Hawaiian Shores -- Time and Reason

Yesterday the Watchdog reported on an unfortunate and deliberate act of vandalism on the property of a director. Time to set the record straight. As the day light became brighter and the facts of the case began to make their way through out the subdivision with different ones having a little piece of knowledge added to a little piece of another FACTS began to emerge that require Watchdog to correct 'first breaking' news from yesterday to present to Watchdog Readers some other views.

Initially, Watchdog had received an email unrelated to the incident from the President. In the initial email this statement was made: " This morning S..... is in shock and dealing with police/detectives due to a deliberate and violent act of property vandalism/damage that is horrific..." The name of the individual, a director, was removed from the email for security reasons. Watchdog then posted the alert stating the 'property of a director' had been vandalized. Actually, in a follow up email from the president she explained that it was not the director's property but a friend's with whom she was staying that was defaced. That changes the dynamics altogether. How?

Who knew of these living arrangements? It became an unfolding surprise to many this director was not residing at her own home. Perhaps an unintended consequence by folks not directly affected by this criminal act.

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Some intended consequences however were to play law enforcement and members like an instrument! Also part of the day unfolding were reports of members receiving calls from directors informing them the police may be contacting them; or actual visit by the police! Then, there is this: " The police are considering whether this might be a retaliatory action against S...... as a board member given how many threats she has received after her impassioned outburst at the Nov. 10^th board meeting.  Unfortunately, our community has a history of persecuting past board members and the issues of terroristic threatening at HSCA meetings  are well known to the local police." an email from a director. Now, why would the police consider this retaliatory unless someone suggested it? If the director has received 'threats' it is wrong. Of course, there continues to be a subjective use of such terminology. People exercising the 1st Amendment right to state an opinion [sometimes referred to as spewing vitriol] is not the same as a 'threat' against the 'person' of someone. Yet, later in the same email this statement is made: " The police may want to review our meeting tapes so they can evaluate whether anyone making threatening remarks at meetings might be a suspect.  There is also a lot of vitriolic language on websites that has been documented and will be submitted to the police as well to assist with their investigation. " Watchdog missed the last Board meeting but as to meetings before that 'threats' made were actually statements made directed from some members' belief the actions of the Board may constitute a civil action. The police will quickly recognize the difference between disillusioned members over political differences and someone who would deliberately commit a criminal act. 

So the facts:

1. It appears only those who are close to the director would know of her personal living arrangements with another person not in her own home.
2. The vandalism closely resembles that which has been done to the Honu Street Facility in the past; twice.
3. The police who investigate crime have been given a 'slant' to follow which as they follow it will quickly release them to follow other clues. By casting aspersions against at least one other member in the community [terroristic threats] and by default the innuendo that any one who has spoken against the current election debacle infers that it may be one of them delays the apprehension of the real criminal while painting [pun not intended] fellow members with a criminal brush and malice intent! Reality check: 'the malcontent' are not close to the director and would not be aware of the living arrangements! And isn't it convenient to use the misfortune of one of our members who apparently designed her own gate that was defaced to fan the flames of division all the more by immediately tasking the police and some members with the idea it was 'incidental' to the mishandling of the 2012 nominations. 

Watchdog hopes the criminal is immediately identified so the community can go back to a sense of personal/property security. Watchdog hopes the trauma associated with this incident for the homeowner affected begins to fade with each new day and as her creative mind begins to see a way through this. Watchdog hopes that wisdom will prevail and the interruptions to those member's lives who will be contacted by the police will meet them with a keen desire to help the police do their job and find the REAL criminal, not the fabricated one! Watchdog, for one, is appalled at the attempt to deflect the guilt for having subverted the elections to assigning probable guilt to those who have been denied a fair election compounding their own disappointment all the more.

Remember, the vandalism is real. Please be observant and report suspicious behavior.