Other neighbors will miss the children
I find it unfortunate that one woman speaks for an entire neighborhood with regard to the use of W.H. McNichols Park (“City boots football practices after gripes from neighbors,” Sept. 6).
Dianna Janda claims the noise, traffic and trash from Falcons Youth Organization practice has become unbearable. I live directly across from the park and I couldn’t disagree more with her interpretation. It is a pleasure seeing these children using the park exactly as intended, by participating in team sports while their parents cheer them on. I find it interesting that a person who has been in the neighborhood for just three years has the power to end a 50-year-old tradition. Now that the Falcons are leaving, who will be using the park?
Transients and drug users wandering over from East Colfax? I wish the Denver Parks and Recreation Department had asked how the rest of the neighbors felt before taking action on her complaints. I have a feeling it won’t be long until we are all missing the laughter and cheers from these vibrant young athletes.
Peter Alber, Denver
Come, come now Peter. You have to realize that football is a violent sport. That sports encourages a sense of pride and victory, making one feel superior to another. You can not have this at all. In the P.C. world all are equal.
If children are not allowed to participate in team activities, run, or be children in schools. Then why should we allow them to do and be this in public places that are better suited for other priorities.
We have to provide a place for those who are homeless and addicted to certain substances. What better place then in a publicly funded park near a family oriented nieghborhood.
We have to remember that drug dealers, users and vagrants are people to. That they are entitled to use public venues as well as everybody else.
If Diana Janda wants these people to camp outin her front/backyard. Look in her windows, and go through her trash. Then by all means we must support this. Afterall the individual wants are greater then the majority needs.
Posted by on September 18, 2007 08:37 AMWhile 08:37AM's post is the typical unintelligent overreaction we get on the forum, Peter's letter is right on. I can't think of a better use of our parks. I can understand that the use may inconvenience some neighbors, or create an environment that that some find unpleasant, but that is part of being a community. Children are a wonderful fact of life and giving them a place for wholesome activities is a solemn obligation of the community. Yes, there is sometimes misuse of the privilege by some, but I expect that those in charge of the activity can deal with it in a much more satisfactory way than penalizing all of chidren and their families.
Posted by Truth on September 18, 2007 09:03 AMOnce again "truth" is blinded by an attempt at sarcasim. It is clear that 08:37 posting that this person is being sarcastic. But 'truth" wanting to post himself up as being above mere mortals in his intelligence he downplays the posting.
I wonder if truth allows children to play football in his nieghborhood? He clearly won't allow thinking that opposes his own bigotry.
Posted by A reader on September 18, 2007 09:01 PMThe post by truth was so idiotic and condescending I wanted to yack, but the letter by Peter Alber should serve as a rallying cry for those of us who wish to end the subversion of our society by a few whining jerks.
The fact is that Dianna Jandna is a classic example of what is wrong with American society. Here are a group of innocent kids engaging in a wholsome, enriching activity and some whiny loser decides that she is inconvenienced and this must be put to a stop and because one person complained, everyone else must suffer.
I hope the community she lives in ostracize her and bring back the football team.
Posted by Pittman on September 18, 2007 09:47 PM8:37 hit the issue on the head when he/she mentioned political correctness. I think it's a good representation of the hypersensitivity our society has developed to offending ANYONE, and the resulting knee-jerk reaction to instances of such. It's a shame that an apparently wholesome use of the park was put to an end as the result of someone's complaining.
Posted by AK on September 19, 2007 03:24 PMI bet Dianna Jandna is from California.
Posted by on September 19, 2007 07:42 PM