curtiswr
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Got my Museum District Association newsletter delivered to my doorstep a few days ago. I guess the MDA is sorta like Richmond's Fan area version of a homeowners association.
Well, in the newsletter they mention National Night Out:
I fail to see how any of the event/activity suggestions promote safety and portray a no tolerance view of crime other than the one-time-only police officers maybe walking around and maybe attending the events. A flashlight walk... really? When is the last time walking while holding a flashlight with the beam focused on the ground saved someone's life? To me a "we will not tolerate it" statement should be more than "we will wait for it to happen then call the police with a guess as to what the criminal looked like and where he went" approach.
I wouldn't mind organizing an OC walk and/or a VCDL table down here somewhere for the NNO. The OC walk and VCDL table could be the event, the activity could be people accepting responsibility for their own safety rather than relying on the too-late and after-the-crime police to show up with SAFE kits, evidence flags, and/or chalk? What better way to "show that you support the effort to take back our streets and let our criminals know that we will not tolerate crime" than to promote legal, responsible self defense by way of legal carry of firearms?
I'm not sure where would be a good spot to plant the table nor am I sure of how much exposure it would getregardless of table location. I didn't go out for it last year or pay any attention to how many people were actually out and walking about.
I plan on walking around open carrying, with my GSL button if I can find it. Anyone care to join me in the Fan's Museum District area? Afterwards we could grab a bite to eat somewhere in Carytown.
For reference here is the general area defined as the Museum District: http://www.museumdistrict.org/subsection.asp?PageId=2&SubId=7
Got my Museum District Association newsletter delivered to my doorstep a few days ago. I guess the MDA is sorta like Richmond's Fan area version of a homeowners association.
Well, in the newsletter they mention National Night Out:
Join your neighbors in the fight against crime!
The 26th annual National Night Out is Tuesday, August 4, 2009.
NNO is an annual event that is designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community relationships while heightening crime-and-drug prevention awareness.
Please help us celebrate by joning your neighbors and hosting or attending an event in your neighborhood on Tuesday, August 4, 2009.
NNO was introduced in 1984 as a unique crime and drug prevention event and as a way to promote neighborhood unity and police-community partnerships. (poster's note: redundant much?)
This is a great opportunity to partner with the City of Richmond and the Richmond Police Department to "take a bite out of crime." Show that you support the effort to take back our streets and let our criminals know that we will not tolerate crime.
Celebrate NNO with a variety of events and activities such as:
- block parties
- cookouts
- visits from local police and sheriff departments
- parades, exhibits
- flashlight walks
- contests
- youth programs
For more information on NNO or to register your event, please visit nno.org. Please check out the MDA website for information on how to register your event with Richmond Police Department or call Community Care at 646-4395. If your event is registered by July 23, it will be counted in the total number of events held. Also, if you register your event on time with the City, a police officer will try to attend your event.
Of course, you need not register your event, but who can pass up a friendly visit from the police officers who work so hard to keep us safe? Please contact MDA Safety Chair Brandon Mears about your event so that he will stop by to offer MDA recognition! Remember to submit pictures of the fun for our fall newsletter.
Contact: Brandon Mears, at 257-9622 or via email at MDAsafety@museumdistrict.org
I fail to see how any of the event/activity suggestions promote safety and portray a no tolerance view of crime other than the one-time-only police officers maybe walking around and maybe attending the events. A flashlight walk... really? When is the last time walking while holding a flashlight with the beam focused on the ground saved someone's life? To me a "we will not tolerate it" statement should be more than "we will wait for it to happen then call the police with a guess as to what the criminal looked like and where he went" approach.
I wouldn't mind organizing an OC walk and/or a VCDL table down here somewhere for the NNO. The OC walk and VCDL table could be the event, the activity could be people accepting responsibility for their own safety rather than relying on the too-late and after-the-crime police to show up with SAFE kits, evidence flags, and/or chalk? What better way to "show that you support the effort to take back our streets and let our criminals know that we will not tolerate crime" than to promote legal, responsible self defense by way of legal carry of firearms?
I'm not sure where would be a good spot to plant the table nor am I sure of how much exposure it would getregardless of table location. I didn't go out for it last year or pay any attention to how many people were actually out and walking about.
I plan on walking around open carrying, with my GSL button if I can find it. Anyone care to join me in the Fan's Museum District area? Afterwards we could grab a bite to eat somewhere in Carytown.
For reference here is the general area defined as the Museum District: http://www.museumdistrict.org/subsection.asp?PageId=2&SubId=7