Posted by: boredwithbs58 Mon, Jul 16 2007 They should make parks for other animals to play in, too: Brazilians, Ecuadorans, Dominicans- pretty much anyone of negroid ancestry. Keep the public safe!!
Posted by: ILLEGAL AND LOVING IT! Mon, Jul 16 2007 Hey bored58 - they do... it's called Squantz Pond.
Simply more of the same...anti-immigrant scum rising to the surface by a newspaper that does a horrible job monitoring comments.
It's simple, get rid of the comment section of the News-Times website. The lack of monitoring by the newspaper only does a disservice to the area and reinforces the belief among many in the state Danbury as a hotbed of xenophobia and anti-immigration sentiment in Connecticut.
Tell the News-Times to get their act together or get rid of the comments.
It seems like others are beginning to question the use of the message boards also.
...Normally comments like that would have been deleted immediately. NT has no notion of brand management whatsoever.
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SHO- frankly, I'd prefer they do away with the message boards altogether. moderating them is a full time job, and the NT's recent downsizing has left these forums ripe for abuse.
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Illegal - I agree, these board offer no value add whatsoever and they only serve to underscore how irresponsible the NT has become in offering bigots a platform to spread their vile rhetoric in our community.
There are ways to moderate boards effectively, but regrettably, the NT staff just isn't tech savvy enough for the job at hand. Maybe the new ownership will change that, but I doubt it.
UPDATE (6:15 P.M.): Racist quote is still on the News-Times site.
UPDATE (9:15 P.M.): Quote is still on the News-Times site.
UPDATE (7/17 @ 11:32 AM): Still posted online.
UPDATE (7/18 @ 12:30 PM): Bigoted comment still online.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
