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What's_in_a _name? — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:03:02 -0000

Gerrie, we all knew what you meant, only the simple-minded need to nit pick with a typo. BTW-- it' easy to edit your errors if you claim your profile on discus. That way you can fix typos and errors.

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What's_in_a _name? — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:52:39 -0000

Something is seriously wrong with someone who thinks a young woman needs to learn any lesson the "hard way."

Your blame-the-victim mentality makes me wonder how safe I'd be in a room alone with you.

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DWR — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:21:37 -0000

Hello Gerrie:

I thank you for your hard work on behalf of Long Beach residents' best interests but I have one question:

Why are you listed in your Disqus profile as "Gerrie Schipske Lowenthal?"

I may not agree with the entire Lowenthal family platform, but I do consider you to be the yin to the Suja Lowenfraud yang...

And Mr. Toad's Wilde Ride beat me to the Rolodex joke..

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Gerrie Schipske — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:18:51 -0000

I thought about it after the late night posting and had quite a laugh at myself...we don't wear ROLODEX's...blackberries are more fashionable and hold more info...

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Gerrie Schipske — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:17:37 -0000

Why don't you talk with the people who work with victims of sexual assault? The perps aren't welfare recipients and illegal aliens. Most sexual assault is done by persons who know the victim. We rarely see a random stranger rape.

On a lighter note, I meant Rolex. You shouldn't be wearing a Rolodex because it contains too much information...

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Affected — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:17:41 -0000

Wow, I'm sure I haven't laughed at print in a while but that was brilliant. Good work Andy!

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Andy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:49:36 -0000

Classy.

My guess is that you miss the self-referential irony in your own comment.

And it's "My Kind of Town" or did you mean "My Way"?

No need to answer, I'll just assume you had to sign off the library computer and go harass a shamelessly dressed seventh-grader you saw in the kid's aisle. (because she's askin' fer it).

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lbresidue — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:16:12 -0000

aren't you just the articulate literary wonder?

meanwhile, you are staring at your reverse-hilarious overweight self in the mirror and masturbating furiously to Frank Sinatra's "My Town" using your ass sweat as lube ...

don't spend too much time behind the computer screen there ace, you might find out that people don't give a shit about your two cents.

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Andy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:49:48 -0000

Calling me a "homo". Good one. You crushed my flimsy reasoning with your rhetorical talents!

Not sure who would be most confused by your comment. Grammarians, logicians, or post-neanderthal human beings that aren't on a third-grade playground.

Please re-assure us that you haven't spawned.

Oh, and welcome to the internet.

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lbresidue — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:33:16 -0000

some people actually care about their children. sorry you are a homo.

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lbresidue — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:28:55 -0000

gerrie,

GIRLS that escape their PARENTS homes at odd hours of the night to do WHO KNOWS WHAT... deserve to learn the hard way.

The parents ahve learned an important life lesson now.

As far as people leaving personal property in their cars on any street in Long Beach, well, that's a whole other lesson to be learned. And yes, wearing flashy jewelry in parts of Long Beach will get you robbed.

Rolodex? Do they even make those anymore?

I have an idea, maybe you and your cronies can stop coddling the welfare recipients and illegal alien criminals who fill the streets of LB... these are the people who are eventually going to do you in.

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Affected — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:56:18 -0000

Well said.

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Affected — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:54:50 -0000

Wow are you quite possibly the most ignorant person on the planet. Let's paint a picture of the REAL world for 1 second. Young woman, pick an age - any age, comes home from busting her ass at work and parks her car a block away from her apartment in a great neighborhood. While walking to her front door, which is alarmed, she is assaulted - who is at fault? Not EVER is the victim at fault, well I guess if she was wearing heels and a short skirt though. . . she must have asked for it. Shame on you!

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wrongbeachJohn — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:12:44 -0000

lbresident 1 day ago
belmont shore is not dangerous

Were you ever there back when the cops were told to ignore second street, at 2am?
Didn't think so. I don't think lush the dopiate or your others can help you with this one so you're out of luck.

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lbresident — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:40:02 -0000

belmont shore is not dangerous. it's ridiculous to say that. there are of course crimes just as there are everywhere. but relative to other places, even safe places, belmont shore is safe. I'm tired of people with agendas trying to use the few crimes that happen in the shore to paint a negative picture.

and no, it's not the girl's fault in any way.

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wrongbeachJohn — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:27:38 -0000

Thank you for engaging with your constituents Gerrie, I know you truly care about us/this city!

Unfortunately Belmont Shore is a dangerous place late night/early morning. I drive through there at various times every weeknight and some weekend nights, and if it's after midnight I wouldn't even think of stopping. I don't wan't to be put in a bad situation, and I see many bad situations. I'm all eyes once I hit the pier all the way to PCH.

It's a shame. We were too busy having fun in the late 60's, the 70's and early 80's to engage in trouble on second street. We also knew the police and the proprietors were keeping an eye on things. (Anyone else remember the wacko restaurant owner who policed the alley with a .38 revolver?)

It's become the wild wild west, and if anyone doesn't believe me spend some time there on Saturday/Sunday mornings from 2-3AM, once the police bail out again. The only bright spot is PJ's, and my hat's off to them.

I don't blame the rank and file coppers as they're always ready (God bless them) to rock and roll with the bad guys-and win. I blame the district politician and the pliable obedient police command.

Keep up the good work Gerrie!

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Andy — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:32:21 -0000

Philbert--this is possibly the stupidest comment I've ever seen posted on this site. Blaming the victim is such a throwback to the delightful "barefoot and pregnant" days of female perception. I'm sure life is wonderful for your children inside your high-tech security compound.

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What's_in_a _name? — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:59:51 -0000

Your statistics also indicate that half of all rapes ARE NOT committed whilst using alcohol.

In addition, in my nearly thirty years of drinking, I have never felt even the least bit compelled to rape anyone. I don't think the alcohol is the excuse or the reason for the rape--it is the rapist's own moral failings.

Did you calculate the stats on the people who drink and don't rape?

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The Toad — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:20:06 -0000

Gee, Gerrie--I always sorta felt that I was "asking for it" when I left the house wearing my ROLODEX on my arm. All those phone numbers and addresses are just sooooooo valuable to an armed robber with a drug habit......

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Gerrie Schipske — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:24:39 -0000

I'm sorry. But when people get their cars broken into and their IPOD or GPS or other items stolen, do we ever say "she should not have had that car parked on the street...she was asking for it.?" When someone is robbed at gun point and their jewelry is taken from their neck and their Rolodex is taken from their arm, do we ever say "Boy was he asking it for it wearing that stuff in broad daylight..sometimes we all have to learn the hard way." When an expensive car is stolen from a shopping mall, do we ever blame the owner for driving an expensive car and tell that person they were "asking for it?"

Rape is not something a woman needs to "learn the hard way" because of her behavior or her dress. No one has the right to rape, or to steal, or to rob. They are all felonies.

And if you think sex has anything to do with rape, spend some time working with the Sexual Assault Crisis Agency in Long Beach.

I have spent considerable years working on the issue of violence against women, and rape ain't about sex it is about power.

Should girls be told by their parents not to drink or be out in dangerous places (though I never considered Belmont Shore to be a dangerous place)...you bet. I have two daughters.

But god help me if they were ever raped I would never blame them. Rape isn't going to stop until men stop it.

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juu — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:46:27 -0000

You are correct Fisch. But there is something to what the poster said. There is a difference between what's right and what's real. Everyone has the right to personal safety. This terrible happening should serve as a reminder that the 'bad guys' don't care about your rights. It is up to you to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your collective rights. And one way to do that...be careful where you are, at what hours, with whom, and under what circumstances.

With great rights come great responsibility.

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Fisch — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:50:59 -0000

Personally, I don't care if a 16 year old girl is out on the street at 4 a.m. wearing hot pants and fishnet stockings- NO ONE deserves to get raped and EVERY ONE of us has a right to feel safe walking down the street, no matter who you are or what time it is. Would the girl have been blame free if it had happened in broad daylight?

I feel sorry for your two teenage girls having to be raised by someone so ignorant. :(

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lbresident — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:52:30 -0000

my bad..."point of view" journalism.

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lbresident — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:47:25 -0000

While related but admittedly not apples to apples, this is an example of outstanding reporting.

http://www.lbreport.com/new...

But I know, you guys do "opinion journalism".

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Guest — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:55:44 -0000

this comment is ripe for a whois search. see who's behind the vague threats.