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Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting

218 points · 261 comments · latexr

  1. slibhb · · focus · HN ↗
    Based on reading between the lines and watching the video, here's my sense of what happened:

    1. Some protestors showed up at a council meeting to complain about flock

    2. The council moved to disallow discussion of flock cameras

    3. The protestors started disrupting the meeting, chanting, etc, and were forced to leave/were arrested

    4. One protestor went to the podium and started talking about flock cameras, was politely interrupted, then had her mic cut. She flipped off the council and was arrested

    If you oppose flock/this kind of surveillance, fine. But this kind of behavior is not tolerated at council meetings, and it's not a surprise that some of the protestors were arrested.

    > “Well, I said: ‘Jeff Schrag is a cuck.’ I said: ‘Fuck you Jeff.’ I said: ‘Worthless’ and then, also, the final thing I said was: ‘Jeff Schrag has a tiny, stinky, cock,’” Powell explained. “I just let myself get handcuffed and let them do whatever power trip they wanted to do. Got my ticket and left.”

    I mean, really?

    1. G0lg0thvn · · focus · HN ↗
      A lot pearl clutching going on here
      1. gruez · · focus · HN ↗

        [dead]

        1. G0lg0thvn · · focus · HN ↗
          Nah, just call it how I see it.
        2. freejazz · · focus · HN ↗
          What's to defend about cranks at public meetings - it's a thing that happens... so what?
    2. graton · · focus · HN ↗
      > 2. The council moved to disallow discussion of flock cameras

      Not sure why they would do that. Our city council gives people three minutes to talk about what they want. Not sure why this city council wouldn't do that.

    3. latexr · · focus · HN ↗
      > The council moved to disallow discussion of flock cameras

      > (…)

      > this kind of behavior is not tolerated at council meetings

      Right. We shouldn’t tolerate a council which is stopping the people from talking about the issues that are important to them. After all, the council is meant to represent the people; if they show up in large numbers to discuss a topic, it should be discussed.

      Oh, wait, you meant the people should have just bent over and allowed the council to do as they pleased to silence the legitimate concerns of the populace. In that case, you’re wrong.

      1. slibhb · · focus · HN ↗
        All I mean is that you shouldn't swear, call people "cucks," flip people off, etc. It's not an effective means of communication, and will get you removed from whatever room you're in.
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