Comments on: Decatur School Board Candidate Disclosures for September

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:40:30 +0000

If it is so illegal, call the police and have these criminals arrested.

See how far that gets you.

By: GLN Resident

GLN Resident — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:47:18 +0000

I agree with Russ. He’s read the law and has an expectation that “Nobody is going to put crap solicitations on my mailbox or POST because that is the law”. I do the same.Unfortunately, I get crap solicitations on my mailbox and POST. I respect and operate w/in the law and expect others to do so. Especially those who would like to represent me. Or want to deliver my take-out. If some folks think they are above the rules, so noted.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:55:23 +0000

Hey Russ,

If you think that the leaders of the ONA are engaging in “illegal activity” as you phrase it, then I think you should inform the Decatur Police and see if they’ll make an arrest. It is not like they’ve made an innocent mistake, they have only been engaging in this illegal behavior for a decade or so.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:10:21 +0000

Well, the mailbox fodder even if it is illegal, or doorknob fodder doesn’t bother me. I have occasionally used services from these folks, and learned about businesses and people I now value. Had those tidbits of info not been placed there, I wouldn’t have known about them. While the being away from home/target issue is understandable, as it the item flying off being pollution. I simply ask my neighbors to take away those items and get my mail when I am away. As I do it for them as well, and I pick up stray items off my street often, so it isn’t a big deal.

By: Russ

Russ — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:01:42 +0000

Hey Pete — I’m not sure why you are angry with me. I just want to have a cleaner, safer neighborhood — less speeding, less street spam and litter, less crime.

I don’t have an easy solution for the ONA, but it’s probably the same issue faced by struggling restaurants, shops and charities — so they all illegally use our mailboxes.

When you say leave “the rest of us” alone, you imply that the majority of people somehow like street spam. I really doubt that’s the case. Some of the seniors you mention might really enjoy getting the ONA newsletter but they might hate the pizza delivery coupon taped to the same mailbox.