Michelle Alexander is a gifted lawyer whose 10 years of research
for her new book has culminated with a concise portrayal of why Midtown is
economically depressed. This video is a good primer for her book: The New Jim Crow. The Public
Safety
Monday, June 11, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saint Petersburg Police Station: CRACKED!
CONA toured the facility Friday, an outing scheduled prior to
the news of the City giving up on trying to solve the problem.
It is bad, it is real bad.
CONA has not formed an official position yet, it shall
certainly be the main topic of discussion at next Saturday's PSC Meeting.
If OSHA or the Fire Marshal were to objectively inspect this
facility there would be a new tent city in Saint Petersburg only the police
would be the ones living in it not the homeless.
You can't flush the toilets on the top floor, pipes are too corroded
to get enough water pressure. Way too much poisonous poly vinyl chloride and
mold hide above the false ceilings. People are getting sick and are worried
about cancer, a few too many have gotten it already.
I have to think our elected officials who gave up on this, have
not seen what we have seen. No Possible Way.
The evidence storage is below ground in the bowels of this
old building. Creatively cataloged and jammed in each nook and cranny of a
building built of an old technique that rivals that of a mud thatch hut. Not
one piece of rebar to be found. One good storm overpowering the City drainage
sewers makes the building's Eisenhower era sump pumps the last defense. Defense against a disaster waiting to corrupt enough evidence
to put a whole lot of really bad people back on the streets.
The banks of Motorola Astro communications gear that connects
our calls for help to the police that save us sit precariously, protected by
plywood boarded windows, a leaky roof and thin deteriorating exterior walls.
If the City is not creative enough to come up with the
needed $134 per citizen needed to bridge the gap between what we have and what
we need to build the proposed station - then we need to get creative and come up with
a suitable alternative solution, below is a newer construction technique that
may cost half for a large hardened facility than standard techniques, it has
the added of benefit of being extremely energy efficient, enough so the energy
savings may pay for the build out cost in 20 years. It is time to be creative,
it is worth a look.
But the bottom line:
But the bottom line:
I don't have a problem coming up with my $134, heck I'd pay
10 times that tomorrow if asked. The people out there willing to take a bullet
for us: certainly are worth it. The current building is so old it was built with segregated
bathrooms. It needs to go away like that era, immediately if not yesterday.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
The 911 Good Samaritan Act (SB 278)
Hello All,
At the next meeting I will be asking CONA to approve a
letter (link) to ask the City Council and Mayor (along with CONA) to send a
letter to Governor Scott to sign a bill (link) into law that will save
lives in St Petersburg:
On March 8, 2012, the Florida House of Representatives
passed the 911 Good Samaritan Act!
The 911 Good Samaritan Act (SB 278) protects people who seek or obtain medical assistance during a drug-related overdose from prosecution for simple drug possession. Research shows that when someone in America overdoses, a call for help occurs less than 50% of the time and fear of police involvement is the most common reason for not calling 911. This legislation will save lives by making sure that people, even those who possess a controlled substance, call 911 without hesitation during an emergency.
Florida’s 911 Good Samaritan Act has already received unanimous bipartisan support in all five committees and on the floor of the Senate. Since it just passed the House, the 911 Good Samaritan Act will now be sent to Governor Rick Scott. The Governor can choose to sign it, veto it, or let it become law without his signature.
With your help, Florida can become the next state to enact Good Samaritan protections and prevent drug overdose deaths.
The 911 Good Samaritan Act (SB 278) protects people who seek or obtain medical assistance during a drug-related overdose from prosecution for simple drug possession. Research shows that when someone in America overdoses, a call for help occurs less than 50% of the time and fear of police involvement is the most common reason for not calling 911. This legislation will save lives by making sure that people, even those who possess a controlled substance, call 911 without hesitation during an emergency.
Florida’s 911 Good Samaritan Act has already received unanimous bipartisan support in all five committees and on the floor of the Senate. Since it just passed the House, the 911 Good Samaritan Act will now be sent to Governor Rick Scott. The Governor can choose to sign it, veto it, or let it become law without his signature.
With your help, Florida can become the next state to enact Good Samaritan protections and prevent drug overdose deaths.
Thank you for your support.
Respectfully,
Kurt J Donley
Chairman, CONA Public Safety CommitteeUpdate: The mption passed unanimously. Thanks Everyone!
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