Apparently we live in a world where words (truth) hurt and we ask Government to voluntarily restrict our free speech? How about the Attorney General focuses on addressing the issues being brought to light?
Anyway, the article is below- courtesy of Jersey Shore Online. Rise up Ocean County… we support you 100%!
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NEW JERSEY – They want Mark Zuckerberg to get involved.
The State’s Division on Civil Rights sent a letter to Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Zuckerberg April 5 asking that Rise Up Ocean County be examined.
The letter was distributed to the media by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal’s office, which oversees the Division on Civil Rights.
“‘The page states that “[q]uality of life in Ocean County is under assault, we are organizing to restrict the development and preserve our quality of life,’” wrote Rachel Wainer Apter, the director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights.
Her office has reviewed the content of the page and is asking Facebook to do the same.
“There is a rising tide of hate around our country and around our state. We at the Division on Civil Rights are working with community organizations to combat it by creating connections, fostering mutual understanding and respect, and confronting stereotypes. You at Facebook also have a role to play in monitoring comments that incite violence based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, and disability,” Apter wrote.
“Many comments on the page appear to incite violence against Orthodox Jews,” she wrote.
ADDED AT 2 P.M. — Administrators from Rise Up Ocean County responded to media requests shortly after Jersey Shore Online first posted this story.
“We concur with the Attorney General that there is a rising tide of hate across our country and here in New Jersey. We disagree with his assertion that any of that originates from within Rise Up Ocean County,” that Friday afternoon response said.
“Our focus has been and remains the environmental destruction of Ocean County, the high-density and almost lawless over development in and around Lakewood, the draining of public school resources to support private religious schools and the stress placed on our already crumbling
infrastructure. All of these are indeed quality of life issues for Ocean County residents,” the RUOC letter said.
The page’s administrators have chosen to remain anonymous, although they describe themselves as “mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters…Jews, Christians, Muslims and Atheists…stock brokers and factory workers…average every day folks that are simply fed up with what has taken place in Lakewood and what has taken root in Toms River, Brick, Howell and Jackson,” in an Oct. 23, 2018 web post.
The Facebook page, which now has 10,450 followers, includes on its “about” page the disclaimer that the opinions and views expressed on the page are not necessarily those held by the owners and workers of the page.
“While RUOC makes reasonable efforts to monitor and moderate content posted on its social media platforms, neither RUOC nor its employees or other affiliated individuals have the ability to moderate all comments at all times and cannot always respond immediately to online requests for information. RUOC reserves the sole right to review, edit and/or delete any comments it deems inappropriate,” the About page said.
Comments “may be deleted or edited” if they include personal attacks, “hate speech,” violations of privacy, and promotions of illegal activities, among other reasons.
Page administrators have repeatedly asked participants to make sure comments are in line with community guidelines.
“As is the case in life, despite our efforts and the filters offered by Facebook,
occasionally things slip through. Whenever inappropriate content is brought to our attention it is removed immediately. We imagine that the comments that the Attorney General attributes to our page in his letter are indeed there, if he would point those out to us we will gladly delete them as well,” the RUOC letter said.
Apter’s letter stops short of asking that the page be removed from Facebook.
I guess in this country if you don’t like what somebody says is considered hate speech I’ve been a Democrat for 45 years last two years everything the Democrats say I consider it hate speech now I just ignore their bullshit now I’m an independent I don’t give a shit you don’t like my comments blocked me
Smokie Castoral that’s exactly what I tell people – use your block I do it to trolls and the cowards that hide behind their keyboards, phones, and mailboxes
They “get off” on harassment, that’s ok as far as the law is concerned?
I’d trust them running NJ before I trust who is in charge right now… and they would end the bull?!
Ester Rozdowski not all who speak their mind is a coward. But most who speak their mind online won’t IRL
Welcome to the world of anonymity and giant pansies. It’s easy to sit hidden behind a keyboard and spew hate with no accountability on social Media, which has given the haters a place to spread their hate but, on the other hand we are so PC that everything offends everyone. We all have freedom of speech but not to insite violence. What ever happened to “Sticks and Stones” PS, our politicians in Washington are just a guility!
MSM and the Politicians are the ones that incite these actions!
Tim Reid sticks and stones is out of date. Racism and bigotry is not tolerated anymore.
Called the 1st amendment
What ever happened to “sticks and stones might break my bones but words would never hurt me”??
Good luck. They promote it
Unfortunately when the truth comes to light those who don’t like it will say anything to hide it. We only want everyone to follow the laws as written by our local governments. We want no local governments power to supersede any others to the point that it infringes on those surrounding towns. These officials took an oath to protect those they serve not server and protect those who have the most $$$$!
John Sorrentino THE truth or someone’s force fed truth? Hate is taught usually by the uneducated. Hate sites are being destroyed one by one. Hate speech is not free speech
The group is not a hate group. It’s against the government corruption, cronyism, conflicts of interest and greasy palms all of which is destroying our county. Please watch and call the numbers provided https://www.facebook.com/riseupoceancounty/videos/365425464071347/UzpfSTEwOTQwMDI2OTI6MTAyMTM4MDcyODU2MzE3MDQ/
Joyce Lynn
Please loose the ‘Thin Blue Wall’ avatar.
As you can see by what is happening in Lakewood, the police are simply ‘order followers’ and will simply enforce whatever the ‘powers that be’ tell them to enforce.
Whether on a local level, State level, or a Federal level, Law enforcement will impose the will of the majority.
We see what the majority is at the local level.
Your loyalties are misguided.
Bruce Zarillo You’re entitled to your opinion. I lost a lot of friend and acquaintances September 11th. I support the blue.
Joyce Lynn
Sept 11 has nothing to do with who will enforce the will of the ‘majority’ on you.
And they will.
And you lead the way.
Joyce Lynn It DOESN’T look like it BACK THE BLUE.
What a sad world we live in . The corrupt don’t want the public to know about the corruption. The religious don’t like what u say they scream anti Semitic.
The truth is being exposed so the corrupt are scrambling.
I’m just gonna leave this here
Jimmy Vincent is that Governor Murphy in the middle of the picture or the creature from the Dead Sea in Israel
Well there is the answer as to why !!!
Jimmy Vincent
That’s a lot of shekels
Explains a lot
How about we rise up against excessive taxation?
Keep up the good work, OCSN !!
Murphy is just a little bit to “Authoritarian” for my blood..
I wonder where he picked up his commie traits?
Thomas Calvanese commie? An 80s term? How is anyone a commie because someone says so?
Thomas Calvanese I thought the same thing
Scott A Barnes Murphy pisses on the USConstitution, and declares NJ a Sanctuary state. Putting Illegals ahead of good US citizens is not my cup of tea..
Thomas Calvanese AMEN TO THAT
Looks like Fire Marshall Bill and friends.
Elle Mar lol I say the same thing
Fuck the state
I have no problem with who YOU are or what color you are pay your way why do we have to pay them .Mr Murphy you want to know why there is a problem Wake up Murphy before it is to LATE
RISE UP OCEAN COUNTY
No one likes to hear about corruption?
NOOOOOOOOO
Seems as if Lakewood officials are scrambling to hide the truth before they are exposed for their corruption..this does not and will not stop the innocent hardworking tax paying citizens of Ocean county from exposing and investigating!! Drain the swamp as promised Donald J. Trump Donald Trump Jr.
Look at what they have done to Lakewood. A shit hole in ten years.
The comments people make on there are obscene. If it were your religion being called cockroaches, vermin or many other disgusting things you would be upset as well!
We SHOULD ALL BE EQUAL AND ALL TO BE MADE TO PAY TAXES NOT BJ ECAUSE OF OUR RELIGION, COLOR OR OUR BELIEFS. SO RISE UP OCEAN COUNTY.
It’s the truth that hurts!!
HOW ABOUT WE THE PEOPLE OF NJ DON’T PAY OUR TAXES BECAUSE OF OUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. RISE UP NEW JERSEY.
Glad I moved out of that shit hole.
“When I was Marine during the Cold War, we had a name for all of this. That name was communism.”
#ruoc
Sad…
Money rules.