Open letters usually take the form of a letter addressed to an individual but provided to the public through newspapers and other media, such as a letter to the editor or blog. Especially common are critical open letters addressed to political leaders.
Motivations for writing open letters:
To state the author's position on a particular issue
As an attempt to start or end a wider dialogue around an issue
To criticise someones actions
As an attempt to focus broad attention on the letter's recipient, prompting them to some action
For humor value
Simply to make public a communication that must take place as a letter for reasons of formality
My dears, you be 'au fait' with MOI, most of the above stated reasons seem to apply to the open letter sent to Sheriff Durfor. While Sheriff Durfor did not reply to the letter, there were many who did and want to share some of the thoughts passed on.
"I'm sorry for the struggles that you're having with your Villa. I know it must be frustrating to feel you are not receiving cooperation from law enforcement, especially when the least they could do is give you information on how to change things if they are unable to take action themselves. There are studies that link blight to crime and I totally believe it to be true. When people do not take pride in their surroundings, it's an open invitation to criminals and like minded individuals. I am glad that at least the majority of your complex is joining in with you and working towards a common goal, taking pride is their surroundings. Kudos to you! I hope this finds you well, my friend."
"I was wondering how long it would take you to discover that the police do not care about poor neighborhoods."
"I live in Linda and NEVER call the police. In the past, by the time they got around to coming out, what needed attention was too far gone to help."
"If you ever give up on Park Avenue, there is another street you can help-the one I live on."
"There are times I believe that the police allow certain areas to contain lots of crime. That was they can keep it all in one area, and when it gets too bad, they just do a raid, then pat selves on back and brag about how hard they work to prevent crimes."
"I love it, us against them, you just found out what most of us who live in Linda already know. Rob, you live in the shit pile and the police treat you like all of the other turds floating around Linda."
There were loads more letters received but many were too wicked to print. Seems that all have an opinion of the job NOT done in Linda to solve the issues that destroy 'quality of life'.
Almost to a letter, folks tended to feel that Sheriff Durfor would not answer the 'open letter'. Truth be told, the folks betting against a reply were right, Sheriff Durfor has not replied. I doubt that he ever will.
I had a copper stop by the other night, one of the more brilliant ones. He was all ears and had a bit of advice. Being part Brit, I tend to speak Brit Speak and use the Brit manner of address for Lt. Reid, a command copper for Yuba County Sheriff Department. Was told that the dear chap was offended and I would not endear self if continued. I told the visiting copper that I bang on in my own manner and would not change just to make a senior copper happy. Can you imagine?
For every action, there is a reaction. It may well come to pass that the coppers will be even more unkind in their attentions, if that is possible.
I know that justice is not equal in Linda, or anywhere else for that matter. The more posh the address or important a personage is dictates the attitude of the coppers when they come round. They will deny that but it be very true. The coppers talk a mean games about how much they care and they feel no personal connection to the problems the folks face on the roads they patrol. It is a pay packet. Nothing more, nothing less.
Getting almost 100% co-operation from the neighbours at Linda Villa is very good. That means more to MOI than any kind words received from Sheriff Durfor or his palace guard. More's the pity that attitude of coppers will make some folks feel that effort to be brilliant is not working and they will stop co-operation to improve the community. It was that attitude that killed the road in the past.
I am but ONE person, the power of one being that more and more folks rally round and support efforts to bring about change.
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