Protecting Children Against Hoodlums
By the News-RegisterMoundsville police have increased patrols and other surveillance of the city's walking trail, in the wake of an outrageous, disgusting crime there.
On June 12, a boy riding his bicycle on the trail was accosted by an adult who stole the bike, commenting, "It's my bike now, kid." Police made an arrest quickly. A 40-year-old man who had been released recently from a New Jersey prison after serving time for domestic violence is awaiting trial in the case.
We hope the assault was just a fluke, and there is every reason to believe it was. Moundsville Police Chief James Kudlak told our reporter that during the five years the trail, which connects Moundsville with Glen Dale, has been open, only three incidents have been reported on it.
Still, any crime involving a child and a recreational area is disturbing. Unfortunately, there have been a few such incidents in the Ohio Valley during the past few months - but police have responded quickly and decisively to them.
Every town has among its residents a few thugs - people who enjoy pushing others around. Not infrequently their targets are children.
That is something our communities simply must not - and will not, we are confident - tolerate. Any crime is unacceptable. But when children are victimized by adults in any way, our outrage peaks, as it should.
If the defendant in Moundsville is found guilty of the crime, he should be punished as severely as the law allows. That, along with increased police presence in recreational areas such as the Moundsville trail, should serve as a deterrent for other thugs.
Our communities are old-fashioned in some ways. One of them is that we attempt to do all in our power to protect our children. Those who would victimize them need to know that - and know that the consequences of angering us in that regard will be swift and severe.
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cory1978
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07-09-08 8:50 AM
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???? lol that is funny
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topsie
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07-08-08 1:26 PM
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how do you do dat
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cory1978
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07-08-08 12:48 PM
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in the dumbsie dictionary maybe...you know that you could put spaces in between the letters like your a d u m b a s s.
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topsie
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07-08-08 12:15 PM
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oh damm they censored it
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topsie
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07-08-08 12:15 PM
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cory- ZOOK in arabic means ********.
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Georgetwin
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07-08-08 11:16 AM
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These types of trails, in MANY AREAS, are secluded and as such are PERFECT for pervs, thieves and other garbage. Plain Clothes Cops on bicycles solves the problem.
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cory1978
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07-08-08 11:09 AM
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DUMBSIE...it's not arabic or aribic. So why don't you just tell me what your meaning of it is then. By the way...how do you claim to know arabic when you don't even know english?
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topsie
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07-08-08 7:40 AM
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crime is directly proportional to the black population. anti-socials arnt all black but are an overwelming percent.
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topsie
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07-07-08 7:57 PM
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the computer genious cant find an aribic -english dictionary
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topsie
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07-07-08 7:54 PM
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ZOOK is an aribic word.
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PCGS70
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07-07-08 7:03 PM
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I think Zooks are bugs from a game called Bamzooki. Use the Simulator to challenge your Zooks even further by pitting them against each other in BAMZOOKi contests.
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thekth
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07-07-08 6:07 PM
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Teach your teen how to align the front sights with the back sights, and teach him or her trigger control. Also teach your teen to index their trigger finger outside of the trigger guard until ready to fire, so they don't accidentally discharge the gun. Teach them these things to protect them against hoodlums.
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UNCOMMONSENSE
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07-07-08 6:01 PM
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These "walking trails" run through VERY insecure places. Wheeling has also had their share of muggings and attacks on their walking trails. Before the first yard of concrete was poured there should have been a plan in place to provide safety and security on these trails. MOST if not ALL of these "walking trails" were railroad right of ways. The railroad ALWAYS ran through some of the worst neighborhoods in the valley and the tracks were kept far from homes and residents so that they didn't have to hear the noise. Because of this, you can't even hear someone scream for help!
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cory1978
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07-07-08 3:29 PM
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No dumbsie.....It's called 4th of july weekend....maybe you have heard of it? Why havn't you ever told me what a Zook is? Do you not know your own meaning? Quit dodging questions. Grow some nuts and answer.
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topsie
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07-07-08 1:22 PM
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ZOOK [cory]- is that why you havent been on site much latly.
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PCGS70
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07-07-08 12:09 PM
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I remember when Wheeling had a goof stalking the bike trail. He would pop out of the weeds and expose himself to girls walking by. They finally caught him and locked him up.
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DasBoot
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07-07-08 11:23 AM
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I feel the Moundsville police as a whole does a quality job. But sometimes, the populace needs to take matters into their own hands. Police presence is an obvious deterrent, but there's only so many patrolmen and they can't be everywhere all the time.
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