skate Park was a step in that direction. Our hope was that if we (old folks) showed some respect we might get some back and I believe it works. Somehow I don't think this raft of thefts and break-ins is from the skateboard crowd at all.
In the south the term we used to use was mouth breathers. I guess it's tweekers now.
There are a couple free lance video guys I've seen on TV who really irritate various low lifes or even cops on the mainland and they risk getting pounded regularly. I admire them quite frankly but do not personally have time to be obsessive on any one topic.
As a bleeding heart I would also like to see improvement in our schools, after school programs for youngsters, things to do besides "hang out". The Pahoa Skate Park was a step in that direction. Our hope was that if we (old folks) showed some respect we might get some back and I believe it works. Somehow I don't think this raft of thefts and break-ins is from the skateboard crowd at all.
In the south the term we used to use was mouth breathers. I guess it's tweekers now.
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