EMINENT DOMAIN AND FAT CHICKS!

Condemnation is one process by which Government excercises its powers of eminent domain to transfer ownership of private property to itself. Back in the day, cases of condemnation were utilized only in instances where structures were grossly dilapitated and unfit for human habitation. In some Northeast Kansas City cases no existing legal precedent supports the taking of personal property for any reason. In these cases the property owner may challenge governments right to seize the property based on: (1) The taking of property is not for an "honest" public use and/or (2) Government has not followed "strict" procedural law and/or (3) Condemnation is not "solidly" grounded in legislation, thereby certainly appealable. In no cases should the legally grounded meaning of "public use" be misconstrued.

Nowadays, a much trendier style of coerced forfeiture exists where the inherent power of eminent domain is excercised in cases where third party interests are disguised as honest "public uses". Some governments appear inclined to exercise eminent domain for the benefit of developers or commercial interests, on the basis that anything that increases the value of a given tract of land is a sufficient public use. More suitable and legally supported cases of eminent domain survive in the building of military bases or public utilities.

Eminent domain abuse is not uncommon and there are citizens fighting eminent domain abuse. Quite simply, the law of eminent domain arose from the experience that some property owners are unwilling to negotiate a reasonable sale price, and such unreasonableness should not provide a basis to extort an above-market price or to prevent the completion of a public project. To advance these goals in Northeast Kansas City, strategically initiated Ordinances and Codes are passed by almost any means necessary and enforced in a discriminatory and highly controversial fashion. In very rare instances (the often abused and highly controversial TIFS!) can THIS form of eminent domain withstand a zealous legal challenge. We'll talk about TIFS tomorrow.

Fat chicks are cool.

STARWARE AND KANSAS CITY SPY!

I recently was the vicitim of a vicious attack on my computer with hip and critical information compromised. In an effort to defend against these attacks I have aquired a very good program indicating the Kansas City Star (being the media whore it is, with extensive worldwide holdings, and without ethics), among others from various sites near newspaper holdings has infiltrated my computer with Spyware. I will comment very briefly on this and say no more. What I've done in protesting shitty city services (and Stars coverage of such!) is not illegal, what you are doing, is. You will be hearing from a Civil Rights Attorney soon. Thank you and have a nice day.

NORTHEAST (TRASH) NEWS!

I called the local newspaper today knowing full well what to expect concerning the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of newspapers they throw around the neighborhood and they are left for absolutely nobody. I mean, they throw some of them in front of empty, vacant dwellings. they get kicked down the street, thrown around, and blow all over the damn place.The lady assured me on the phone that if i didn't want one delivered to my house they would stop. The longer I tried to explain why the reponsible thing to do would be to pick this mess up it became clearly apparent they just don't get it.

Lets face it, the Publisher at the news is also the fearless leader of the neighborhood association,
active in nearly every imagineable form of screwing the people of Northeast Kansas City
(not literally, well maybe!), pimps ideas in his "free" press praising the works of local 501(c)3 organizations receiving grants for cleaning the environment, organizes volunteers for cleanup days, and continues to litter our streets every week with his crappy newspaper. If you cannot write articles which actually address community issues, at least you could pick the shit up you throw all over the damn place every week.

I do offer solutions. I will get a group of people together and we will pick them up, but don't bitch about the invoice you receive in the mail from the Hipster for the cost. And don't bitch when I walk in your office and drop them on the floor, either. Maybe I'll just pile them up nicely in front of your door? You could offer incentives to your carriers which may change their minds about delivery procedures. It could go something like this: Hey assholes, try and get the paper near a persons house. Nobody wants to read the shit anyway, but at least the Hip Critic will leave me alone about it. If I have too, I'll open a can of "eminent domain" on his ass. The "public good" being pursued: less trash in the neighborhoods. We could turn your newspaper business into a homeless shelter for all these fucking street people.

IS THEIR CRIME IN KANSAS CITY?

Kansas City Star reporter Greg Reeves actually encourages someone in his Blog to look at crime statistics before moving to Kansas City. I will say, according to statistics Kansas City is not doing very well, in spite of news articles claiming the contrary.

According to recent stats, you are nearly 15X likely to be a victim of violent crime, 50x more likely to be murdered, 10x more likely to be raped, 30x more likely to be robbed, 10x more likely to be assaulted, 20x more likely to be burglarized, 80x more likely a victim of larceny theft, and 15x more likely to have your vehicle stolen in Kansas City than in Overland Park, Kansas. Oh yes, and Kansas City is only 3x the population of Overland Park.

One local newspaper reports there are quiet ways to report drug houses, while making no mention whatsoever that they are dead smack in the middle of a fucking warzone. They are reporting that there are ways the city can condemn nuisance properties through a crafty form of legalized thievery; eminent domain. Only they call it economic development.

AMISH PARADISE?

One of my favorite videos sings about Amish lifestyle with a comedic twist. Sometimes I think we are way too advanced and rely so heavily on technology to solve problems which the technology itself brought about. It makes no sense to me, but neither do things such as cheeseburger pizza or taco salad.

I lived in an Amish community once and they're funnier than hell to watch pick the fields by hand, visit ATM machines with Horse and Buggy, or plow a field with horse and plow. They are some very hard workers though. They have very few instances of crime, drugs, prostitution, and many of the problems we see in a more Industrialized society. This seems it would be paradise, at least compared to Northeast Kansas City. I can say out of all the things I've done in life, I've never dated an Amish woman. Maybe I'll try that?

SPACE STATION SUPPLIES?

A diverse group of space cadets received supplies recently aboard the International Space Station. I won't even go into why the hell this program exists or how it can be a "true" International Space Station without an illegal Hispanic immigrant, Al Qaeda member, or Middle Eastern Terrorist aboard. And just what the hell is a "run-of-the-mill space snack"? Some Missourian claims to have the market on Space Snacks. Probably from Kansas City, too.

Now, I remember when Neal Armstrong first stepped on Moon because I watched it on television. That was back when astronauts were really astronauts. I mean, it seemed like they were sweating bullets and you know its because they were working on their own rockets and shit. This sounds crazy, but it seems so real. I can see them now, wiping off the sweat with their sleeves, hopping into what looked like firesuits in Nascar, and into something looking like it wouldn't make it to L.A. Let's face it, were spoiled. Look at the shit their flying in now. These machines look like they will make it. When these machines don't make it, shit hits the fan. Oh yeah, and don't forget these guys aren't even expected to drop somewhere in the middle of the ocean and swim to safety. It's a jacked up world man. Who needs a fucking space station anyway? This just gives me some small variation from local shit. Besides, if we were meant to fly we would've been gifted with wings. Not just the arrogant notion we can soar like eagles while living like pigs. I'm out.

WHAT THE FUCK?

I was evicted from my site. My friends said I was getting a little to comfy pissing off the wrong people around town. I sent numerous emails concerning a variety of issues to city officials, newspaper reporters, news teams, investigative reporters, and a host of other people acting as if they know something around this town. I did receive a couple of responses, from a couple of low-key individuals in the hierarchy, which I will share as time permits. My friend Tony says I don't really have a blogsite or newsite although I made him laugh a couple of times so I continue to give him kudos whenever I can. I want to be just like him when I grow up except I don't want to be short, fat, and mexican, or have a propensity to break on white people when hispanic jokes would suffice.

Tonight I will introduce you to a worthless news organization who never fails to entertain themselves. I believe they print it so they can read it aloud to each other. First-of-all, they hire convict looking couriers to deliver their weekly publication. Secondly, they throw these newspapers (several on each block) aimlessly towards what appears to be a property. Thirdly, they leave these papers strewn about on every block to be torn apart, kicked, or blown away by winds. Lastly, even if you do pick one of these newspapers up, you won't find a lick of shit a normal person would even give a shit about. In short, please deliver this crap news to someone elses block, preferably someone who has asked you to deliver it. What you are doing amounts to littering and should be stopped.

WHY THIS BLOG?

I am starting this blog in an attempt to bring a great deal of attention to the City of Kansas City as a place worthy of rehabilitation. I am not running for public office, know anyone who is, or support any of the candidates in the upcoming election. I am a 41 year old male who is tired of being force-fed a bunch of crap through local media outlets who routinely sedate its readers through strategically placing irrelevant news in the path of true progress. After living in Kansas City for about two years I have come to notice a few things which are objectionable in my immediate neighborhood and have attempted to bring these issues to the attention of the City of Kansas City, news stations, and a variety of other individuals entrusted with the saftey and welfare of our community. After establishing beyond all doubts that local media is not interested in airing neighborhood issues allowed to escalate through lack of city services, I have decided to start airing these issues personally. After experiencing a great deal of success with our initial site we were closed down for reasons not explained to the newsteam.

DISCLAIMER: The events you are about to see are real events although may be embellished to convey the message meaningfully. There may be pictures which are rude, comments which are rude, and mostly rude content. I have very few nice things to say about local media, elected officials, or anyone else for that matter. If you do not have a sense of humor please leave this site. Nothing is off limits, excluding user agreement from blogspot. I write what I want, when I want, and as often or infrequent as may be deemed necessary. If you are offended by what you read, click the "X" in the upper right hand corner of your browser. Otherwise, enjoy your visit and I hope something you may read in here will spark some interest in reforming local officials, laughing at them, or just plain enjoying the fucked-up things which we experience each day.