Comments on: Reflections on the Dover Carnival Incident http://rmondello.com/2008/07/20/reflections-on-the-dover-carnival-incident/ Life enthusiast. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:38:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anne Castro http://rmondello.com/2008/07/20/reflections-on-the-dover-carnival-incident/#comment-925 Anne Castro Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:25:03 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=533#comment-925 Why doesn't the Dover community promote AA rather than open another liquor store? It has been to my observation that Dover and the surrounding communities are socially reclusive, impoverished, and in denial. Been here six years, can't wait to move because there is no productivity or prosperity. I've been noticing that the general consensus of the neighborhood is "alcoholism, and compulsive television/video game involvement!" Not a very intelligent community, VERY LAZY. Why doesn’t the Dover community promote AA rather than open another liquor store? It has been to my observation that Dover and the surrounding communities are socially reclusive, impoverished, and in denial. Been here six years, can’t wait to move because there is no productivity or prosperity. I’ve been noticing that the general consensus of the neighborhood is “alcoholism, and compulsive television/video game involvement!” Not a very intelligent community, VERY LAZY.

]]> By: Meg http://rmondello.com/2008/07/20/reflections-on-the-dover-carnival-incident/#comment-920 Meg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:01:21 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=533#comment-920 I agree with what you wrote. The carnival use to be a fun place to go and hang with friends, meet up with family and have a good time but this year it did feel different. Walking around with my 2 younger sisters, 9 and 13, I felt like I needed them by my side at all times. It never use to be like that, I could take them and let them go off with friends and enjoy themselves but this year it just felt very unsafe. From the mexican's who stood around and starred and checked out a 9 year old as well as myself who is clearly very pregnant to the drunken teenagers fighting with each other, I just felt like I could have spent my money elsewhere. Its really sad but this town is slowly becoming a place I do not want to be associated with But how do we, and the town as a hole turn things around?!?! There really is no way and that is horrible. The event on Saturday was the last straw. I returned to see the fireworks like I always do and then to witness a stabbing only 50 feet from where I stood was incredible. I can not stop thinking of what would have happened had I walked that way a few moments earlier. We shouldn't have to fear our town or watch our backs at a place that is suppose to bring joy and excitement. This year marks the last year of the carnival for me and sadly I think for quite a few others. I agree with what you wrote. The carnival use to be a fun place to go and hang with friends, meet up with family and have a good time but this year it did feel different. Walking around with my 2 younger sisters, 9 and 13, I felt like I needed them by my side at all times. It never use to be like that, I could take them and let them go off with friends and enjoy themselves but this year it just felt very unsafe. From the mexican’s who stood around and starred and checked out a 9 year old as well as myself who is clearly very pregnant to the drunken teenagers fighting with each other, I just felt like I could have spent my money elsewhere. Its really sad but this town is slowly becoming a place I do not want to be associated with But how do we, and the town as a hole turn things around?!?! There really is no way and that is horrible. The event on Saturday was the last straw. I returned to see the fireworks like I always do and then to witness a stabbing only 50 feet from where I stood was incredible. I can not stop thinking of what would have happened had I walked that way a few moments earlier. We shouldn’t have to fear our town or watch our backs at a place that is suppose to bring joy and excitement. This year marks the last year of the carnival for me and sadly I think for quite a few others.

]]> By: Christopher S. Penn http://rmondello.com/2008/07/20/reflections-on-the-dover-carnival-incident/#comment-918 Christopher S. Penn Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:11:49 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=533#comment-918 Dover is not alone. As the economy goes in a capitalist nation, so goes the society. My condolences still to the community breaking apart. Dover is not alone.

As the economy goes in a capitalist nation, so goes the society.

My condolences still to the community breaking apart.

]]> By: anonomyous http://rmondello.com/2008/07/20/reflections-on-the-dover-carnival-incident/#comment-917 anonomyous Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:39:08 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=533#comment-917 wheres the link for the news paper story??? wheres the link for the news paper story???

]]> By: john morello http://rmondello.com/2008/07/20/reflections-on-the-dover-carnival-incident/#comment-916 john morello Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:18:07 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=533#comment-916 What a tragedy! The violent acts both immediate and brewing. To see a beautiful thing deteriorate like that...To feel helpless. Awful. Thinking of you Ricky and wishing you and your community well. "Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Surely some revelation is at hand; " THE SECOND COMING W.B. Yeats What a tragedy! The violent acts both immediate and brewing. To see a beautiful thing deteriorate like that…To feel helpless. Awful.

Thinking of you Ricky and wishing you and your community well.

“Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand; ”

THE SECOND COMING
W.B. Yeats

]]> By: J http://rmondello.com/2008/07/20/reflections-on-the-dover-carnival-incident/#comment-915 J Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:53:33 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=533#comment-915 Ricky, I'm glad that someone is reporting about how the so-called "gangs" are popping up in this neighborhood. Quite frankly, I feel that this issue is being overlooked in our community, and I believe this is because nobody can take teenagers seriously these days. When people hear the word gang, they think of Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, and so on. I believe that these "gangs" aren't taken seriously because there have not been any issues. Until now. I believe the incident was a wake-up call, and it's proof that something needs to be done now to prevent this from happening again, although it should have been prevented from happening at all. Ricky,

I’m glad that someone is reporting about how the so-called “gangs” are popping up in this neighborhood. Quite frankly, I feel that this issue is being overlooked in our community, and I believe this is because nobody can take teenagers seriously these days. When people hear the word gang, they think of Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, and so on. I believe that these “gangs” aren’t taken seriously because there have not been any issues. Until now. I believe the incident was a wake-up call, and it’s proof that something needs to be done now to prevent this from happening again, although it should have been prevented from happening at all.

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