Plus he could use some lessons in logic. None of his points has anything to do with his conclusion ::)
Thought on jail: save money, take Branch Road property
To The Sentinel:
Some thoughts on the county jail.
It?s where beginners at unsocial behavior go, hopefully to get a taste of what that type of behavior gets you.
It?s where you meet others with similar bad habits.
It?s where you come back to if you didn?t learn anything the first time.
It?s where you?re held while awaiting trial for more serious bad behavior.
It?s where the county taxpayers spend $30,000, plus or minus, a year to teach you to behave better and if you go on to the state system the same taxpayers continue to support you at least at that level; if you become ill while in either place the price goes up.
It?s where you learn to be a farm worker, janitor, or dishwasher, so when you get out you can support yourself and possibly a family.
It?s where, if you still have a driver?s license and own a car, you could get work release and get a better job that might start at anywhere from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It?s where, if it were closer to jobs and education, you could walk or bicycle to work or class.
It?s where you could stay in the same AA group, or stay with the same counselor when you got out.
It?s where, if we got one more inmate a year to shape up, we?d save $30,000 the second year, $60,000 the third, $90,000 the fourth ... up to say the 20th year, we?d be saving possibly $480,000 a year. I can?t prove this; but I believe it.
It?s why if I was a county commissioner I would take the site at the Branch Road by eminent domain for certainly less than $100,000 and close to city sewer and water. Even with a bridge, the site would be much less than $1 million spent in site preparation as opposed to staying in Westmoreland and spending at least $2 million in site work, sewer and water.
TIM ROBERTSON
185 Daniels Hill Road
Keene
And I was thinking that it was just I who was too tired to write . . .
Glad to see Mr. Roberson is still up . . .
QuoteI can?t prove this; but I believe it.
And that's
good enough for me, because
I'm a barking moonbat leftist... er,
progressive!!!!Robertson never ceases to amaze me.
maybe Calib could run against this guy :)
We ran into him at the store just now. Russell couldn't figure out why this guy was glaring at us so much, until I told him who he was.
If you're going to make political enemies, you need a good memory for faces ;D
He is like a elf. He is short and round and not jolly. So maybe more like a troll.
So, he had to Glare up at you
I don't think Russell had seen him before. I've run into him a few times. He sure remembers me ;D
He's anti-gun too - because he never felt the need for one for self-defense in his entire life, he thinks that nobody else ever has either, apparently.
Yeah, here's an email I got from him when I asked him to support Vermont carry:
From: "Tim Robertson" <trobertson1103@prexar.com>
To: "Kat Dillon"
Subject: Re: Please support Senate Bill 454
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:41:29 -0500
In NH you will have no need to carry a gun.
Quote from: katdillon on December 23, 2005, 05:49 PM NHFT
Yeah, here's an email I got from him when I asked him to support Vermont carry:
From: "Tim Robertson" <trobertson1103@prexar.com>
To: "Kat Dillon"
Subject: Re: Please support Senate Bill 454
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:41:29 -0500
In NH you will have no need to carry a gun.
Did you email him and say... it is not about 'needs' it is about 'rights'.
No, I was so disgusted I didn't even reply. I do get great joy out of bedeviling him though.
Quote from: katdillon on December 23, 2005, 05:49 PM NHFT
Yeah, here's an email I got from him when I asked him to support Vermont carry:
From: "Tim Robertson" <trobertson1103@prexar.com>
To: "Kat Dillon"
Subject: Re: Please support Senate Bill 454
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:41:29 -0500
In NH you will have no need to carry a gun.
Pffffffffffttttttttsshssssssshhhhh! <drink squirting out of nose upon reading the above>
I just this week had good reason to carry.......lemme tell you about it sometime!
Wow, I gotta hear this story :o
Quote from: katdillon on December 24, 2005, 05:04 AM NHFT
Wow, I gotta hear this story? :o
Believe me, after the holidays, those training sessions with Tony are going to be on the top of my list.........
Geez. I hope you're OK.
Quote from: katdillon on December 23, 2005, 05:49 PM NHFT
In NH you will have no need to carry a gun.
Bass ackwards! We don't NEED to carry guns BECAUSE we can! Let's see..... Maine, NH and VT all allow people to have guns and have low crime rates. Mass doesn't let people carry guns and they have a huge crime rate...... Hhhmmmmm......
JM
Yes, but of course Rep. Robertson has never felt the need or desire to carry a defensive firearm, so naturally nobody else should either.
The house across the street from me was burgularized, but I don't need a gun. :P
Quote from: katdillon on August 23, 2005, 03:55 PM NHFTIt?s where, if we got one more inmate a year to shape up, we?d save $30,000 the second year, $60,000 the third, $90,000 the fourth ... up to say the 20th year, we?d be saving possibly $480,000 a year. I can?t prove this; but I believe it.
Actually, the fewer inmates, the higher the cost per-inmate.? Now, it would reduce overall costs (eg, less food would be needed), but overhead would remain the same.? If you have half the inmates, you won't have half the heating bill.? Heck, there would be less btu's from body heat, so the heat bill would actually go
up!? How about electricity?? Half the inmates means you shut off half the lights?? Yeah, that would go over well...
Man, I'm glad we have a wonderful public-education system to make sure that people are too smart to think of things like that. ::)
Quote from: CNHT on December 23, 2005, 06:51 PM NHFTI just this week had good reason to carry.......lemme tell you about it sometime!
Sometime...
Joe
Be it jails or schools, Tim always, always misses the point.
Quote from: quartzes on February 18, 2006, 03:37 PM NHFT
Be it jails or schools, Tim always, always misses the point.
I thought he has missed the point on everything. No matter what it is.
Now I hear that Tim R. liked our first issue of the Keene Free Press. That is kinda funny.
Quote from: russellkanning on March 14, 2006, 07:07 AM NHFT
Now I hear that Tim R. liked our first issue of the Keene Free Press. That is kinda funny.
I wonder what he thinks of the latist issue with the .(Keene's Taj-Mahal) LOL ;D
I would guess he liked the anti-war and drug articles.
This was on yahoo front page news:
New Hampshire Debates Welcome-Sign Slogan
By ANNE SAUNDERS, Associated Press Writer Thu Apr 6, 6:13 PM ET
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire seems to be suffering from a bit of an identity crisis. First, the Old Man of the Mountain ? the stern, granite profile that graces license plates and quarters ? fell off its cliff, crumbling to bits. Then, in an effort to bring some consistency to a jumble of highway welcome signs, the state moved to install new ones reading, "You're going to love it here."
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But lots of people ? including the governor ? hate them.
A proposal to replace "love it" with the state's official motto, "Live Free or Die," which has been on New Hampshire's license plates for decades, has widespread support in the Legislature. But some people would rather see something a little less, well, belligerent.
"I think that's an in-your-face motto. It's misinterpreted. It's out of context. That's not who we are," said state Rep. Tim Robertson, a Democrat.
Robertson is among many who prefer an older version of the highway sign that advertised "Scenic New Hampshire."
The "You're going to love it here" slogan was developed by a Portsmouth ad agency a couple of years ago for the state's tourism division and is widely used on its promotional materials. Communications manager Victoria Cimino said no one complained until the phrase popped up on the highway signs.
Highway welcome signs vary around the state. Some say, "Welcome to the Granite State." Others offer a welcome in French and English. One older sign on Interstate 89 has "Live Free or Die."
"Live free or die" is said to have been uttered during an 1809 toast by New Hampshire's most distinguished Revolutionary War hero, Gen. John Stark. Many like the bite and the history behind the phrase. After all, this is a state that has a "Right of revolution" still written into its constitution.
If the House passes the bill requiring "Live Free or Die" to appear on all state highway welcome signs, Gov. John Lynch will sign it.
"It's a part of who we are and part of our history, heritage and culture and I think that is what people should see as they come across our borders," he said.
In keeping with another Yankee attribute ? frugality ? the governor has proposed covering the state's six "love it" signs with a sheet metal panel featuring the state motto, rather than pay for new signs. The state's 37 other welcome signs would be replaced as they age with ones featuring "Live Free or Die."
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On the Net:
http://www.nh.gov
"That's not who we are"?????? Robertson is SUCH a numbnutz!
Speak for yourself, paleface.....
JM