Comments by Daisy
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Posted on June 3 at 8:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I don't know where everyone posting lives but the problem is not just downtown -Currently if you visit from 17th through the on-ramp to the Mitchell off of South Cushman you will see individuals wandering the streets obviousy intoxicated- Or how about Island Homes - when the push happened a few years back to get drunk people out of dowtown they moved to Graehl Park and then when we made it illegal to drink in the park and began enforcing this, they moved into the laundry rooms of the condominiums in that area and began visiting homes, sleeping in sheds etc. What I'm saying is that if they have to walk to Safeway instead of buying it at Gavora Liquor they will. Walking an extra mile is really not a big deal If we are going to do something lets truly look at a long term fix which is based upon a community that does not enable, but provides the resources for someone to get help when they should so choose. We do not have that system in place - having 8 residential treatment beds for a community our size just isn't enough. I do wholly support the idea of a task force getting together to talk about it and I think it is great so many people commented on this subject - I am sure Mayor Strle is also reading this post - She is a smart lady and truly wants to do what is best for our community. I hope all of you will get involved in groups that are working towards change because there are quite a few of them out there. Until our community cares enough to get involved we will see no change
Posted on June 1 at 7:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank you for writing this letter - I was thinking the same thing as I read with disgust the detailed article that should never have been written. Not only were there the ugly details but also enough information that anyone living in Nenana or acquainted with the defendant would know exacty who his victims were. Think Newsminer!!!! This is not appropriate journalism!! The community should protect these children from further victimization and you all did not do your part!
Posted on March 20 at 1:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I hope all of you will put these comments into a letter to the editor since not everyone is able to read this information on line. We need to get this discussion into the public and bring awareness to the amount of families impacted by this crime and start talking about what we can do to ensure victims are safe and that batterer's are held accountable. Mr Kelly's remarks reminded me of 3 things batterer's normally do Deny, Minimize, and Blame.
Mr Kelly has DENIED that there is a true problem out there that needs to be addressed by us - the people in the state of Alaska - He has stated this should be dealt with by the family - This sounds like something from yester-year when we said "don't interfere, this is a family issue" - I had hoped we were well past that but apparently Mr. Kelly didn't get the message that the world has changed and we aren't "their women" anymore - we are individuals!!!
He has MINIMIZED the issues that victims face - there is a complexity to ending a relationship with a batterer that he apparently can not understand - it is not a simple thing of leaving - for most women who are murdered it is when they have ended the relationship - for some women staying in the relationship is the only way they have stayed alive. Just do a search for Lisana Burch and Dorothy Hopson - two beautiful women who are no longer with us due to their decision to end the relationship.
and finally Mr. Kelly has put the BLAME where most batterer's do - ON THE VICTIM - I'm sorry Mr Kelly but my decision to marry someone who later turned out to be abusive was not stupid on my part. He was charming, worked each day, had many friends, came from a decent family, and did not have a sustance abuse issue. He would never have been considered a beast by anyone but what happened in our home was out of sight and was horrendous. Only problem is no one would have believed me if I had have told them - Abuser's do not start out abusive - they are controlling, manipulative individuals who use various tactics to get their needs met at the expense of another person -
Please get your family and friends to write letters to the editor to let Mr Kelly know his remarks, while they did come straight from what he believes, cannot be tolerated in a person elected to serve the people.
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Posted on June 5 at 8:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
There was no point in bribing the dems - they didn't have any power
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