New Jersey Nightly News; New Jersey Nightly News Record - 10/20/1982

Good evening I'm getting out of hand I'm Rolonda Watts and Essex County grand jury deliberates misconduct charges against Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson and Democratic Senate candidate Frank Lautenberg was on the campaign trail in Mercer County today. And Republican Senate candidate Millicent Fenwick visited our Newark studios for an interview with correspondent Michael Ware. We'll have that interview later in the broadcast. No verdict yet in the trial of Newark mayor Kendis Gibson. The charges against Gibson and former City Council President Earl Harris went to the jury this morning. Sandra King has more from superior court in Newark. Ken Gibson arrived at court this morning thinking he would hear a verdict today. And the jurors did begin deliberating before noon. But first they heard the judge's charge from more than two hours. Judge Paul here it review the case and long he pleaded for an impartial dispassionate verdict and he explained it basically all comes down to this. Did Gibson and Harris know that the job they had made possible for Michael Bontempo was in fact a no show.

As you leave behind you in those seats whatever. Sympathy prejudice bias by all the rest of your motion. To go in there to consider this case. Who are your conclusions. Do they know you weigh in the testimony and evidence that you had before only two counts remain against the two defendants down from the one hundred thirty two. Contained in the original march indictment. Those two remaining counts misconduct in office and conspiracy have been let the jury and the jury of course is still out. It began with 16 members but when the final 12 were selected today the panel shaped up like this six black six whites three men nine women. They've been hearing testimony in this case for more than four weeks and after their deliberations were underway today they decided to read hear portions from two state's witnesses. But while they were out of court the judge made some comments not meant for

their ears. And the media attention to my criticism of the presentation of the case. I hope they would give equal to the fact that you were not. The prosecutor who presented the murder to the grand jury and that you were doing the best you could with you to work with the juries have the case now for more than six and a half hours most of that time spent hearing testimony and the judge is reportedly prepared to keep them here as late as 10:00 tonight if they haven't reached a verdict by then he'll let them go home and bring them back in the morning at Superior Court in New York. I'm undergoing a special state commission today linked to New Jersey's prison overcrowding crisis to the public's demand for strict criminal sentencing. The commission added the public must soon pay a price for those stiffer laws. Brenda Flanigan reports. The criminal disposition commission released new figures which connected the exploding prison population to New Jersey's tough new criminal code that code which also established the

bipartisan commission set strict mandatory prison sentences when the law was implemented in 1979. 42 percent of criminal sentence received prison terms. By 1981 that rate had increased to 52 percent and those prison terms were 50 percent longer. Hardest hit during that time were the state prisons where the sentencing rate jumped 70 percent. When combined with other factors the higher confinement rate resulted in a doubling of the state prison population over a four year period. The legislature and the people have made a decision that many more people are going to be locked up. And now it is a matter of just paying for that. Decision. Part of the payment Cannell said is the $170 million prison bond issue which would build over 3000 new jail cells. We are seriously in need of prisons and we need this additional space. We need the bond issue to build the space we need additional funds to stash space once it's built and we need additional funds to staff the existing space.

Another commission member regarded the price as well worth paying for. Increase. We are now seeing the fruits of all the commission warned that if the bond issue fails New Jersey may not be able to meet constitutional requirements for housing state prisoners that could force the state into a federal court battle over prisoners rights in Trenton. Read the Flanigan Democrat Frank Lautenberg brought his campaign to Mercer County today. The U.S. senatorial candidate stressed his jobs theme and coached voters to the polls read shade reports for whoever didn't get in office. We got to you before we get to any. Frank Lautenberg says his campaign has momentum. And while he may be behind in the polls he expects to crossover into the lead by November 2nd. Campaigns on an economic program that places great importance on giving relief to small

businesses businesses like the ones here on the Trenton Commons. I think people are so shocked by what's happening in our economy that they're willing to to wait to see the effects. They want to see a positive indication if they begin to see that makes good judgment to borrow money that kind of stuff. That's the beginning of a process. Nobody fix it overnight quickening his pace in the final weeks of the campaign. Lautenberg squeezed in a stop today at the GM Fischer body plant in Trenton. But at quitting time Lautenberg had little time for preaching just reaching for the Democrats in office. In recent days Lautenberg has been harsher in attacking his opponent Millicent Fenwick former president who has come in as a friend. Identified her as a little separate. I think that you have to ask him why he said it. Lautenberg himself will not use the word eccentric in describing Millicent Fenwick. He will not say

that she's unfit for office or too old to hold a Senate seat. Instead he says she's ineffective and doesn't understand the consequences of her votes votes that he says are harmful to New Jersey in Trenton I'm read to say. A growing number of New Jersey residents feel it's important for the state to help businesses expand and they support the idea of using tax incentives to encourage economic growth. That according to the results of an Eagleton poll released today. At the same time however the survey found that people these days are less willing to support that kind of growth if it comes at the expense of environmental safeguards. Five hundred and three state residents were contacted in September and 85 percent said it was important for New Jersey to attract businesses. That's up from a similar survey done in 1976 and what New Jerseyans are more inclined to welcome new businesses to the state the job picture here is weathering the recession better than the nation as a whole. According to a Labor Department report released today private sector employment in the garden state increased in both July and

August of this year. After the adjustment for the normal seasonal fluctuations Rolonda New Jersey resident John DeLorean was awaiting arraignment on drug charges before a U.S. magistrate in Los Angeles today. The 57 year old producer of the DeLorean sports car was arrested yesterday and charged in connection with the purchase and resale of 220 pounds of cocaine. He reportedly had hoped the 24 million dollar drug deal would help save his company. The arrest came just as the British government announced the closing of the DeLorean plant in Northern Ireland Ireland where the cars are manufactured. The British government health DeLorean financed the plant when it was set up four years ago. But yesterday they said it would probably end operations within 10 days because of severe financial losses. The Florian's company established a major distribution center for the cars in Bridgewater. He and his wife own a three and a half million dollar estate in Bedminster and a murder suicide claimed the lives of two maintenance workers at Jersey City Saint Francis

Hospital this morning. Police say 53 year old Mike Kofu glou a hospital electrician walked into a supervisor's office about eight o'clock this morning and shot our Klym Koski to death. Police say because Tougaloo then walked into a hallway where he shot himself in the head. Authorities say the two men both 53 years old were pronounced dead at the scene. A spokeswoman for the hospital says the two men had had an ongoing dispute over work related matters. Seven Wildwood police officers entered not guilty pleas today to charges of police brutality. Police chief Harry Breslin was charged October 5th with obstructing an investigation. The six other officers including breadlines two sons Cory and Sean are facing various assault charges in connection with alleged mistreatment of inmates at the municipal jail. The officers have been suspended without pay by Wildwood Mayor Guy Zeani. The alleged incidents took place between June and September of this year and involved 10 prisoners.

There has been persistent reports of police brutality in Atlantic City in recent years a formal complaint has been filed against three officers who allegedly beat up a bus driver during an arrest three weeks ago. Dan Hodgson has the details. On September 27 the bus stop at the Claridge Hotel was especially busy. After waiting for more than an hour bus driver Tony Bush says he asked a police officer why buses that had arrived after him were being unloaded first. It's uncertain exactly what happened next. The officer told him to park the bus that he was under arrest. After his passengers had gone. Bushra says three officers jumped him and in the boat. They woke me over the guy hit me a couple of times and the one guy was going to split. In the meantime while I'm trying to do is like go in or ask a question and just keep coming at me. They handcuffed me. Although the three officers had to be treated for minor injuries Bush with claims he only tried to protect himself by the time I got to the Connaught. I couldn't get in the car. And somehow somebody hit me. I don't know. I know

what happened to last the last thing I know. I was I was out. I was passed out. I was on the ground and next thing I knew I was in the hospital in. Bush has been unable to return to work. He has a sprained neck and back and says he can't sit down for more than half an hour. The police department has refused to comment due to the lawsuit. City Councilman Harold moseys says police brutality is a continuing problem that needs to be addressed. He calls it a case of rampant racism. This is not a new pattern. They have a group of people they call the granny squad or disguise squad and they're beating up youngsters all times when police chief Joseph Ormand was quoted last summer saying it is a problem in his department. Now he says so far there are only unproven allegations and he says racism is not the problem. So the racial incidents as far as a white officer vs. a black president would make up so 20 percent 80 percent would be the right against white. So we can break it down on a

racial format. It comes in different forms. But the NAACP has joined the suit and says that the police chief and mayor don't agree to discuss the issue soon it will go to the attorney general. Chief OLman in the police department has become quite a controversial issue here. Some also claim their inefficiency is the reason for the extremely high crime rate the apparently excessive police efforts are at least partially a response to that high crime rate. Now ironically it's the department itself and not the crime that threatens the resort and its image. In Atlantic City down. Some 1.6 million New Jersey BlueShield subscribers will have to pay between two and two dollars and fifty cents more a month for their health insurance if the carrier's latest rate increases granted. Officials say the hike is needed to help a verdict projected 13 and a half million dollar deficit by the end of this year and a thirty five point three million dollar shortfall by the end of next year. A Passaic County Superior Court judge ruled today that Patersons library system cannot

sell a valuable painting to bail itself out of a financial crisis. The plan to sell the painting has drawn criticism from the community including officials of the library system. Dion doctor reports. The public library system in Paterson reflects the city's financial woes four of eight public libraries have shut their doors from lack of funds. The main library remains open but the system's budget is almost completely exhausted. Inside this building there are more than 100 paintings many of them valuable but the most valuable one isn't here. It's shown on the cover of a catalogue full of art work scheduled for auction tomorrow in New York. But for this painting in the park by William Merritt chase there will be no auction. The sale was blocked today by a superior court judge. The city wanted to use the proceeds to bail out the library system. The judge said that would be unfair to the paintings donor. In my own mind reality was never any question. These paintings and the other stuff that we've been given like

nature were given for the benefit of the public and to raise funds for the war. While library officials are relieved there is a major problem. The library system's budget included one hundred and seventy five thousand dollars from the estimated worth of the painting. No sale no money. We really are in a bind today because we don't have the funds to keep on going. I'm not sure whether we're going to be able to raise all of them in time to keep the staff working in the library open for the community. We will do what I possibly can to raise money to keep the libraries open as many days between now and the summer first as possible. I have received something like thirty five thousand dollars so far but some of the donations may have to go towards paying the expenses of the auctioneers. The Phillips gallery says it will try to recoup at least twenty seven thousand dollars from the city of Paterson. The people here say fundraising is only a short term solution that Paterson has to bear the burden if it wants a public library system. The problem is the city may

not have the money. Property taxes went up 40 percent here recently and the city's financial future is uncertain. In Paterson might die in a three way consent agreement has been signed authorizing cleanup work at a 66 acre landfill in Monmouth County. Officials of the state. HOWELL township and the landfills operators will cooperate to stop toxic chemicals from leaking into the township's groundwater. The Greenland biomass waste disposal incorporated too tightly regulated operations and devise a plan to contain and remove contamination affecting the groundwater waste disposal. NK will pay the full cost of the clean up effort in return how will tell ship we'll drop a lawsuit it's been pressing against the company. Gorgeous day to day here's what's ahead tonight becoming cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain lows will be in the mid to upper 40s. Scattered showers in the morning will give way to sunny skies highs tomorrow will be in the low 60s and the outlook for Friday sunny and cool.

Less than two weeks from today. New Jersey voters will go to the polls to elect a new United States senator as the campaign between Democrat Frank Lautenberg and Republican Millicent Fenwick winds down the rhetoric is heating up in the midst of a busy schedule. Mrs. Fenwick stopped by our New York New York studio for a second appearance and talked

about the race with correspondent Michael Aaron. Mrs. Fenwick your record and your performance in Washington are coming under close scrutiny these days. An article in The Philadelphia Inquirer last week under the headline Fenwick is an enigma to her house colleagues had about half the people quoted in the article saying critical things about your performance in Congress or a Democratic member of the New Jersey delegation said quote I think she's totally ineffective. She never does legislative work. You'll never see her working her colleagues on an issue and on it went. What's your reaction to that statement. My reaction is that. Unfortunately I suppose not everybody loves no one but you don't get 263 co-sponsors of a bill of yours without some a partisan snipe at you. No no. You know maybe it's a partisan sniping. How can we read the heart of it. I have no idea. I know that was sort of the dissent on the floor too often.

Well we have a beauty parlor in the gym and I've never been in either. So that's some of the time that others may be able to spend in those places. I've been on the floor. However my committee attendance has been commended by two of my Democratic Tim and they were quoted in the article but it also said that you frittered away some standing by taking on committee assignments that you quickly abandoned. Well that's my opponent's position. And the truth of it is that I tried very hard from the day I was elected not to and I'm. Not waiting to get on the Foreign Affairs Committee which I think I would be most useful. I've lived abroad. I had family abroad and I think I'd be more useful. And in order to achieve that I had to accept you see what I don't think people who haven't been in Congress understand is that you can't choose that committee and get on it. The committee on committees of your party decides way of going to be. And there's no doubt about it that the women that go to Congress I think

the committee on committees doesn't consider that there. They have careers in the same way that they do with men. I remember Shirley Chisholm was put on the Agriculture Committee and made a terrible ride when she first went to Congress coming from representing Brooklyn about Brooklyn so that we have these. I didn't make a terrible rap because I guess I wasn't self-confident enough that time or something but if I had I don't know that I would have succeeded. You admit though that you do have enemies in Congress. No I will say nasty things about you because there are some other things they said they said that the appeals of personal lobbyists sway you one way or another. Well that was not my colleagues saying it. That was something that was written in the editorial of the Enquirer which endorsed your opponent. Yes. They always endorse Democrats. I wasn't to have this prize but in that wonderful paper I'm not saying but I don't know how they can possibly be talking about that unless they're talking about perfectly

fine men a worker who has spent his entire life savings keeping his mother at home who wrote me and said This is terrible I can't bring out once a week from the nursing home. Well if that's a lobbyist so be it. I call that. Now look I can't let this kind of thing go. I have nobody influences me nothing. No single human. The letters you receive make me write my constituents. But that is not because they have any influence over me or lobby me. They present me with a problem and I try to get that problem changed. Now I don't know what they meant by from one extreme to the other. What are they talking about. Every single one of my efforts in this direction to rectify an injustice to an individual had been in the same direction justice. We're running out of time. I want to ask you quickly yesterday we spent an hour together you spoke fairly aggressively about your opponent often when a front runner begins to get worried as when he or she attacks the opponent. Are you beginning to.

Feel his hot breath when your eyes sit me and not but I am getting bored not just with attacks on me but on the kind of talk that is damaging the students of our state and their opportunity for going to college. Now what he's saying accusing me of suggest that there's not enough money for those students I have from the from the cause of higher education. There are 300 to 40 lending institutions in this state anxious to get students come in for loans. Now if he continues to talk like that that is that is really good. Are you worried. Not at all. I'm worried about the students I'm not worried about myself. Mrs. Fenwick thanks very much for coming by. Pat Scanlan is filling in for Bill Perry tonight with sports.

Pat thank you very much Rolonda. The Nets beat the Knicks 87 82 last night the Meadowlands to lose their preseason marked to two and one. Del Dawkins led the nets with 18 points Darwyn Cooke added 16 and it was good to see birdsong and Phil forward reunited in the back court. Here's the 2 x kings on the break. Ford with two of his four points and OTAs finished with six for the night and Senator Mike Kaminsky added a dozen as he tries to stay healthy and impress coach Larry Brown Mike with the tip in Bill Cartwright led the Knicks with 18 2 coming up on the drive here but the nets won it 87 82 and that's owner Joe Taieb says what a difference a year makes. Well I feel a lot better than we did last year when we weren't we didn't have the stability we have now and I'm happy we have for it. And Dawkins and Minsky and Bailey all the Dana and Ellmer off the bench. I think were pretty deep. I feel very good tonight and other owners feeling good as devils owner John Mike

Mullen those amazing devils are 3 1 and 3 and tonight they're in Los Angeles to beat the Kings. A big reason behind the Devils best start in the team's history is goalie Glen Chico Resch who made the big stops in Monday night's 3 1 win against the Flyers. Chico is unbeaten in five games that ties a franchise record for goalies set by X Rocky Judd vel Chico turned to white 30 of the Flyers 31 shots on goal and he came up big in the third period for Coach Billy McMillan. When the Flyers had a five minute powerplay advantage Chiko stopped Bill Barber in close save Chiko next walk how from the point shot flicked away by resh and then Barbet deep in the corner. So if Chico's hot the Devils are in the game against anyone. Game number 7 of the world series tonight between Milwaukee and St. Louis. So the 1982 championship comes down to one game and on the subject of baseball retired pirate great Willie star Joe was in Trenton today to join forces with the shampoo company to raise money for sickle cell anemia. Among other things things I asked pops about his

decision to retire. Done everything that I could possibly do and the game itself accomplished everything. Probably more than I wanted to. So you know when you've done just about everything that you can do it's almost like you're having a job and you've reached your full potential. You want to go out and do other things. So I feel very good about what I've done and it was time for me to step aside. When he was just a little bit ahead of the game you meet some of the other cities you know Field of Dreams which are where I have to ask. Game number seven tonight St. Louis and Milwaukee could alike like there is a form of competition between the two leagues of course that little league that you're playing in you stand to be more proud of them the opposition as you're facing feel like St. Louis tonight. Yes. So I really I have to cast my vote for that True Blue brew group Milwaukee. And turning to football. Former Giants running back Doug coater has been invited to dinner by President Reagan Carter who is hospitalized in Pittsburgh with an inoperable brain tumor isn't feeling up to it yet. Hopefully Doug will be feeling better and then he go have that dinner with the Gipper

kid. Thank you Pat. And that's our news for this Wednesday. Pat stammerer Michael Eric I'm Kent Manahan and I'm Rolonda Watts from all of us here in New Jersey nightly news in. Today's sports coverage of New Jersey Laidley news was brought to you in March by a group from New Jersey. New Jersey. It was a production of The New Jersey network in association with WTT 13. The program is broadcast weeknights at 6:30 and show 30 and at 7:30 on the New Jersey network there is a repeat broadcast at 10:00 p.m. on New Jersey. Good work. And it's 7:00 a.m. the morning on Channel 13. Bush's record. Flip the Democratic senator.

Thank you Claire. Claire thank you. Who is the other girl. That's right. You don't hear anything. You don't I don't know. Yes. Just you want to get right here I am. OK. We ready to go. Can we fix that prompter. Well we've got a big problem here. That's the best we can get it. Miss Come on. I'm done with Formica from Old Bridge New Jersey know Essex County. Am I going to know when can the prompter can you run that just a little bit so I can see what it's going to look like an Essex County jury deliberates misconduct charges against Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson Democratic Senate candidate Frank Lautenberg was on the campaign trail in Mercer County today.

And Republican Senate candidate Millicent Fenwick who covered up visited our Newark studios for they will have I'm about to decide whether they're not ok ok fine. And Republican Senate candidate Millicent Fenwick and we'll have an interview and correspondent Michael Aeron will interview Republican Senate candidate Millicent Fenwick. And no I'll do it. And we'll have an interview and you will have.

New Jersey network w NJT viewers who supported public television and will have an interview with Republican Senate candidate Millicent Fenwick. That and more tonight on New Jersey nightly news. But first consumer light for tranquil day with tranquil temperatures to boot. Let's take a look at that right now shall we. As you can see it's 67 degrees in New York this evening 69 here outside our Trenton studio we're in valley at 60 to 68 the Millville and in Annandale New Jersey located in Huntington County. I'll return with a forecast after consumer line. But first let's join the new studio. In the news this evening and in an Essex County jury deliberates misconduct charges against Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson. Democratic Senate candidate Frank Lautenberg was on the campaign trail in Mercer County today. And we'll have an interview with Republican Senate candidate Millicent Fenwick. That and more tonight on New Jersey nightly news. But first Susan's of course with consumer line.

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Florence and John Schumann foundation. The. Expression born tired and never got rested. Well you may be able to relate to that because it's very common these days to say or to hear others say I'm always tired lately and I don't know why. Well maybe tonight we'll find out why. My guest this evening is a clinical educator at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey the Rutgers medical school and the Department of Family Medicine.

We welcome family practitioner Dr. Palmer for my get a consumer line Nice to have you here. Thank you Susan. First of all can you tell me doctor the different types of fatigue Well there is the physiologic type of fatigue which one expects after hard work long hours sleep deprivation anxiety states there is acute fatigue that comes on with illnesses or infections has a sudden onset and is limited in scope. Then there's chronic fatigue. That kind of fatigue that goes on and on and the born tired type of thing where you never get fully rested and it seems to compound and get worse as time goes on there. That's terrible. Do they all feel the same. Well I always feel the same whether I have the chronic fatigue or the psychological or the physiological. It depends on what the cause of that fatigue is if it is the physiological type after. For instance one who has

worked a long time athletes that are training and use muscles. With rest that will you will have recuperation and with a good night's sleep and some time off you should be able to face the day again. The chronic type of fatigue those types that could be caused by illnesses could be caused by depression or anxiety. This type of fatigue you have to get to the root of the problem first before one can understand. Now as a doctor you would probably say fatigue as a layperson I might say I'm tired and sleepy I might say I'm dragging around. Are they all the same in that respect. When it's over a prolonged period of time. Yes. Patients usually come in with the complaints of I'm always tired I'm exhausted I'm weary I'm. I'm fed up I'm I don't have any strength. Sometimes they say they're weak but this really isn't the sensation of weakness as much as.

Being drained out. OK. Now fatigue can signal some more serious medical problems. How am I going to know the difference if I. I assume if I partied it out the night before had a few drinks stay out too late. Watched too late of a movie or some such activity. I'm going to know and expect to be sleeping the next day. But if I'm constantly just a little bit three steps behind the next guy or something how am I going to know that it's time to go to a doctor and get some medical attention. If it's prolonged if it lasts for Certainly longer than several weeks in the state becomes worse and worse then one should see a doctor in order to find out what the cause is. Many times people don't know or refuse to admit that they are getting more and more tired. They talk about it. They keep complaining about how much work they have to do and how they can get it done and how exhausted they are all the time. But they don't get to the basis of what the problem is it common for the teeth to

signal really serious illness. In about 20 percent of the cases of fatigue it's a signal of an organic disease. And usually this is a type of signal that tells us to look further and certainly to look in to get a physical examination special blood test special blood work. It depends on the individual what they are doing how long their their activity has lasted how long their fatigue has lasted. But a doctor would be able to help the patient in the direction of getting proper help. Most people or do a lot of people tend to drag themselves around for a long period of time thinking this will pass. I can catch an hour extra hour sleep I can drink an extra cup of coffee to keep myself going and never get to the problem. Most people do exactly that. It becomes a chronic problem and somebody either they become frustrated with the fact that they are never feeling well or a family member suggests that they go to see the

doctor very frequently those that are suffering from very serious causes of fatigue. For instance fatigue may be the heralding of an occult cancer or something like that the patient will start looking haggard and we'll have other physical signs that he should see a doctor. OK we're going to come back and find out more about this including some initial steps you might take on your own to deal with your fatigue the first of all if you have a question give us a call 16:9 area. It's 8 8 3 4 6 5 2 2 0 1 2 8 2 4 9 5 1 4 8. Grab a pencil on the break because we will come back with our consumer line survey address for you. Stay with us and don't follow slaveholding. Nerdier the nightly news is kicking off a brand new season with a brand new look and a brand new co-anchor. On the watch weeknights at Manahan and I will bring you the full story on issues ranging from prison problems to water pollution. Keep you

posted on developments happening all around every weeknight at 7:30 and then join us as we start our arming your network join Kidman and alone to watch tonight at 7:30 in the den. And welcome back. You can rely on Susan. Of course your host will be joined us late we're talking tonight about the team. You may have it. We hope you don't. But if you do we're going to try to get you some help. Good night. And my guest this evening is Dr. Palmer for Micah and she is a family practitioner and clinical educator at the you and DNJ Rutgers medical school. Before we do that we have to tell you about our consumer line survey that we are conducting here at New Jersey network. It is a survey specifically being designed just for consumer line. We're very interested in our regular viewers particularly to participate in this. And if you'd like to participate just send us a postcard with your name your first name is sufficient certainly and a phone number where we can reach you and you should send that to consumer line and the network. Fifteen seventy three Parkside Avenue and

7 7 7 Trenton New Jersey 0 8 6 2 5. Once again that's the consumer line New Jersey network 15 seventy three Parkside Avenue C and 7 7 7 Trenton New Jersey 0 8 6 2 5. Let us know your first name and your phone number on the back of that car so we can reach you. And we should get that survey back to you with in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile back to fatigue and my guest now if I feel that I'm dragging around. First of all is it common for people to kind of start thinking this is normal for me to be tired all the time I'm just a tired person or to be told you're lazy. This frequently happens especially with adolescents. My parents look upon they're not doing things as being lazy and a lot of times with housewives who fall into a period