Thank you Suzan Clarke of the Journal News for bringing awareness to the different groups of people who have come together around the 287g issue in Suffern (pro and con). Click Here for Article
For those just joining our site, Community Power (CP) is a collective of people from throughout the community who are coming together to dialog on various issues, to effectively exercise our rights of free speech and to take action on the things we collectively feel need to change. We first came together to discourage the 287g initiative because we felt that it was an unhealthy move for Suffern. Research into "what" 287g is, and "why" Suffern is doing it, "who" it is going to be effected by it and "how" - is the basis of our dialog surrounding 287g coming to Suffern.
We are firm believers that people should get all perspectives on an issue. We are excited that active citizen groups in Suffern are using the web to optimize their cause. A new site has launched supporting 287g in Suffern - www.support287g.com.
Below is one of our favorite links of information regarding 287g. It provides a well rounded summary regarding 287g. It is written in question and answer form and is very informative: Click Here
The Community Power collective wants ALL violent criminals off the street. We don't understand where the confusion is regarding our point of view on that. Our research and study of cities who have done this or tried to implement 287g indicates that 287g is more than "we want violent criminals off the street and 287g will do that". There is a lot more issues that come with the 287g "solution". Suffern needs to really think this out and bear witness to other cities and towns who attempted to or sucessfully implemented 287g who are now advising against it.
Suffern is finally talking and using new online technology to do it. Let's both commit to one pricipal as we both discuss the issues. Present information not altered by bias or passion. Case in point, let's not get the petition signatures from people who you see posting rude comments under each article that comes out about immigration on Lohud (see above link). The attacks on Biensy Rosa doing this so she can get cheep labor for her business is hateful and very uniformed. Many businesses in Suffern have solicited the assistance of this labor force. Many of which are pro 287g. Let's have smart dialog, it is our responsibility as online and live platforms.
Peace and blessings.
Community Power / Poder de Communidad.
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Way to go Suffern. Let the discussions begin!
U claim that u want criminals off the street, if not deported where do u suggest illegal alien criminals go..'cause either way tax payer's $ is going to be spent..yes families are going to be disrupted , that is why as adults we should think of consequences when we do certain things..also aren't victims families get disrupted/destroyed when act of violence is committed to their loved ones ?
Nicole,
Thank you for the awesome post. We would like to respond via our next blog entry. If I may be permitted, I would like to quote your comment as the impetus to the discussion point.
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