issues communication and accountability of law enforcement, media, and States Attorney's: The events of due process effecting female victimization by duress and drug addiction must be discussed and policy reviewed in order to stop the continuation of assaults against young girls.. The complete dismissal of involvement between law enforcement and those that cooperate with law enforcement, to get evidence about violent gang activity, is nothing short of scandalous, and the general public is kept completely unaware of events by a well conditioned politically controlled media. @issue the facts and circumstances of the death of scott lebeau, while in new york city, should be of major concern to the public, in oversight of police activity and use of confidential informants. Nurtured while they provide information, yet the complete dismissal of accountability for responsibility when a "source" is murdered.. issue Family reports to the defective detective: that Police placed a hold on the body, refuse to allow embalming that prevents an open casket wake, and funeral service, forcing cremation, and disclosure of police contact, endangering more persons that believe cooperating with the police is the BEST thing to do. Family members beg to differ.. issue the practice of complete denial; is the standard and enabled by the negligence of main stream media.. that acts as a public relations agency for the political powers that be, rather than protecting the public by the media's constitutional protections, that hold all person equally accountable for their behavior. issue More persons involved in the heroin , prostitution ring have approached the defective detective to state that they are in fear of reprisal for giving testimony, and don't trust the police. An uncle of an involved female stated that he had reported his nieces' involvement to CUSI ( special sex crimes unit) only to be given lip service, and see the death of Christal Jones.. Efforts to hold police accountable for protecting the victims and witnesses proved pointless, and the more recent death of Scott Lebeau, proves police " don't care " and bungled the investigation by releases to much information to the press in order to make them selves look good, and as though they are actually doing something. issue cover up and corruption of law enforcement officers in the lucrative drug trade is dismissed out of hand, although knowledge of it's existence is common place. issues access to confidential information, about drug trafficking by law enforcement officers is neglected by the Chittenden County states Attorney's Office, as well as the Vermont Attorney General; every body sitting on their hands, and maintaining control of the media, as a means of dealing with the problem.. issue nepotism: appointments by Governor Howard Dean, is most successful in discrediting any whistle blower that dares file complaint: expecting that Vermont State Law will protect the complainants rights to file complaint in the workplace, is fool hardy. As with the war on drugs, the rich get Betty Ford and health care, the poor get "ray brook" and cold turkey detox. in a barren jail cell.. issue the lack of realization between cause and effect, correlation, and behavior of government sponsored "terrorism", has given a green light to any and all u.s. government activity in a foreign nations internal affairs, escalation of Israeli, Palestinian relationships, Persian oil control, and elimination of dissenting internal opinion. Greeting an environment for total world domination by the right wing republican agenda, as detrimental to differing societies and destructive to the environment as the totality of all other nations combined. The history as to the involvement by the united states, has been lost to blind faith based LOYALTY to a nation that knows not the meaning of the word. ISSUE HEALTH CARE; review of the behavior of the Federal government in dealing with the sept. 11th attack, is consistent with protecting only the rich political figures, while leaving in the wake, postal employees, government general service workers, and the public: much the same as history has documented the treatment of "gulf war" illness, or vietnam vets. The nation that demands the most, cares the least. the proof is found in financing treatment in veterans hospitals, and the negligence in the management of MCHV. Following education dollars, from birth to death at old age, shows a continual pattern of gross malfeasance towards the public good for the benefit of the upper class white folks.. issue Enron bankruptcy is but the most recent example of corporate corruption, enabled by close personal, and financial contributions to bush/cheney, leaving the exects with millions and the workers without a job or a financial future. BEHAVIOR THAT SHOULD RESULT IN CRIMINAL ARREST AND SEIZURE OF all corporate ASSETS. Issue SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE: the u.s. government built it's support for the war in Afghanistan, upon the issue of fighting for god, during the cia backed support for resistance to russia, then leaving once the fighting stopped, rather than providing continuing aid and commerce to the people.. issue toys, and the equal opportunity of conscientious objectors, gi joe & ghandi, illustrates the hypocrisy of american media propaganda, effects of long term conditioning towards apathy in violence. Raised in peace, a person can act to defend his home, or country, without the need to characterize an entire nation, or religious belief.. issue local issues of discrimination towards the disabled, are found in the new front doors to burlington square mall, still in non compliance to the americans with disabilities act. All the while the media airs michael j. fox, as a spokesman for corporations needing to hire the disabled; the media and government officials are all to happy to get on camera in support of the "concept" however NONE either in the media or public office will address the business practices of burlington square mall, which receives public tax dollar support, with NO public accountability.. one need only review court docket s-0133-98cnc to address the issue and accountability of private security effecting the well being of the general public.. issue the complete and utter disregard of the ISSUES that cause conflict, dealing with what weapons a sovereign nation has or has not, seems to justify the behavior of the united states as a dictatorial world power, rather than a leader by example of HOW a free people, and democracy actually grows. The release by the media on 12/19/2001, that the anthrax sent to sen. patrick leahy, and others has come from a "disgruntled" US chemist, working on u.s. chemical weapons of mass destruction causes this candidate to wish that right wing republican south would again secede from the union. issue the state of vermont; and the individual counties, cities, towns, villages, and neighborhoods, NEED to exert their independence in life style, education, and community values, especially if the are contrary to federal hypocritical policy. issue listening to corporate greed under the guise of "economic stimulus" is without question one of the greatest lies ever told. How is any reasonable and prudent person supposed to invest into any company, and believe that there is any "uncontrolled" economic market place, when enron stands in open defiance to the rule of law, protected by political corruption, unwilling to address the real issues of retooling america for alternative fuels, and greater quality in product performance and durability.. and you want to invest social security in the stock market, managed by these same people.. issue vermont can and should be managed as a completely independent state, based in agriculture, tourism, and light industry, all based in harmony with the environment. This is NOT happening, as illustrated by preparations to INCREASE the franklin county egg farm.. a farm that should be shut down, and sponsorship of more, smaller farms, increasing quality and reducing risk of disease, allowing farm land to be used for it's primary purpose, reducing demands for "fast" roads. water run off damage, and sprawl. issue the unsung hero of planet earth and civility, is found just north, in canada. the dean administration has disenfranchised the Canadian trade that once helped support the "local" economy. howard dean only addresses Canadian business with his policy of behind the scenes secret deals, furthering oil dependence, (milton plastic industry) and power consumption from hydro quebec.. issue pattern of behavior by howard dean, to silence and punish the whistle blowers, back room dealings, and lack of public accountability for public responsibility, would most certainly entitle him to a cabinet position in the bush white house, but would disqualify him in the general public election IF the truth be told, and the media did it's job of Reporting the facts rather than acting as his press corp. issue local control for responsibility and accountability for public policy, ON all issues can be addressed by the power of public office as authorized by the Office of the Chittenden County Sates Attorney.. all issues from health care to fraud in investment underwriting of real estate, to environmental laws to protect the waterways, and development, can and must be addressed in open public forum.. the public has a need to know.. issue federal government "economic stimulus" incentive is a bail out of multinational corporations, and does little to help the laid off and unemployed, Rather the government should realize the greatest asset of this, or any country is the people. people need education, health care, and opportunity for creative endeavor. issue The Jeffersonian agrarian society; has been replaced with industrial farming, genetically engineered food, disruption of watersheds, and a greater dependence upon foreign oil, placing this country (and it's people) in greater dependence, and reliance upon government, for solutions to problems that should and could be avoided. thank you ken lawless and the old north end rag..