Photo(s) of the day courtesy of Boyd Loving’s facebook page 06/02/2020: Better safe than sorry. Ridgewood Police Department Patrol Officer Zachary Knudsen and Bergen County Sheriff’s Department K9 Officer Patrick Doyle conducting a security sweep along East Ridgewood Avenue on Blackout Tuesday.
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood Nj, according to resident Boyd Loving in a Facebook post , “Security Sweep: A walk-by to visually inspect the area to identify unattended packages, briefcases, luggage, unauthorized persons, or other security breaches and determine that all public areas are secure. A procedure commonly completed prior to announced/scheduled gatherings of large groups (events). Examples: concerts, demonstrations, memorial services, parades, protests, speeches. Canines trained in the detection of explosive materials/incendiary devices and/or loaded firearms are routinely deployed.”
Blackout Tuesday is an initiative to go silent on social media, reflect on recent events, and stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
This is a good thing. Safety first.
Check for a pile of bricks.
Good idea. Last night there was an unruly crowd outside of Kikwins demanding larger scoops of ice cream. Who knows how long until that developed into a riot.
OMG they may take over the BIG Garage !!!
Governor Murphy Announces NJ to Enter Stage Two of Restart and Recovery:
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Outdoor dining (beginning on June 15th)
Limited in-person retail (beginning on June 15th)
Hair salons and barber shops (beginning on June 22nd)
Youth summer programs (beginning on July 6th)
Looters, Rioters and “protesters” can gather in goups of 1000 and greater and are not required to wear masks nor engage in social distancing. (effective immediately)
In-person clinical research/labs
Limited fitness/gyms
Limited in-person government services (e.g. – Motor Vehicle Commission)
Museums/libraries
Blackout Tuesday… sounds Racist to me.
I’m going to (peacefully) protest until I can dine out to a restaurant in town! Hopefully some of these restaurants open up soon!!
I am so sick of all the virtue signalling from my liberal friends on social media. I know that in reality, if their daughters brought home a nice black boy from college, they would flip the F out.
So if you’re sick of your “friend” in social media why don’t you talk to them instead of hiding in anonymity?
I guess they’re going to change the biggest name shopping day of the year. No more black Friday,
“I am so sick of all the virtue signalling from my liberal friends on social media. I know that in reality, if their daughters brought home a nice black boy from college, they would flip the F out.”
Wait, what?!? If they would flip out at the site of an inter-racial relationship, then, by definition, they’re not “liberal”. What exactly are you trying to say?!?
Guess they at least have to appear to have something do to justify their huge salaries?
How about walking around the CBD talking to residents and store owners and being part of the community instead of scaring us all with bomb sniffing dogs?
At least they didn’t use the pepper spray on their vests. The CDC classifies that as a “tear gas” here: https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/riotcontrol/factsheet.asp