While I think it’s bullshit that the city seems to be continually ignoring these citizens concerns, this guy just taking it upon himself to install stop signs and other traffic signals is not ok.
If he wants action he needs more than just a handful of his neighbors’ signatures. The city is a political entity, you want action you need to go for the political jugular. Admittedly, a story in a large newspaper or online publication like this is one way to get that sort of attention, but an arrest is not going to help your case. In this age where video surveillance is easy to set up I would have set up a camera at the location and documented every single near miss and if the city ignored that I would have taken it to YouTube and a local news station with a super cut of near misses at that location.
There are multiple ways of going about things like this, flouting the law is not the best.
He got the 50 signatures required for a study, the study just didn’t meet the city’s criteria for reevaluation. I couldn’t be less interested in the validity of illegalism, root issue is that a community’s concern isn’t being addressed by their government. A smart rep would seize on this opportunity as an easy win.
I, for one, appreciate this man engaging in the exact grassroots direct democracy that LA prizes. Sometimes, illustrating exactly where the system fails and where the people prevail is the right approach. He did everything right. And when the government failed, he took it upon himself to do the right thing.
There is a kid that didn’t get squished by a truck today. Why would I complain about that?
While I think it’s bullshit that the city seems to be continually ignoring these citizens concerns, this guy just taking it upon himself to install stop signs and other traffic signals is not ok.
If he wants action he needs more than just a handful of his neighbors’ signatures. The city is a political entity, you want action you need to go for the political jugular. Admittedly, a story in a large newspaper or online publication like this is one way to get that sort of attention, but an arrest is not going to help your case. In this age where video surveillance is easy to set up I would have set up a camera at the location and documented every single near miss and if the city ignored that I would have taken it to YouTube and a local news station with a super cut of near misses at that location.
There are multiple ways of going about things like this, flouting the law is not the best.
I disagree. Civil disobedience is a very effective way to get attention to situations that need it.
And arrests can absolutely help your case. I recommend the book “A blueprint for revolution” by Srdja Popovic.
This is absolutely insane. No, residents should not have to “go for the political jugular” for something as basic as traffic safety improvement.
He got the 50 signatures required for a study, the study just didn’t meet the city’s criteria for reevaluation. I couldn’t be less interested in the validity of illegalism, root issue is that a community’s concern isn’t being addressed by their government. A smart rep would seize on this opportunity as an easy win.
Yes, and it’s highly debatable as to whether or not they actually did the study. In order to move City councils you need political pressure.
I, for one, appreciate this man engaging in the exact grassroots direct democracy that LA prizes. Sometimes, illustrating exactly where the system fails and where the people prevail is the right approach. He did everything right. And when the government failed, he took it upon himself to do the right thing.
There is a kid that didn’t get squished by a truck today. Why would I complain about that?