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APC Online Meeting Spaces
APC online meeting spaces is a project focused on providing APC members and partners with online spaces that will allow them to replace some of their travel with online meetings. The spaces will encourage more direct online communication while keeping in mind local context and constraints stemming from it (bandwidth, hardware requirements, software policy, etc).
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APC online meeting spaces is a project focused on providing APC members and partners with online spaces that will allow them to replace some of their travel with online meetigns. The spaces will encourage more direct online communication while keeping in mind local context and constraints stemming from it (bandwidth, hardware requirements, software policy, etc). Objectives of this project for which APC has partnered with The International Development Research Centre IDRC are:
- Development of a set of tools that will meet the various needs of online practitioners for online meetings and collaboration
- Development of a support and capacity building system which will make it possible to keep these spaces running in future.
- Capacity building of ICT4D practitioners in using the spaces
- Research into online meeting and collaboration tools
APC believes that in order for such system to be efficient, it must not get 'locked' into one specific online meeting system. On contrary, APC explores a whole set of tools that are appropriate for ICT4D community and its specific context, and we are dedicated to offer adequate tools to those many colleagues who are on low bandwidth and using old Hardware.
Service scope
APC is developing a system of service provision and consultancy on online meting platforms. The service will be available to APC members and partners from ICT4D community. It will be designed to help organizations who are in the process of replacing F2F meetings with online meetings, or are for other reasons interested in exploring opportunities for strengthening their online collaboration strategies and skills.
The service will include:
1. Needs assessment
Review of current meeting/collaboration strategies and suggestion for the most appropriate online tools and their usage.
2. Providing 'space' on chosen online meeting/collaboration services, licensed to (or hosted by) APC
3. Online training in using specific tool/s
4. Support
Covering both technical support (particularly in case of self-hosted tools), as well as solving momentary hick-ups that always accompany initial steps with similar new tools (lost passwords, problems with A/V settings and other configuration, etc)
5. Facilitation assistance and some limited assistance with meetings documentation
APC is developing a system enabling management of these meeting/collaboration spaces (booking, permissions management, usage tracking, etc).
Further research (possible future alternatives)
APC closely follows the development of open source online meeting spaces (e.g. Jitmeet), as well as artificial worlds/systems similar to SecondLife (such as Open Croquet, OpenSimm, Sloodle and Ogoglio).
Service informed by 'user reality' and privacy concerns
Given the profile of APC members and partner organizations, a strong emphasis when choosing the tools is being put on interoperability. Other important characteristics, such as hardware and bandwidth requirements determine the recommendations for specific tools in particular cases. Therefore it is important for APC that the service includes variability of different tools appropriate for very different scenarios of usage.
APC closely follows privacy issues related to the use of some popular proprietary online services. Service providers' policies on (and practice in) dealing with users' data is a very important factor that determines whether specific tools will be included in mentioned service scheme.
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Andrews, Max. "Chris Ofili." In Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole: Walker Art Center Collections, edited by Joan Rothfuss and Elizabeth Carpenter. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2005.
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The paintings Chris Ofili made while studying at London's Royal College of Art owed an evident debt to the graffiti-influenced work of one of his heroes, Jean-Michel Basquiat. Yet Ofili had developed a deliciously decorative repertoire of his own by the time his paintings were first seen in an American museum as part of the Walker Art Center's 1995 exhibition "Brilliant!" New Art from London. In his fondness for absurd caricatures, he revels in an ethnically acute aesthetic realm opened up by David Hammons, whose 1983 Bliz-aard Ball Sale, in which he peddled snowballs on the street, even inspired Ofili to "sample" it, as he calls it, a decade later in his own Shit Sale. Attending street markets in Berlin and London in 1993, Ofili presented a display of the balls of elephant dung that he would begin to incorporate into his paintings later that year.
Ofili makes paintings that are rarely earnest or partisan but wily, confident, and playful. His canvases dazzle optically, caricaturing the look of a colonial textile or an aboriginal cave wall. But they also meddle with cultural stereotypes of ethnicity and sense of "political correctness," depicting, for instance, outrageous Afro-haired superheroes and supervixens. As the artist commented in 1995: "It's what people want from black artists. We're the voodoo king, the voodoo queen, the witch doctor, the drug dealer, the magicien de la terre. The exotic, the decorative. I'm giving them all of that, but it's packaged slightly differently."1
Third Eye Vision (1999) shares its name with a 1998 album by the San Francisco–based hip-hop act Hieroglyphics. With its apparent adoption yet gruff derision of racial archetypes, hip-hop culture is central to Ofili's lexicon. Irreverent rhymes, cheeky remixes, looped samples, and scavenged break beats are all concepts he has transcribed into his painting. The title recalls the supernatural powers of sight and psychic ability ascribed to the Hindu deity Shiva. Yet the painting seems to gently mock this conflation of faith and mysticism, as it perches on its support of two bead-festooned dung balls with a swagger, leaning against the wall with palpable cockiness.
Chris Ofili, interview with Walker research fellow Marcelo Spinelli, "Decorative Beauty Was a Taboo Thing," in Richard Flood, ed., "Brilliant!" New Art from London, exh. cat. (Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1995), 67. ↩
Andrews, Max. "Chris Ofili." In Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole: Walker Art Center Collections, edited by Joan Rothfuss and Elizabeth Carpenter. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2005.
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Arsène Wenger makes five changes from the side that lost at Old Trafford for tonight's visit of Chelsea.
Robin van Persie makes his first Premier League start since August to head the Arsenal attack as Marouane Chamakh drops to the bench.
Johan Djourou is preferred to Sebastien Squillaci and partners Laurent Koscielny at the heart of the Arsenal defence.
Lukasz Fabianski returns in goal and Theo Walcott makes his first Premier League start since November.
Captain Cesc Fabregas plays alongside Alex Song and Jack Wilshere in midfield.
Team in full: Fabianski, Sagna, Koscielny, Djourou, Clichy, Wilshere, Song, Fabregas, Walcott, Nasri, Van Persie
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Mark1911 has one and he cannot say enough good things about them. I also have a Taurus - the millennium pro - you might want to look into it if you want something a little smaller and cheaper. you will not be disappointed with either.


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My Country is Under Attack. Do You Care?
Arsen Ostrovsky | Posted 12.24.2012 | Canada
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I'm angry. You see, as most Americans were waking up this morning, and those in Europe and elsewhere around the world were going about their daily routines, here in Israel -- over one million people were running for cover from a hail of rockets being rained down by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza. Can you imagine if even one rocket was fired on Washington, London, Paris or Moscow? No nation on earth can, or should, tolerate such attacks on its people. I'm angry that there is someone out there who does not know me and has never met me, yet still wants to kill me -- for no other reason than being Israeli. No, I am not angry. I am outraged.


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Janice Vick of Portsmouth was on her lunch break at work when she found out she'd won $250,000. Her co-workers got to share the excitement. "Nobody could believe it," she said. "It was just a great day!" Read more
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Every year the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability conducts a rate review to establish fair and equitable rates for franchised garbage and recycling companies to charge the public for residential collection services. These services include collection of garbage, recycling and yard debris.
The rate review includes analysis by an economist and an independent CPA. A range of impacts are evaluated to determine the cost of providing service — including labor, equipment and fuel costs, the average weight of garbage in each can size, disposal charges for solid waste and yard debris and the market value of recyclables (revenues which partially offset costs). These factors are summarized in the annual Rate Study.
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Excerpt: "Similarly to every other position in the NFL, today's kickers are simply better athletes than their predecessors. When an athlete realizes at a young age that they possess enough athletic prowess to make it to the NFL, developing the skills to kick has become an extremely attractive option. Kickers make nearly the average salary ofNFL running backs and take next to no beating whatsoever.
Young athletes and their parents have taken note, and more than ever there is an infusion of real athleticism at the kicker position.
With so much more emphasis onfootball than soccer in the United States, talented soccer players are often opting out of a life of bouncing between farm teams in favor of trying their hand at kicking a football. The infusion of talent at the NFL level has been noticeable.
The list of impressive kickers to burst onto the scene in the last several years in the NFL has been quite impressive. Blair Walsh, Alex Henry, Dan Bailey, Justin Tucker, Greg Zuerlein and Kai Forbath make up what is rapidly being considered the best group of kickers in the NFL." Read more...


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Can I Flaunt My Body and Be a Feminist?
Kinnie Starr | Posted 02.13.2013 | Canada Living
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It's always been a big question to me where my comfort lies in the area of revealing my body. Am I am doing the world any good when I show off my frame? Am I building self-confidence or feeding the machine that tells us women should be seen, not heard. And better yet, women should be nearly naked, and perpetually on display in 2012?


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Pregnant? The Flu Vaccine is Safe
More evidence that the flu vaccine is safe for pregnant women has been released. A new study shows that there is no link between the flu vaccine and the risk of serious birth defects. That's the number one concern that mothers-to-be have when considering getting a flu shot.
The study noted that of nearly 9,000 pregnant women who got the flu shot, about 2 percent had a baby with a major birth defect, such as a malformation in the heart or a cleft lip. That was the same as 77,000 pregnant women who did not get the shot.
Researchers also found that women who got vaccinated were less likely to suffer a stillbirth. Point 3 % did not experience a stillbirth versus point 6 % of un-vaccinated women. Their newborns also had a lower death rate: point two percent died soon after birth, compared with point four percent of babies born to unvaccinated moms.
It's not certain that the flu shot had anything to do with the lower stillbirth, but there may be a link says Dr. Jeanne S. Sheffield, the lead researcher on the work. The flu shot may have prevented a more serious case of the flu. Plus, these findings suggest that the flu shot is at least safe, and possibly has a benefit against stillbirth.
Despite recommendations to get the flu shot, most pregnant women do not. In the U.S., only between 10 percent and one-quarter of women have been vaccinated each flu season over the last couple decades, Sheffield's team notes.
Sheffield noted that "it's amazing" how many women are unaware that the flu itself is considered a risk during pregnancy.
"The flu is a problem in pregnancy," she said. "But we have a vaccine to prevent it. And it's considered safe and effective in any trimester."
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published last year found "no unusual patterns" of pregnancy complications or newborn health problems among U.S. women who received the flu shot between 1990 and 2009.
The new study was published the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Flu season is right around the corner. If you are pregnant, get your flu shot to make sure that if you should get the flu you won't develop a severe case.
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In 1951 George Jorgensen, an American man of 26, left for Denmark and returned a year later as the first world-renowned transsexual, Christine Jorgensen. In her own personable style, Jorgensen offers a firsthand account of her ground-breaking life. "Nature made a mistake," she wrote, "which I have corrected."
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I'm Audible's first Editor-at-Large, the host of In Bed with Susie Bright -- and a longtime author, editor, journo, and bookworm. I listen to audio when I'm cooking, playing cards, knitting, going to bed, waking up, driving, and putting other people's kids to bed! My favorite audiobooks, ever, are: "True Grit" and "The Dog of the South."
"The Original, Timeless Transsexual Autobiography"
Jorgensen was the first widely known person to have sex reassignment surgery (male to female). She became a spokesperson for transsexual and transgender people when "trans" wasn't even in the popular lexicon.
She was a beautiful blonde who was famous for being classy and smart— a lady with taste and talent, and had a successful career in theater and film.
If you have never heard of her, this book is a must. If you've heard of her but forgot her, revisit!
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Fact Sheet Series 2004 - Adult Basic and Literacy Education
The OVAE Fact Sheet Series highlights efforts currently underway at the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) to support the principles of the President's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The principle(s) supported by this effort are:
- Increase Options and Involvement for Parents and Students
- Increase Flexibility and Reduce Bureaucracy
- Focus on What Works
The 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey estimates that tens of millions of adults could benefit from adult basic education services. Only a fraction of these individuals are actually enrolled in classroom programs. In the interest of providing more learning options to adults, fourteen states have formed a consortium to explore the potential of teaching adults with limited skills using web-based and technology-facilitated distance learning. OVAE has funded a portion of Project Improving Distance Education for Adult Learners (IDEAL) to focus on national issues related to assessment, accountability, and teacher training.
Project IDEAL is directed by the University of Michigan and is a partnership of fourteen states (AR, ID, IL, KY, MA, ME, M O, NC, NY, OH, PA, RI, WA, and WV). These states are participating in separate state funded "experiments" to explore the possibilities of using technology-enabled and/or web-enhanced distance education to deliver instruction to adult learners who choose not to attend classroom based programs. Their work has pointed to several common needs among states including how to report data to the federal office for distance learners. Federal funds are being provided through Project IDEAL to explore strategies appropriate to measure educational progress when adults are learning in non-classroom settings using technology-based interventions. The project also supports teacher quality in distance learning through the creation of teacher training materials that may be used by the states.
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- On-line course to prepare teachers of distance learning
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The last two years I have bought or traded with neighboring beekeepers for a frame of eggs and brood in order to pull queens from them. I have done this in an effort to diversify the genetics in my yard with other bee stock that has done well in our climate.
This year, I know five local beekeepers, none of whom use "hard" treatments on their hives, who are interested in swapping genetics as well. We have agreed that we will each trade stock from our best hives over-wintered hives. In this way, we hope to improve the local bee stock. Basically, we want to give natural selection a little boost.
So I am seeking input on 1.) our breeding priorities, which I will state below, as well as 2.) ideas about a practical way that other bee clubs could implement such a program. My friends are all comfortable with queen rearing and trust the disease and treatment philosphy of the other beekeepers, so we have just swapped frames. However, if this idea is to spread to other bee clubs, it might need to be less reliant on beekeeper experience and less prone to the possible spread of disease.
Our "best" hive definition is operationalized as: First, the hive must have successfully survived at least one winter with non-chemical treatment. Of those hives, the second priority is having produced honey. And of those hives (survived and made honey), we will finally select for disease and pest tolerance/resistance. What do you all think of these priorities? I have considered adding a non-aggressiveness criteria, but I think more than three contraints is unrealistic. Opinions?
As for scaling this approach up, I thought maybe if there was one person per locality who was willing to coordinate by trading and raising queen cells or maybe grafting from each of the participants, that might make it more likely to succeed. So any thoughts? Improvements, ideas?


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Don Quixote - Mariinsky Ballet
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The Royal Ballet will perform a dance adaptation of the classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote at Royal Opera House in London.
Carlos Acosta presents his first work for The Royal Ballet – a dance adaptation of the classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Acosta has already established himself as an exciting choreographic talent with Tocororo – A Cuban Tale, a semi-autobiographical work that draws on his childhood in Cuba and broke box office records at Sadler's Wells Theatre in 2003.
The adventures of the bumbling knight Don Quixote and his ever-faithful squire Sancho Panza have been the inspiration for countless ballets, of which one of the most well-loved is the version by 19th-century Russian choreographer Marius Petipa.
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text: Anri Sala is a contemporary artist whose primary medium is video. He studied art at the Albanian Academy of Arts from 1992 to 1996. He also studied video at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris and film direction in Le Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing. He lives and works in Paris. His video installation Dammi i colori ("Give me the colors") is on display at Tate Modern in London. The installation reflects on the transformation of Tirana in 2003 by means of colors. The installation includes a conversation with Tirana's mayor, Edi Rama, a personal friend of the artist's and the force behind this transformation. He will represent France at the Venice Biennale in 2013 Full Wikipedia Article


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Original post made by Sierra Rhodes, Pleasanton Valley, on Aug 19, 2013
Shoes make or break an outfit. A little black dress might as well be a potato sack if worn with an ugly pair of sandals or worn out tennis shoes. Shoes can make legs look infinitely longer and more shapely, can give a flirtatious air to an otherwise conservative outfit, and the click-clack of heels striding down a hall is a symphonic announcement of "I'm here. Now stare in awe, shut up and listen to what I have to say."
Shoes are a status symbol. Whether recognizable as a certain brand or not, the elegance and make of a shoe is obvious at a glance. Cheap shoes are like a cheap car. Roll up in a 90's Kia and everyone suddenly assumes you live in a trailer park.
But these are only words. To illustrate my point, I give you an example in film of the power of shoes. A classic story and film that shows just how important shoes really are.
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on Aug 21, 2013 at 11:24 pm
The shoe obsession can also be seen as shallow and materialistic. Women who truly think that beauty is in what they wear do not understand the social implications that lead to second class positions.
Think about it. What do you say about a person who says that their social status is about the car they drive, the cigarettes they smoke, or the liquor they drink. Most people today would say that is a shallow perspective. Now substitute "shoes" into the plot and you'll see my point.
Now don't start screaming that dressing good is the same as a shoe fetish.
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a group of half ass rappers who repeat gucci, waka, burr, brickquad, trap, and nigga thorughout every song. the members include gucci mane, waka flocka flame, frenchie, oj da juiceman, and whoo da kid
what i stand fo? BRICK SQUAD
by bricksquad killer March 18, 2010
A group of great rappers who all made it to the industry by selling cocaine and marijuana. This group is made of Waka Flocka Flame and Gucci mane. All rappers in this group are associated with "Bloods" a famous African american gang within america.
Blood Waka Flocka Flame Gucci Mane Crips Cocaine Marijuana Weed African American Rappers Brick Squad
by 1017BricKSquadDdD October 17, 2011
A term that ghetto ass people use to define their hood / gang. It's also used in, but not limited to: Facebook middle names.
by Mr. Donka Donk August 18, 2011
A group of faggots, generally teenagers, that get pleasure by watching each other take shits while fingering their assholes.
person 1: hey man can we get the bricksquad back together tonight?
person 2: nah man my ass is still sore from last time, maybe tomorrow.
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Original post made by Karen, Birdland, on Nov 2, 2009
I would have thought I would have heard about it here first. Although the alleged assault is bad enough, I can't believe they watch game films for 11 year old pee-wee football!! Settle down....settle down.....
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Former Raider scuffles with Alameda supervisor
Phillip Matier,Andrew Ross
Monday, November 2, 2009
A former Oakland Raiders player and a current Alameda County supervisor got into a dustup the other day over pee-wee football - landing Supervisor Scott Haggerty in a neck brace and ex-NFL tight end Jeremy Brigham under investigation by Pleasanton police.
All of it was caused, we're told, by Brigham's accusations that Haggerty - whom he had just fired as the assistant coach of his Pleasanton squad of 10- and 11-year-old boys - had leaked plays to an opposing team.
Police Sgt. Jim Knox confirmed that his department is investigating the incident. He declined to discuss details, but said a report is due in the next week or two.
Brigham played four seasons for the Raiders, through 2001. Haggerty has been a county supervisor since 1996. Fate threw the odd couple together this fall on the coaching staff of the Cowboys in the Pleasanton Junior Football League.
Haggerty said his advice to head coach Brigham wasn't always welcome, and that Brigham told him to "shut up and sit down" after he complained about the team's exercise regimen and asked to take over.
A few days later, after Haggerty couldn't make a meeting with Brigham to go over game film, Brigham sent him a text message that he was fired and warned him not to show up at practices, the supervisor says.
Haggerty said he took the firing in stride, but still showed up that Saturday to watch from the stands as the Cowboys walloped their opponent, 38-0.
At a coaches meeting the next day, according to Haggerty, the losing coach walked up to Brigham and joked, "Haggerty gave me all your plays."
That Monday, when Haggerty showed up at the Foothill High School football field to pick up his son from practice, Brigham confronted him, "screaming that I gave the plays away," Haggerty told us.
The next thing he knew, Haggerty said, Brigham had knocked his BlackBerry from his hand and was pulling him over a 4-foot fence as he punched him on the back of the head.
Haggerty insists he never acted aggressively himself and left as fast as he could, then called 911 before going to the hospital. The supervisor said he was met there by Pleasanton police officers, who took a report.
Haggerty did not attend the Cowboys' next game - when his own son suffered a serious neck injury and had to be airlifted to a hospital.
Now both he and his son - who suffered torn muscles and a mild concussion that ended his season - are wearing neck braces.
Haggerty tells us that Brigham was suspended for one game for the alleged scuffle. Repeated attempts to reach Brigham at numbers listed in his name were unsuccessful.
Comments (39)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Looks like another great elected official well representing his constituents.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 2:51 pm
A little out of hand don't you think? We all love football, but PJFL is supposed to be about the kids. What happened to good sportsmanship?
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 2, 2009 at 3:23 pm
And this is in 10-11 year old football. I find it very funny that Sup. Haggerty was "fired" by Jeremy Brigham. Last time I checked coaches in PJFL were volunteers and not hired. Jeremy Brigham being an ex-professional from the NFL would figure to have a little bit more restraint. I also believe he's quite a bit bigger than Sup. Haggerty ;-) I also find it funny to be going over "game film" for kids this age. Sounds like the league needs to fire Brigham and get somebody a little more responsible and with the kids bests interests in mind. I sure I'll get some response to my post with "we're too soft" on Pleasanton kids and this is a more "real world" approach. What a joke IMHO.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Stay Cool is a registered user.
I'm curious how Patti can find fault with Supervisor Haggerty's actions in these incidents. Of course there are two sides to every story. Patti, perhaps you know something we don't?
I hope this at least serves as a wake up call to parents about the responsibilities involved with coaching and setting an example for our kids.
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Nov 2, 2009 at 3:57 pm
I Love football and have two Middle school grandsons playing in the 13 yr. old league. one here and one in Oregon. I still find it hard to believe that 10 and 11 yr old kids are playing Tackle Football. I find it hard to believe that 12 and 13 year old kids are playing tackle football. They don't need the injuries that , that kind of play brings. Their growth plates are not even set yet and could be injured so that they do not grow properly.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Stay Cool,
I went to high school with Scott Haggerty at Washington High School in Fremont and I am not a bit surprised that this happened. He was always involved in all of these behind the scenes politics, so yes not surprised. On the other hand, my husband has season tickets to the Raiders games and has for years. I went to a few of the games and I remember this young man and he is absolutely huge but a nice guy so I am surprised.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 2, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Blame the victim.
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 2, 2009 at 4:50 pm
It's unfortunate but youth leagues often end up with coaches who are over the top in their expectations and levels of competitiveness that are not in line with the age groups. Reviewing game films? That belongs in high school, not with fifth and sixth graders who should be learning fundamental skills, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. This sounds like one of those coaches that will do anything to win and when the kids don't do well they are chastised.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 5:31 pm
It is amazing, that our league only suspended this coach. He raced across the field and up a hill, pulling Haggerty over a 4 foot fence while hitting him and accusing him of giving away plays. Coach your team just won 38-0 and the other coach told you and the league he was only joking and never even spoke to Haggerty. How you can try to justify this behavior and have a minority of the parents back you up is yet another example of why you and they are not good examples for our 11 year old sons. Your win at all costs attitude that xcoach refers to above in his comments is misguided and right on the mark.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I was referring to Jeremy Brigham as being huge but a nice guy. Scott is just a little bitty guy.
Concerned Parent,
Where did you hear or see he ran across the field and up a hill? Were you at the game or did you read it somewhere?
All of the quotes above are from Scott so I bet there is more to this story.
a resident of Mission Park
on Nov 2, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Pleasantonian is a registered user.
Patti, are you sure you know Scott? I'd never call him a little bitty guy.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Yes sure do know him. I graduated in the class of 76. Back then he was about 5'8" (I am 5'9") and about 130 maximum (him then not me :O). I saw him a few weeks back and he is still 5'8" but now maybe 200 but all belly. I even asked him what happened because I was a bit taken aback. I do however admire him because back then wanted to be somebody and now is so kudos to him.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 3, 2009 at 1:31 am
Once a Raider - always a Raider...:)
I've watched this team(Cowboys)practice. They're pretty sharp...
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 3, 2009 at 8:46 am
Can you say "Roid Rage"?
a resident of Canyon Creek
on Nov 3, 2009 at 9:43 am
Two big egos collide!
I hope Scott's son is okay.
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Nov 3, 2009 at 10:20 am
Scott is far from innocent in these events. He was not removed from coaching for not watching films, rather his conduct on the field. What Brigham did was unexcusable, but there are two sides to the story from what I have heard. I heard Jeremy Brigham removed him as a coach because Scott Haggerty was always combative towards the other coaches and continued his poor behavior towards the kids. I know firsthand how he coaches from past experience. He has been known to grab kids and yell excessively at them and tell them they play like s#@$ among other things. No need to have a coach treat 10yr olds that way and there is never a need to curse and grab kids, never ever a reason.
I have had kids in this league for many years and 95% of the coaches are fantastic and positive. Scott was not one of them. It is a shame the whole incident took place but I cant say I am shocked to hear Haggerty was involved. From what I have heard Jeremy is well liked by parents/players, but I still cant excuse what he did..although I heard no punches were thrown like was reported and Scott may have provoked it. Jeremy was suspended. I was not there, just what I heard from others.
Too bad these clowns are the reason PJFL is in the news.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 3, 2009 at 10:48 am
I agree with "two sides". I think he nailed it right on. There are two sides to every story and you notice that you have only heard one side of it. I heard from someone that was present that Haggerty provoked the whole thing and Bingham just reacted to what Haggerty did or attempted to do. He was asked not to be part of the coaching staff because of his verbal abuse of the players and not because of watching game film. Not justifing any actions by anyone but you need to get all the facts before drawing any conclusions.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 3, 2009 at 11:20 am
Cost to sign your 10 year old up for Youth Football- $200.00
Cost to watch your son play, relax, sit in a chair with a Starbucks, while kids be kids: 3.50
Cost to watch two grown men fight over 10 year olds playing football? Only in Pleasanton where parents become kids once again...Priceless!!
a resident of Canyon Creek
on Nov 3, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Regardless of what happened and how it went down, the #1 item ANY good coach will teach his players is to have "POISE".
Simple as that. Provoked? Invoke the POISE rule. If they're teaching their players this, simply follow your own advise, if you're not teaching this, therein lies the problem.
a resident of Castlewood
on Nov 3, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I thought Haggerty lived in Dublin? If I am right why is his child playing in P-town?
a resident of Canyon Creek
on Nov 3, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I have met Jeremy, granted only once. I sold him a Doberman puppy back in the day. We talked for hours, he is a great guy, calm and gentle from what I coould pick up. I dont see him acting out in that manner. He later came back to the house and dropped off autographed pictures. I think he is kind hearted and level headed. Good luck to you Jeremy!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 3, 2009 at 3:33 pm
If I my name ever lands on this site, I sure hope I am judged based on a couple of hour visit after buying a puppy! So glad to hear that Jeremy didn't kick the dog on the way out. Sounds like a super guy!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 3, 2009 at 4:16 pm
I guess I should have mentioned this earlier but have been busy but Scott never played sports in school, was not very good but liked to hang around the jocks. This might be a case of a "never were" wanting to play the big shot.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Nov 3, 2009 at 5:18 pm
it was an ugly situation, a lot of yelling and Scott did not leave "as quickly as possible" the parents begged him to leave pulling him toward the cars and trying to end all this as it took place in front of the kids (including his own). To answer Marie's question, anyone can play in PJFL. We have a lot of Livermore, San Ramon and Dublin kids. It's a great league, everyone gets to play there are no cuts and they don't travel. I agree that most of the coaches are very good. Naturally it's the bad press that makes the press. So much good is left unreported. One of the senior coaches has always had films of games for the kids to watch, not for yelling over mistakes but to bond with the team and have the joy of seeing themselves on a big screen. He also insists that the boys thank their parents after every game win or lose for supporting them.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Nov 3, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Two knuckleheads.......That's all.
a resident of Castlewood Heights
on Nov 3, 2009 at 8:04 pm
The parents that were at the practice field when this "incident" took place cannot back up Mr. Haggerty's story. The police officer investigating this has spoken to the same parents. It is my understanding that no charges will be filed against Brigham based on the investigation. Both men acted innapropriately and have said so. Scott's son is just fine. He was airlifted because Haggerty insisted he had the best insurance (tax payer insurance I am sure) to pay for the helicopter.
You did not hear about this first on the forum because Haggerty exaggerated what happened between him and Brigham. Haggerty went to the police and was later seen wearing a soft tissue collar around his neck. A collar you can get from a Chiropractor or ebay.
It would be in these coaches best interest to step away and let someone else coach these kids. Someone with more self control and character.
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 3, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Haggerty is a joke and we need to vote him out before he costs us more money with his next sexual harassment claim like the last one which was settled out of court for 3 mil
a resident of Del Prado
on Nov 4, 2009 at 8:50 am
Does anyone know what an Alameda County Supervisor does? annual pay? etc. Seems like a position and person we should consider eliminating to reduce cost.
a resident of Dublin
on Nov 4, 2009 at 9:26 am
Sounds like someone didn't pay attention in civics class! This is all so lame.
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:00 am
PJFL is a great league that provides equal opportunities for everybody to get equal play time no matter your skill level. So even little rollie pollie Scott could have played in his day. You will notice if you attend other games there is another former elected official who stands out for his behavior and not in a favroable way.With many parents not wanting their kids to play for him.
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 4, 2009 at 6:38 pm
I played in the PJFL and it was a good time, good coaches, blah, blah, blah. This story is too funny though, I would love to see re-creations made of each story. Would be funny, after all nobody seems to have really got hurt.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 4, 2009 at 7:34 pm
"I still find it hard to believe that 10 and 11 yr old kids are playing Tackle Football. I find it hard to believe that 12 and 13 year old kids are playing tackle football."
I agree, but it is worse than this. Kids can start playing tackle football in the 2ND GRADE! That is seven year-olds, by the way, in case you lost track. There is no need, in my opinion, to have tackle football until the 8th grade, one year before they can play in high school.
The PJFL is a great league, though, my son has loved playing (he plays flag, as you might have guessed). Too bad these guys let their lack of poise and maturity get the worst of them.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 5, 2009 at 12:00 am
Are the parents boycotting this team(the Cowboys). Only seven players practiced this afternoon...
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 5, 2009 at 9:07 am
Tackle football fears...stats say more cheerleaders get hurt per football game than players. I played all the sports as a kid here in Pleasanton and only got hurt (broken hand) in baseball, a non contact sport. If you think that one year of tackle football will prepare you for high school ball, you will likely get beat up worse than the kids that have for years learned to tackle and be tackled.
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 5, 2009 at 9:45 am
Jerry in Oak Hill
Check out the other teams in the league and you will see that many of them are only getting a fraction of the team to show. With it dark now by 5:45, other after school sports and parents work schedules there are many factors leading to the light turn outs across the board.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 6, 2009 at 7:51 am
"If you think that one year of tackle football will prepare you for high school ball, you will likely get beat up worse . . ."
I played football in high school and I didn't play even one year of tackle before then. So did others on the team. We all did fine, you don't have to play tackle before high school. And you certainly don't have to play it in the SECOND grade.
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:05 am
Get the facts - Did you go onto play varsity then college ball? Would you let you daughter cheerlead, and at what age? Would you restrict younger children from playing baseball, soccer, Lacross, etc? Football gets a bad rap for injuries but other sports (as said before cheerleading) have as many or more. The protective equipment in football works well, while basketball payers have to get hit full speed sometimes when taking a charge, kids get hit my line drives in baseball...all without any protection. It reminds me of how people who don't know the sport and stats think MMA (UFC style fighting) is more dangerous than boxing. Look at the stats and how many boxers are killed each year in the ring in the U.S. alone. Not one U.S. death in MMA or UFC's history in the U.S, but people think it's more dangerous. Perception.
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:15 am
I just found some stats from the census bureau on youth sport injuries as reported by Safe Kids. Basketball injuries lead to the most emergency room visits per year for children and baseball/softball causes the most deaths from youth sports. Not your intuition maybe but that's statistics for you.
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Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war. The President, meanwhile, derives the power to direct the military after a Congressional declaration of war from Article II, Section 2, which names the President Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. These provisions require cooperation between the President and Congress regarding military affairs, with Congress funding or declaring the operation and the President directing it. Nevertheless, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, Presidents have often engaged in military operations without express Congressional consent. These operations include the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, the Afghanistan War of 2001 and the Iraq War of 2002.
Commander in Chief
The questions of whether the President possesses authority to use the military absent a Congressional declaration of war and the scope of such power, if it exists, have proven to be sources of conflict and debate throughout American history. While some scholars believe the Commander-in-Chief Clause confers special powers on the President, others argue that, if the President does have these powers, the Constitution does not provide how far the President may go. These scholars wish to construe the Clause narrowly, claiming that the Founders gave the President the title to preserve civilian supremacy over the military, not to provide additional powers outside of a Congressional authorization or declaration of war.
After the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon Administrations had spent nearly a decade committing U.S. troops to Southeast Asia without Congressional approval, Congress responded by passing the War Powers Resolution in 1973. The War Powers Resolution requires that the President communicate to Congress the committal of troops within 48 hours. Further, the statute requires the President to remove all troops after 60 days if Congress has not granted an extension.
When passed, Congress intended the War Powers Resolution to halt the erosion of Congress's ability to participate in war-making decisions. The terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, however, created new complications for the separation of powers within the war powers sphere. After September 11, the United States Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force against Terrorists (AUMF). President George W. Bush and his cabinet invaded Afghanistan to root out the Taliban government, which ruled Afghanistan and permitted the Al Qaeda terrorist network to conduct terrorist training within the country's borders. During the conflict, the U.S. military rounded up alleged members of the Taliban and those fighting against U.S. forces. The military then placed these "detainees" at a U.S. base located at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba at the direction of the Bush Administration who designed the plan under the premise that federal court jurisdiction did not reach the base. Consequently, the Bush Administration and military believed that the detainees could not avail themselves of habeas corpus and certain protections guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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In 2004 Rasul v. Bush became the first case in which the Supreme Court directly discussed the Bush Administration's policies. 542 U.S. 466. The Court in this case held that 28 U.S.C. § 2241 permits federal district courts to hear habeas corpus petitions by aliens held within territory over which the United States exercises "plenary and exclusive jurisdiction." This holding included Guantanamo detainees. The Court then instructed the district courts to hear the petitions.
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Congress responded by passing the Detainee Treatment Act, which provides that "no court, court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider . . . an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by . . . an alien detained . . . at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba." Lakhdar Boumediene, an Algerian citizen, challenged the constitutionality of this statute in Boumediene v. Bush (06-1195) in 2008. The Court struck down the Bush Administration's policies for a third time, holding that a Congressional suspension of habeas corpus requires an explicit suspension of the writ and that merely stripping the federal courts of jurisdiction does not actually suspend the writ. The Court also argued that the detainees lacked proper procedural safeguards to ensure a fair trial and the ability to ascertain the nature of their charges.
Emergency Powers
The Constitution does not expressly grant the President additional powers in times of national emergency. However, many scholars think that the Framers implied these powers because the structural design of the Executive Branch enables it to act faster than the Legislative Branch. Because the Constitution remains silent on the issue, the courts cannot grant the Executive Branch these powers when it tries to wield them. The courts will only recognize a right of the Executive Branch to use emergency powers if Congress has granted such powers to the President.
A claim of emergency powers was at the center of President Abraham Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus without Congressional approval in 1861. Lincoln claimed that the rebellion created an emergency that permitted him the extraordinary power of unilaterally suspending the writ. With Chief Justice Roger Taney sitting as judge, the Federal District Court of Maryland struck down the suspension in Ex Parte Merryman, although Lincoln ignored the order. 17 F. Cas. 144 (1861).
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt similarly invoked emergency powers when he issued an order directing that all Japanese Americans residing on the West Coast be placed into internment camps during World War II. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld this order in Korematsu v. United States. 323 U.S. 214 (1944).
Harry Truman declared the use of emergency powers when he seized private steel mills that failed to produce steel because of a labor strike in 1952. With the Korean War ongoing, Truman asserted that he could not wage war successfully if the economy failed to provide him with the material resources necessary to keep the troops well-equipped. The U.S. Supreme Court, however, refused to accept that argument in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, voting 6-3 that neither Commander in Chief powers nor any claimed emergency powers gave the President the authority to unilaterally seize private property without Congressional legislation. 343 U.S. 579.
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- Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466 (2004).
- Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (2006).
- Boumediene v. Bush (06-1195) (2008).
- Ex Parte Merryman, 17 F. Cas. 144 (D. Md.1861).
- Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944).
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952).
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Louis Fisher, Constitutional Conflicts between Congress and the President, p. 249-272 (2007).


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Atherton cops try again for destroying complaint records
Original post made by Try, try again, Atherton: other, on Feb 15, 2013
Last year, the council wisely decided to draw the line at whether the officer is still employed with the APD. If so, the records don't get destroyed.
Now, the same proposal is back on the agenda for next week.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
The APOA-purchased city council led by Lewis, Wiest and Carlson undoubtedly will put the interests of the cops who don't want records of resident complaints following them around ahead of the interests of the taxpaying residents.
Shame on the APOA. Shame on Lewis. Shame on Wiest. Shame on Carlson.
Shame on Ed Flint for trying this again. This is not leadership.
Comments (11)
a resident of another community
on Feb 16, 2013 at 1:39 pm
If I remember right, it's not a storage space issue at all and not a cost issue at all.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 16, 2013 at 2:01 pm
There is actually ZERO benefit to an Atherton taxpaying resident for this maneuver. The agenda packet mentions that with a good records destruction policy, if there is a complaint or litigation over police misbehavior, the cop won't have to answer for it since the records were destroyed in advance.
This is not accountability. This is not how workers in the private sector are treated when there are dings against their personnel file. If an Atherton police officer causes a resident taxpayer distress, the message should be that's serious, and it will follow you. That is, a DETERRENT from misbehavior. This is the opposite.
This is simply the entitlement of impunity.
a resident of another community
on Feb 16, 2013 at 7:05 pm
Well, Ask and you Shall Receive. Raises the odds from not asking certainly.
Me, I keep asking for relevant, honest reporting in the press and ethical behavior in government.
I wonder who has the higher odds of success?
a resident of another community
on Feb 17, 2013 at 7:32 pm
I say leave the boys in blue alone. They really are guys in a unique situation just trying to do their job.
Futher, they are backed by such enormous power, its just silly to oppose them. Let them be.
I'm going to ask a series of questions that I and some of you know the answers to:
1) Does the Federal government have a National Security interest in the Town of Atherton?;
2) Is there a National Guard Swat Trained battalion on call 24/7 to protect the Town in the event of social unrest?;
3) Do a long list of nationally important business figures and government officials live here of incredible value and importance?:
4) Does the Police Department maintain unusual connections with the FBI and NSA because of these special security needs and isn't that entirely reasonable, necessary and acceptable?:
5) Have a series of Chiefs moved on to positions compensating them in the multiple 6 digits, and is former Chief Guerra an FBI consultant?;
6) Does such influence and connection overflow onto the County level and the DAs Office.
7) Was there an open case on the officer involved in the Buckheit matter with the FBI?;
8) Wasn't there a measure of reasonable justice meted out in the conclusion of his career there? and hasn't he certainly suffered enough? remember, he lost his dog, too and if you think that isn't devastating, try losing a German Shepard sometime;
Come on. Let's be realistic and humane here. This is a battle that's not going to won in some slam dunk manner. All the winning that's going to occur, has occurred.
Leave the boys in blue alone. If they want to burn records, let them.
They're just men doing their job.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Feb 18, 2013 at 9:08 pm
If our police department, or some members of our police department, are comfortable falsifying police reports, why not go a step further and just get rid of all incriminating documents? Why would anyone agree to allow that? If our elected officials agree to destroy public complaints against the police department I will be very concerned about who they feel they are most accountable to.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 19, 2013 at 6:30 am
The Chief of Police has reviewed the status of 18 files (5 Internal Affairs Investigations and 13 Citizens Complaints maintained for over 5 years) to ensure there is no legal or other reason to maintain such files prior to its destruction, and the City Attorney has given his written consent for the destruction of the 18 files. In addition, the police department is asking for the approval to destroy the 2010 warning citations, where all the information is entered into our Records
Information Management System and stored indefinitely, and there is no legal reason to maintain copies separately.
The Town uses the California Government Code as a foundation for its records retention schedule. A records retention schedule is a list of all records produced or maintained by an agency and the actions taken with regards to those records. A retention schedule is an agency's legal authority to receive, create, retain, and dispose of official public records. It assists the agency by documenting which records require office or temporary storage, which records have
historic or research value, and which records should be destroyed because they no longer have any administrative, fiscal, or legal value. In the event of litigation, courts accept a retention
schedule as establishing an agency's "normal course of doing business" and duty to retain records. Retention of stale information in personnel and litigation matters can be detrimental to staff, the organization, and the Town. The City Attorney vets any records set for destruction to ensure that they have no legal value and are set for destruction consistent with applicable retention schedules.
The length of time a record must be retained to fulfill its administrative, fiscal and/or legal function is its retention period. Following its retention period a record should be disposed of in
accordance with an approved records retention schedule. An effective records retention policy is important in any organization. If the Town becomes involved in a legal dispute or a public records request, the task of going through a voluminous amount of records to produce relevant or applicable material can quickly become an enormous and costly challenge. In addition, costs directly related to storing and maintaining unnecessary records is likely an expense that does not
serve an organization's bottom line.
While over-saving records presents its own pitfalls, failing to retain records for long enough presents risks as well. Minimum retention periods are imposed by law for certain records, such as those related to employees, projects, or property. In addition, if the Town is involved or likely to be involved in a legal dispute, the Town has a legal duty to preserve records that may be relevant to that dispute. These precepts are cornerstones of the Town's records retention policies. However, it is also important to note that if relevant records have been destroyed pursuant to a sound records retention policy that is strictly complied with, there will often be a presumption that the Town will have complied with its duty. However, once litigation is pending or imminent, it is too late for an organization to establish a policy, or to begin strictly complying
with a policy that had not been enforced in the past. Regular and strict adherence to the Town's retention policy is essential to preserve the legal obligations of the Town.
It is recommended that the City Council authorize this timely and appropriate destruction of old files in accordance with the law.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Feb 19, 2013 at 9:23 am
>> If the Town becomes involved in a legal dispute or a public records request, the task of going through a voluminous amount of records to produce relevant or applicable material can quickly become an enormous and costly challenge.
The price of accountability. It's worth it.
>> In addition, costs directly related to storing and maintaining unnecessary records is likely an expense that does not serve an organization's bottom line.
Genuinely false statement in context: cost of storage is not a factor in the proposed destruction of these records.
>> However, it is also important to note that if relevant records have been destroyed pursuant to a sound records retention policy that is strictly complied with, there will often be a presumption that the Town will have complied with its duty.
Great way to avoid accountability! Yeah!
>> Retention of stale information in personnel and litigation matters can be detrimental to staff, the organization, and the Town.
Who defines "stale"? The person who made the complaint, or the cop against whom the complaint was made?
And, can someone, anyone, explain how destroying these records is detrimental to the Town of Atherton and its residents?
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Feb 19, 2013 at 11:40 am
In light of the financial problems the town of Atherton has faced in recent years, at least in part as a result of lawsuits filed against the town for police misconduct, I would say a request to destroy documents relating to complaints against the police just doesn't smell right.
There have been articles lately about problems in the Menlo Park police dept - a detective who was caught with a prostitute and prosecutors who failed to hold him accountable. If there is an investigation, I'm sure it will require a review of many documents - I hope they still have them.
When I heard that an Atherton police officer had been accused and convicted of stealing golf clubs, and another of falsifying a police report, it left me a little cold. If I were the Atherton police, I would feel like I had some trust to earn back. Asking to destroy complaints just doesn't look good under those circumstances, even if it clears up a little space and sets a precedent for destroying documents on a regular basis. It's a PR problem.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 19, 2013 at 11:48 am
The proposal on the table seeks to minimize liability to Atherton if there is a police misconduct issue. If Atherton were a business, this would be a worthy goal. (Yes, I realize the irony of cops previously maintaining Atherton is decidedly not a business, and cannot be run like one when it comes to fiscal issues).
But since Atherton is not a business, and has duties to the public paying taxes, I'd say a more worthy goal is trying to prevent any misconduct from occurring in the first place. This involves misconduct complaints being kept. If they are truly "unfounded" (like every police complaint in Atherton has been), or clearly ridiculous, what's the problem? Anyone reading them in the future will realize this and it won't be a problem for the officer.
But if they're not, or in a grey area, destruction is just plain wrong. Further, the volume of complaints against an officer, even if all are determined by their colleagues to be "unfounded", says something as well, and this proposal would eradicate that history.
The council should do its duty to the citizens and decide, as it did last year, that complaints for active duty APD officers don't get destroyed. Ever.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 19, 2013 at 11:58 am
I forgot to add what might be my most important point: police misconduct can have a devastating effect on someone's life (including the potential of ending it). It is not comparable to misconduct of a postal clerk, a public works employee, etc. Because of this, the complaint process against a police officer must be held to a higher standard than usual. Yes, there are times when a false complaint will be made by someone who is simply upset they were caught doing something. But this goes with the territory of being a cop, and smart people can usually figure out when this is the case.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Feb 20, 2013 at 10:46 am
As noted in the other article published and commented on today in the Almanac re: "Atherton council asked to approve request to destroy police records" (btw that meeting is tonight folks), APOA contracts are up for renewal and the volume or content of those complaints may have an impact on the negotiations.
Five years is the minimum amount of time required to retain the documents. With all trouble and lawsuits we've had, I would think it wise to keep them around for a while.
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