Comments on: Hartford’s “Genovese Moment”

By: CT Yankee

CT Yankee — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:08:56 +0000

?!? A 75 year old man gets mowed down in front of people who do nothing (yes nothing…”walking toward” the victum – while apparently compassion enough for you, constitutes nothing more then a closer look) and then drivers (who have important other matters to attend to) drive around him, is the only ‘coat of slime’ here. “Breathtakingly Stupid” is what I consider the head in sand approach to the brutality that Hartford is slipping into. Wake up already! If it were you, or a loved one (Heaven Forbid) – I am certain you would never be satisfied that folks on the street merely “walked toward” you, or your kin as they take their last breaths.

I wonder if you contemplated how many folks, “looked toward”, or “walked toward” Ms Genovese as she was stabbed. Heck – using your logic, there may have been an outpouring of support there, just not timely, which evidently is only somewhat important in these instances.

The chief’s initial reaction was spot on. One of those times when you realistically talk from the heart, a reaction that has not been doctored by political rhetoric, or shaped up for marketing and damage control.

By: Undercurrents » Look at the Hit and Run Video and Then Judge

Undercurrents » Look at the Hit and Run Video and Then Judge — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:03:12 +0000

[...] I see this more as the media creating a story where there was none. And then there are the wingnuts that take the distortion and add their own coat of slime. To call the hit-and-run accident a “Genovese moment” is breathtakingly [...]

By: mattw

mattw — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:38:42 +0000

Republicans have a rare chance here to led the way on urban issues and to show how over 50 years of Democratic leadership has done little to erase poverty, promote strong families, educate children and protect innocent citizens from crime.

I’m no Perez booster, but it’s worth pointing out that the last Republican mayor left office (of her own accord) in 1971, and the current “strong mayor” system was adopted at her urging.