Very briefly, the BOCS went in to closed session following the invocation. They emerged about a half hour later and Chairman Stewart announced the result of their session which you can hear in the above video.
Posting this video should cut down on the myths, lies and superstitions out there in cyberland. Additionally, Chairman Stewart confirmed that no children were being housed at the Armory on Dumfries Road, outside Manassas.
The questions the Board seek answers to seem appropriate. I sincerely hope the BOCS will keep this reasonable tone and stand down during this humanitarian crisis. These kids have to be scared, alone, and insecure. They do not need to hear county vitriol carried over from 2007 hurled at them. Yes, its pretty much the same familiar tired old faces spewing hate and explaining to us why they aren’t prejudiced. (Yea, well yes you are!) Some of them just had to get out their thread-barren old shirts, some with those red circles and make sure we all knew that there was still a sputter of hate left inside.
I spent an awful lot of years working with young immigrants. I found most of them to be just like any other group of kids. I also worked in an environment where we didn’t differentiate legal from illegal or even know who was and who wasn’t. That word “illegal” just sounds so harsh when used to describe children. So do words like “diseased” and “disease-ridden.” Kids will have physicals before they start school. If they have something contagious, they won’t go to school until they are well. Just like any other kid.
I plan on volunteering to work with some of those students, if YFT will have me. I have skills that are needed so why not put them to use with kids in need. Does anyone want to offer their services? I will contact the director.
Meanwhile, let’s put the inquiries about convicted criminals on hold. If there was ever worse timing, I have not yet seen it. Unfortunately, we have a small segment of the population that just hears the word Latino or Hispanic and thinks “illegals.” They can’t apparently differentiate between children and hardened criminals. Hopefully the convicted criminals are still in prison, serving their time. The 287(g) program started here in 2008. It’s now 2014. Is it fair to say that 6 years have passed and that most of our really seriously bad-ass criminals are still in prison? If they aren’t still in prison I would assume they weren’t the worst of the worst. Rapists, child molesters, murderers and the like simply aren’t going to be out of prison to have vanished. I firmly belief this ICE FOIA is a huge waste of time. If illegal immigrants have come back into the community and are committing crimes, arrest them again. Try them and if convicted, they will go to prison. Problem solved. A pissing contest with the Feds is simply a colossal waste of time. (Remember how that worked out for Ken Cuccinelli? Where is he now?)
The CASA of Virginia members who spoke out during evening citizens time were very impressive. Good for them for organizing and reaching out to the refugee kids and for speaking out for those who cannot speak for themselves. These speakers reminded us that they too had come here for opportunity. They accepted that in all probability PWC would not be a permanent home for these kids. They did, however, implore us to offer our kindness and compassion while these kids were our guests.
Remember what we have been taught in Sunday School about doing for the least of God’s creatures. I am not a scripture-quoting woman most of the time but that verse has been rolling through my head for a week.
I got an email from someone who I know from the old blogging days during the last immigration debacle here in Prince William County. The person keeps in touch with the old ‘hood by blog reading. Apparently they had also just read the Sheriff’s latest:
SoN is fake-admonishing Pete Candland. I think he is trying to obscure his tracks for having loose lips. (we know they sink ships) It’s a rather transparent exercise.
On the other hand, Pete is a dad and I expect he is very uncomfortable being inhospitable to children in crisis. I would hope each and every supervisor would find out information and not try to whip up the general population and nativists into a frenzy over homeless children. I hope he continues to let YFT do its thing.
If we didn’t know they were out there until last weekend, then they obviously weren’t causing anyone trouble. Let’s live and let live during this crisis period. I would hope no one jumped on Pete, real or imaginary, for being a decent human being and looking out for the little ones.
Ha! Mr. SoN also described Corey’s behavior as a rant or something to that effect. How strange. Listen to the remarks above. It is a very short clip. The tone is neutral, measured and calm. I certainly don’t hear a rant.
Trust me, when Corey goes on a rant, everyone knows it. There is no doubt in any of our minds. I can relate to that.
SoN, aka Mac Haddow, has been pushing his agenda through Pete Candland for years. I agree that he’s “fake-admonishing” as that tight relationship is fast becoming the biggest open secret in PWC.
Those that are just figuring this one out, are very late to the game. I recall Mad Dog, err Mac Haddow being called our years ago on this blog. I have a memory like an elephant. 🙂
Youth for Tomorrow has hired off-duty police to guard their entrance.
http://bristowbeat.com/news/youth-for-tomorrow-hires-off-duty-police-to-guard-entrance/
Good for them. Smart group of people.
For the record, I am not “SoN”, the “Sheriff of Nottingham”, “The Sheriff”, or any other pseudonym that might be used for that blogger.
The “tight relationship” between Sup. Candland and myself is not a matter of being the “biggest open secret” in Prince William County, it is a matter of our being friends and my offering opinions on some matters that impact me as a resident of the county. I also have served as the HOA President of my community for the past 12 years, and I had a “tight relationship” with former Gainesville Sup. John Stirrup (whom I also count as a close friend) and that has continued with Sup. Candland on policy issues that impact the community I live in and that I serve on the Board of Directors and as President for. I also serve as the President of the Western Prince William Homeowners Alliance and I have weighed in on a number of issues that impact the approximately 9,000 homes represented by that group. I have spoken during Citizen’s Time and during Special Hearing of the Board of County Supervisors on matters impacting these organizations.
I have been aware of the unfounded rumors being circulated by critics of mine and Sup. Candland that I am this nefarious blogger. Repeating something that is untrue, no matter how many times it is repeated, does not convert it to the truth.
At one point shortly after this blog appeared, and continueing to the present, there have been allegations that “proof” existed that I was this blogger. I made every effort to determine how such a claim could be made, including sending an email to “The Sheriff” (something that anyone can do who is interested in the truth) to determine how I could be affirmatively eliminated from the list of individuals who were being accused of being this blogger.
I have been told by two separate individuals who have personally met and/or talked directly with this blogger and that they sought the meetings simpy with an email requesting the contact.
The Sheriff called me. Again, something that anyone can have happen who wants to get to the truth of this issue. I complained about my circumstance, and was informed that The Sheriff had exploited the rumor initially because it helped him maintain his anonymity. This blogger described a number of decoy tactics that are employed on the internet to avoid discovery, including some that may have deflected suspicion to a number of people who were on lists of individuals who might be The Sheriff While this was unsatisfactory to me personally, this individual did agree to talk directly to anyone who was making this claim about my being “The Sheriff.” I invite any who question this to email him and ask for such a conversation.
In addition, this individual claimed to have personally invited both the principal accusers, Ms. Widawski and Chairman Stewart, to talk personnally with him, but both refused to agree to the conversation. The conclusion The Sheriff came to was that they do not want to have to acknowlege the falsity of their claims, and would be subject to clear legal liability if they repeated this false claim after having a conversation that would undermine the accusations being made against me.
One of the connections attributed to me to blogging in general is that I was a participant in the Gainesville Truth Squad blog during the 2011 campaign. That is true. I was not then an active participant in any official or unofficial campaign advisory or consultant role for Pete Candland, other than having some personal conversations with him about issues impacting my community. It is also a fact that I was encouraged to help with that blog by one of my chief accusers today who was Mr. Candland’s campaign manager, who herself was fully aware of and encouraged that blog during the campaign.
I have tried to stay out of this controversy for personal reasons, and I have had conversations with [Moon-Howler] [Ed. note: name redacted] on this topic in the past. Unfortunately, I cannot disprove the negative on this accusation. I would simply encourage anyone who chooses to repeat this accusation to first invite a contact with the real Sheriff. All should treat this as notice of the falsity of the claim, and repeating it is plainly dishonest.
It is also true that I have advocated an agenda to Supervisor Candland, and the rest of the Board of County Supervisors, that is rooted in my concerns as a taxpayer, and as an officer to two organizations each of which have strong interests in public policies decided on by the County. It is my First Amendment right to do so, as it is with any other resident.
I am personallly willing to have a conversation with any person who wants to verify what I have said, and my email address is [email protected]. If you will send me an email with your telephone number, I will be glad to have that discussion.
..so how about them Orioles?
“I expect he is very uncomfortable being inhospitable to children in crisis”
I wonder how comfortable those on the left feel encouraging parents in Latin American countries to send their kids unaccompanied across the border. Knowing the girls will almost surely be raped. I wonder how comfortable they are knowing that 0.5% of those kids, despite general use of condoms by the coyotes, will catch AIDS.