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REGULAR MEETING <br />NOVEMBER 26, 2007 <br />certain discriminatory behaviors. Some people consider all stereotypes to be negative <br />because they are unjust to individuals who vary from group characteristics. Stereotypes <br />may be accurate, based o some essential part of truth yet exaggerated, or completely <br />fabricated. A stereotype is a standardized conception or image of a specific group of <br />people or objects. Stereotypes are "mental cookie cutters" they force a simple pattern <br />upon a complex mass and assign a limited number of characteristics to all members of a <br />group. The standardized conception is held in common by the members of a group. <br />Popular stereotypes are images, which care shared by those who hold a common cultural <br />mindset-they are the way a culture, or significant sub-group within that culture, defines <br />and labels a specific group of people. Stereotypes are direct expressions of beliefs and <br />values. <br />Popular Stereotypes in South Bend <br />1. All police are crooked. <br />2. Black people are never on time. <br />3. White men can't jump. <br />4. All Mexicans like hot stuff. <br />5. All American are greedy. <br />6. All Blonds are dumb. <br />7. Black people are lazy and depend on welfare. <br />8. All white people are prejudice. <br />9. All Preachers are hypocrites. <br />10. All people sin. <br />Most of us have many narrow images of people, places, or things, which are unique to <br />our personal outlook. While we commonly use the term as it is applied to human beings, <br />it is quite possible to stereotype objects or things as well. For example, <br />1. American cares are made cheap. <br />2. Mercedes Benz are hard to work on. <br />3. Black cats are mean. <br />4. Lions are the king of the jungle. <br />5. Bats are evil. <br />6. All American Pit Bulls are dangerous animals. <br />False stereotypes are especially common when applied to a member of members of a <br />group or places that the viewer has not met, seen, or been to. Part of the problem is that <br />people expect things to conform to stereotypes. If you tell people that white cats are <br />sweeter natured and black cats a mean tempered, people are likely to focus on the <br />stereotype behaviors and disregard contradictory behaviors as being "out of character" <br />Human beings dislike chaos and unpredictability and look for order and patterns in <br />everything - that is how we have become the most successful species on the planet -and <br />sometimes we find (or invent) patterns where there is actually no pattern at all. <br />Freedom of religion is a guarantee by the constitution. Freedom of belief for individuals <br />and freedom of worship for individuals and groups. It is generally recognized to also <br />include the freedom not to follow any religion or belief. Freedom of religion is <br />considered by many in many nations and people to be a fundamental human right. <br />Stereotypes are direct expressions of beliefs and values. For a municipality to adopt or <br />pass a stereotype as a municipal code in the United States of America is Unconstitutional <br />and a violation of that city first amendment. Imagine the chaos America will be in if our <br />laws were determine by stereotypes. He urged the Council to change the current <br />ordinance on American Pit Bull Terriers. <br />COMMENTS FROM MR. RICHARD KETTLEHUT CONCERNING ABUSE AT <br />MADISON CENTER <br />Mr. Richard Kettlehut, 136 Strathmore, South Bend, Indiana, stated that on August 30, <br />2007, he presented a proposal to Madison Center for a public meeting on the issue of <br />abuse and rights violations and the role of the CPS at Madison Center. This proposal was <br />21 <br />