The Laughable Poll

So, the Sun Journal (who has been a great source for the Riverside Residents) has a poll up that is worded questionably. 

“Who do you side with — Maola, which has been in its commercial district and operating since the 1930s, or nearby residents, who say a recent increase in noise from the company’s trucks are harming their way of life?”

Are you kidding?  I encourage you to go vote on the residents behalf.  It’s like saying “Would you rather rip a chicken breast out of a starving child’s hands…or eat it yourself?”. 

Please go vote.  I did receive an email from somone who sent the Sun Jounal an email.  I am going to post it for you.  

Dear Editor — I am very disappointed in the ‘editorial framing’ The 
Sun Journal has done in their current ‘poll’ regarding Maola Dairy’s 
noise pollution.  Firstly there should be no ’sides’ in this issue.  
There is in fact city ordnances stating ‘reasonable people’ should 
not have to live with unreasonable noise.  Maola has been a good 
neighbor since the 1930’s — OK; however, so has the Riverside 
community, which predates Maola by decades.  The real issue is the 
recent change in operations – one that has pit saving a few dollars 
at the expense of residences.  Maola has been an excellent Riverside 
partner over the years, but recent changes seem to overshadow that 
legacy.  In order to truly evaluate the situation readers need to 
deprive themselves of sleep for a few weeks, now months.  Obviously 
the ‘poll designer’ decided it would be more provocative to have the 
issue ‘framed’ in a ‘us verses them’ fashion.  In my opinion — it’s 
a cheap shot — we are all neighbors and we should all be concerned 
about each other as human beings.   The noise problem has a number of  solutions none of which are very difficult.  It is my understanding 
Maola is working on it — so they should.

~ by maolamayhem on June 12, 2007.