Rockland’s looking to join the Ban the “N” Word Club
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- March
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No secret handshake necessary.
The Rockland County Legislature is hopping on the ban-the-”N”-word bandwagon. The Legislature’s Multi-Services Committee has on its agenda a resolution, introduced by Vice Chairman William Darden, D-Hillcrest, to “symbolically” ban the use of the “N” word as well as all derogatory words referencing race, ethnicity and religious practice.
It’s certainly not a new idea, especially in this area. Last month Nyack village trustees and the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a resolution calling for an end to the word’s use. Earlier this month the New York City Council also adopted a nonbinding resolution that prohibits the use of that word.
The Multi-Services Committee, which meets at 6 p.m. tomorrow in New City, will also tackle a proposal to ban smoking in a vehicle with children under the age of 18. That resolution, sponsored by Legislator Connie Coker, D-South Nyack, aims to prevent damage caused by secondhand smoke.
They will also discuss a proposal by Legislator David Fried, D-Spring Valley, that would direct County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef to create a telephone and e-mail hotline to report businesses that sell alcohol and tobacco to minors.
If the committee votes to pass all these items through, the full Legislature will vote on them at an upcoming meeting. The law against smoking in vehicles with children would require a public hearing.
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on Monday, March 12th, 2007 at 4:28 pm by Sarah Netter. 
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Category: C. Scott Vanderhoef, Connie Coker, COUNTY LEGISLATURE, David Fried, N-word, Rockland County, William Darden
Instead of all this unenforceable rhetoric, how bout making it mandatory to actually speak english.
It has less impact on freedom than banning english only words. ok so u ban the N word. how bout i say something as cold as hey rice eater? or hey spaghetti face.. just as profane. remember its not the word its the intent.
Actualkly understanding someone in a store is more important than whether or not i am allowed to utter a word i wouldnt normally say in the first place.. its all PC nonsense.. lets spend town money on nothing.. nice real nice..