[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: PCJ/SPD

[Susan]

Follow-up thought on title & subtitle suggestion.  How about --

SUBTITLE: POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY - CREATIVE COMMUNITY ACTION
TITLE:  "Seattle Crimes" hits the streets; PCJ holds "People's Vote"

- Susan
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Thumbs up!  ---  I have a couple of suggested changes:

* Regarding the title, I think there's some potential confusion over the 
phrase "vote of confidence".  In my understanding, and in a quick search 
online, a "vote of confidence" is used to describe a feeling/attitude or 
the result of an actual vote/decision (in the affirmative) .....rather than 
the event of getting that result.  People call for a vote of confidence, or 
a vote of no confidence (which PCJ does within its own posting - "A vote 
for no confidence is a vote for justice.").  I don't think there's a 
neutral "vote of confidence" that someone takes in a situation -- as in 
"Let's take a vote of confidence here", that either results in confidence 
or no-confidence.  That's my take on it -- feel free to offer opposing views.

My suggestions for the title and subtitle are:

Subtitle: POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY - TAKING CREATIVE ACTION
Title: "Seattle Crimes" hits the streets; PCJ holds public poll

* "Folks ...... read with interest ...." - I don't think we know or can 
assume that. How about "Folks ... may have read with interest" ... or "may 
have been surprised by" ....

That's all .... thanks for pulling this together!

- Susan

At 12:28 PM 7/5/02, jl at u.washington.edu wrote:
>Subtitle: 'SEATTLE CRIMES' HITS STREETS
>Title:  PCJ Organizes Vote of Confidence in the Seattle Police
>
>Folks dropping change in select Seattle Times newspaper boxes across town 
>this week read with interest reports on public concern over upcoming 
>Police Guild negotiations and a critique of how SPD buy-bust drug stings 
>unfairly target people of color while ignoring greater narcotics abuse by 
>whites. Satirical headlines read, "Jails in Schools: School Board Unveils 
>Bold New Plan" and "Police and INS to Merge." The paper was actually the 
><a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=15735">Seattle 
>Crimes</a>, which guerilla media activists wrapped around copies of the 
>July 2 Times (download pdfs <a 
>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/colors_final.pdf">1</a>, 
><a 
>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/blacks_final.pdf">2</a>. 
>A similar prank took place during the Seattle WTO in 1999, targeting both 
>the Times and the P-I.
>
><p>The culture jam marks a new push in Seattle communities' fight for 
>greater police accountability. Last month, over 90% of youth participants 
>at  three local high schools voted <a href=" 
>http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=15167">no 
>confidence</a> in the Seattle police. Hoping to expand that critique, the 
>People's Coalition for Justice has organized a <a 
>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=15787">People's 
>Vote for Justice</a> for July 6 and 7. Citizens at locations throughout 
>the Central District and South Seattle will be invited to vote on the 
>question, "Are you confident that the Seattle police serve and protect 
>everyone equally?" Results will be announced at a <a 
>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=15787">Rally and 
>Picket for Police Accountability</a> on July 17.
>
>
>
>
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