Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Another protest, another dud by the media. With only 14 days until election day when's the next protest in Lake Worth?

The last 'protest', the Trailer Park Trash Pickup one has faded to black and is a non-story now.

Remember, you can't have a protest without the media. They go hand in hand. There has to be a manual somewhere that lays all this out. And somewhere in that manual they may note having a reason to protest is a requirement. So far by my count the media is 0 for 3 (a 0.00% success rate) at getting a protest to blossom to its full potential here in Lake Worth. With only 14 days until election day time is running short. Here is a list:
  • The "too-white Cuban-American boy" on a Lake Worth CRA mural didn't inspire any protest at all. A flop by the Post and CBS12/WPEC.
  • The "Curfew!" protest got some attention and then went down like a lead balloon. Does anyone even remember that one?
  • The latest "trash dumpster" protest is drawing more questions than answers as you'll learn in the news report by Alyssa Hyman at NBC5/WPTV below.
CBS12, once again, shows why they're 'the one to turn off' when it comes to accurate and balanced news reporting. Here's the headline from their story: "Seniors argue reduced city services all about forced relocation". A "forced relocation"? Huh?

Here's an excerpt from the text of the WPTV news segment:
     The [Lake Worth City] staff says it's losing about 2700 dollars a month on this park, and thousands of other city trash customers are picking up the tab.
     "It comes down to operations and money and fairness and that we treat everyone equally in the system," said City Manager Michael Bornstein.
     The City says it is willing to talk with park owners about keeping the curbside pick up, but the owners of the park would have to pay the right price per unit for the service.
     We [WPTV] have reached out to the owners of the park about these options and have not heard back yet. [emphasis added]
Hopefully we'll get an update on this from the WPTV reporter. The latest on this in the Post ended up on page B2 in the print edition and didn't even have a picture. Here is a Tweet sent out by the reporter:
Do these protesters look unable to walk their trash to a dumpster down the street or knock on their elderly neighbors door and ask, "Can I take your trash to the dumpster for you?" And remember there's always the Lake Worth Neighborhood Assoc. Presidents Council (NAPC) at the ready to help any neighborhood in need. Here is the email address for the NAPC: napcinfo@gmail.com