Christian Rivera stands before Judge O'Grady
No matter how much you like "Stand By Me," if a police officer tells you to turn it down, you should probably turn it down.
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Mr. Rivera, age 21, did not -- and as a result was arrested by APD for violation of Amherst noise bylaw.
In Eastern Hampshire District Court on Monday he took the standard "diversion" program, having the criminal matter diverted to a civil matter in exchange for paying the $300 noise ticket and promising to stay out of trouble in the near future.
Although, since he's a UMass student, Rivera will also have to answer to the UMass Dean of Students Office as all arrests and/or Noise & Nuisance tickets issued by APD automatically get referred to Enku Gelaye for review.
Had the violation occurred on campus UMPD probably would have issued Mr. Rivera one of the new tickets they are using to speed up the process of dealing with Student Code of Conduct violations.
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UMass violation ticket
Only in the past few years did UMass e-x-t-e-n-d the Code of Conduct to include off campus activities such as noise and nuisance complaints handled by the understaffed Amherst Police Department.
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ReplyDeleteHey Larry, do you know if Richard Marsh of Belchertown who was tragically killed recently is the same Richard March who has signed numerous posts on your blog?
A terrible tragedy. My prayers go out to his wife and family.
No not the same (you are now the 4th person who has inquired).
ReplyDeleteThanks, perhaps this post will help others who might recognize the name.
ReplyDeleteOr serve as a reminder that leaving your name here is not such a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteGood to see UMASS is taking care of matter both on and off campus. Sad that they have to but then again college is the sophomoric years of life for most people.
ReplyDeleteYes, I bumped into District Attorney Dave Sullivan as he was heading into District Court this morning and he confirmed that UMass cracking down on these off campus incidents has made a BIG difference.
ReplyDeleteI've always felt if you can't use your name then little you say warrants any discussion. Sadly many today are so spooked by the phoney identity theft industry that they will not put their name to much, even a post on-line.
ReplyDeleteAt least this guy dressed respectfully for his court date, unlike a lot of the perps we see in Larry's photos. That should count for something. Richard Marsh.
ReplyDelete(Thank you to those who inquired as to my condition. Condolences to his family as well.)
The joy of anonymity is that regardless of how often we hear that you are free to say what you like without repercussion, there's always repercussion. I'd rather be called a CAN than worry about how my boss will react. I prefer to keep my job. If you think what we CANs say merits little regard, I guess we just have to live with that. Take the "anon" option off the table if it bothers you so much.
ReplyDeleteAnon 12:16pm. You really have a job, and/or an employer that would retaliate against you for an opinion? If so, that is a very heavy burden, basically you have to hide your true self.
ReplyDeleteNot necessarily casting doubt on you particularly, but I believe most anons simply don't want their employer, spouse, friends, etc to know their true opinions. That is cowardice. Richard Marsh
Yes i put on my "pod people" face at work. Go along to get along. I like to be able to pay myortgage.
DeleteIt's not cowardice, RM. It's nothing more than someone exercising their right to separate their home and work lives. Pretty much a no-brainer. If you can't see why a person would want to do so, you're kind of stupid, no offense.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're not dead so we can continuing arguing about petty things.
Bert. Me, stupid... maybe. Of course I can see why someone would want to do that, (am I smart now?). Nonetheless, I don't really respect someone posting anonymously for reasons other than a legitimate fear of reprisal. Richard Marsh.
ReplyDeleteReprisal or not. Why take the chance. We don't really tolerate diversity here. Diversity of thought, that is.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually pretty funny (ironic) that they were blasting Stand By Me. Figured it'd have been Jay-Z or whatever trash kids listen to these days.
ReplyDeleteWasn't there but I'm thinking it was Stay With Me- Quite popular at the moment!
ReplyDeleteThey probably didn't answer the door because they were enraptured by the strings solo. Who doesn't love Ben E. King?
ReplyDeleteStay With Me? The old Faces tune?
ReplyDeleteStay With Me by Sam Smith
ReplyDelete(Google is your friend)
Reference to the Faces "Stay With Me" was meant as a joke. Google a sense of humor. (Google is Your friend too.)
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