The Lakewood Vaad is a PUBLIC organization which makes PUBLIC recommendations and endorsements on whom to elect to public office. Discussing these endorsments – the endorsments alone, our happiness or unhappiness with our elected officials, and no personal issues of a single Va’ad member – is in NO WAY hearsay or lashon hora.

If people are unhappy with their officials – such as when crime is running rampant and Klal Yisroel is hurting – it is natural to question the judgement and the endorsments of the elected officials.

Again, such questioning is NEITHER LASHON HORA, MOTZI SHEM RA, nor HEARSAY. Those jumping wildly and screaming about hearsay and lashon hora are the ones not being rational or level-headed. I did not read a sinlge comement which said, “I know that so-and-so on the Vaad did this or that.” Nor did I read a single comment to this effect, which COULD constitute lashon hora or hearsay.

Questioning the judgement of public endorsments, (and leaving your comments to those questions and not bringing in any other issues to cloud the comments and bring hearsay into the equation) is in no way lashon hora, and those madly and irrationally screaming about this, perhaps have issues, personal biases, or agendas clouding their level-headedness. I doubt a sinlge rav would pasken that questioning a public endorsment is hearsay or lashon hora.

If this website does not wish to allow comments questioning the Vaad, or if they haven’t the courage to do so, that is their decision. But in all fairness, let’s admit that it has NOTHING to do with hearsay, lashon hora, or airing opinions as opposed to news.

This comment can be deleted too, let’s just be honest about our motives….

Editors Response: You wrote that you did not see any comment which constitutes Lashon Harah……..Know why? Because we did not approve close to 75, hate, vile, disgusting, nivul-peh, motzei-shem-ra, lashon hara filled comments. We run this site – and we are not interested in opening the forum to a debate which will DEFINETLY bring Lashon Hara.

You are right. The Vaad is public, and people have the right to question what they do. But read my next sentence C-L-E-A-R-L-Y: PEOPLE WHO ARE HIDING BEHIND A FICTICIUOS SCREEN-NAME, FEEL THAT THEY CAN MOUTH-OFF IN ANY WAY THEY FEEL.

Let them get off the Internet, use their REAL names, and start questioning the Vaad. Since EVERYONE hates them, it should be real easy to get a few thousand signatures on a petition. Call them to a public meeting and bombard them with questions. Make them answer your complaints.

Understand? Good.

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There is a gang presence in Lakewood by MULTIPLE gangs. This has been a problem for several years. Amongst them the notorious MS13 (which is predominantly a Latin gang). The different guys do not get along and there are shootings between them. Most of the Lakewood community does not know about this. Lately the State Police has been hanging around Lakewood for a while. There sole purpose was to crack down on the gangs (there is a state wide effort on this). They picked the towns that are being hit the most. Based on the nature of the crime that was committed it would be easy to assume that this was done by a “gang banger”. For what reason I am unsure (they have been known in the past to do such crimes as part of initiation in to the gang).

To the person who complained about only reporting Tzorros: would you prefer not to know what is happening to yidden all over?
You can visit Onlysinchos if you want to only read about simchos!

Hashem should end this painful golus bekarov!

first of all call the cops so they have a report of incidents. the more reported problems the more they will patrol your area -hopefully. every call is recorded.

we must call upon all landlords and remove the bad influcences as most of these homes are bloods gang related or illegal aliens.

I spoke to one landlord and explained to him the atmosphere and the threats the occupants of his home are doing including the 3 pit bulls behind his house and the $50k BMG parked damaged behind his house.. he claims he might sell. we are giving him a week to make his mind up before the rest of the heighboorhood calls him to voice there opinion. other legal manners will take place if the situation is not resolved. we will ask for a psak to post names and info to contact if the landlords don’t clear these homes out. ridge and 7th area has never been this bad . We ,our wives and kids can not be afraid of walking or even driving down the street without being verbaly or physicaly threatned.

crime in lakewood is out of control

its time to open your mouth in a respective yet firm way if you want to live in safe lakewood.

if you don’t , don’t expect any changes. go to the town meetings and voice your opinion