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Subject: City Council Meeting "Abruptly Halted: Last Tuesday Night
The City Council meeting took a troubling turn last Tuesday night (7/16/24) when one of the public speakers began to make serious allegations against 3 city council members, naming them by name. He ended by labeling these council members and calling them "homophobic".
A second speaker addressed the council and made many more accusations and because he couldn't name names as the sergeant at arms would have stopped him, he began to pause and look directly at council members or persons in the audience, even leveling a veiled threat! You can learn much more by going to Clayton Watch.
The behavior exhibited not only undermines the integrity of our meetings but also casts a dark shadow on the respectful dialogue the city council strives to maintain.
The second public speaker's address to the council went off course with statements meant to harass council members as well as other members of the public who were present in the room, as he took pause and gave glaring stares at each of the individuals. He couldn't name names or the sergeant at arms would have called him on it to require him to stop.
As this second citizen left the podium, he walked the long way around to specifically harass one of the other members of the public, inciting a violent response by bending over to get right in the face of this Clayton citizen. I was sitting right behind him and witnessed this whole thing. You can view these speakers by starting at 0:56:00:00, and 1:10:34:00 at the following link: claytonca.gov/government/city-council/city-council-meeting-07-16-24/.
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Thanks to the city council calling a 10 minute recess to deal with this outburst and the swift response of law enforcement in addressing this situation, order was restored and the city council meeting resumed after this person was removed.
I hope our city council can take decisive action to prevent similar incidents from happening. Our community deserves a safe and dignified forum to discuss critical issues, free from disparagement and intimidation through name calling or labeling.
Such conduct is totally unacceptable and must not be tolerated at any setting, and particularly within the halls of our council where civility and respect should be the norm.
It is essential to reassess our security arrangements to ensure the safety and well-being of all attendees.
Sincerely,
Concerned Clayton Resident
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I am fully aware of the two incidents and I’m appalled that they occurred. Nobody has the right to dictate to others how they should participate in non city sponsored events. To label three council members as homophobic because they simply choose not to be apart of the Pride Parade is in itself hate speech intended to stigmatize others, Simply because you disagree. Horrible!
ReplyDeleteThe second individual is on a very bad trajectory that if not corrected, will likely result in an altercation and criminal charges. He has serious issues that need to be addressed.
Both of their beliefs don’t determine reality. Why are these people trying to force their belief system on all of us. If we don’t follow along, they get violent and make threats.
ReplyDeleteApparently, the "We must promote fair treatment, tolerance, kindness, inclusivity and diversity" group, doesn't believe that these virtues apply to them.
ReplyDeleteAmen! They in reality are a hateful bunch if you do not agree with them.
DeleteWhy do we have to accept transgenders for who they are, when they couldn’t even accept themselves for who they were and had to change genders?
ReplyDeleteWell stated!
ReplyDeleteThis is the guy they needed to call the police at the city council meeting, now claiming to be a peaceful person:
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“well said neighbor. It really is my goal as well. Not big on division, but really about bringing people together. It really involves talking to other people who I disagree with and who disagree with me. Honestly, one of my favorite things to do. And yes, the irony of the need to get off of social media. 🤣”