Sun 8 Jun 2008
I guess the verdict is in: we who live in Hartford are hideous. Look away!!
There is a dissenting voice though, here and there.
Fri 6 Jun 2008
I just watched the infamous Park Street hit-and-run video and I didn’t reach the conclusion that the victim was ignored by bystanders. Less than a minute after the man was hit, several bystanders walked out into the road towards him. Less than ninety seconds after the accident a police car drove to the scene and he was attended to. It is true that several cars continued to drive by. You have to wonder what they were thinking. I chalk it up to the fact that some people have the notion that someone else will make the 911 call. But to me, the video clearly shows that a group of people walked out into the road to help this man before the police car pulled up.
What I would like to know is how did this incident take on the spin of callous city dwellers ignoring someone in distress? I see this more as the media creating a story where there was none. And then there are the wingnuts who take the distortion and add their own coat of slime. To call the hit-and-run accident a “Genovese moment” is breathtakingly stupid.
Mon 11 Jun 2007
The state legislative session came to a disappointing close this year for members of the ARDMBR 99 Coalition. ARDMBR 99, which stands for Act to Remember the Dave Matthew’s Band Riots of 99, was rallying support to declare an official day of remembrance in Connecticut for the August 1999 riots at the Meadows Music Theatre.
“We came so close this year,” said campaign coordinator Jamie Sparks. “We had the backing of two key legislators, and we had some really successful messaging campaigns. The ‘Remember ‘99′ car magnets were wildly popular, as was our ‘Out From Under the Table’ rally in Bushnell park.”
