Subject: Tacoma City Council Video
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:03:40 -0800

March 6, 2007 Public Comments
regarding Stryker deployment though the Port of Tacoma
(in-between other unrelated comments)

Go to:
http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/tvtacoma/tacoma/value.htm?vidID=ccm030607

Scroll down to:
Citizen's Forum

The cameras were turned off before the police pulled Wally away.  
Keep watching through the Musak and "recess" screen... what you're 
not seeing is Wally being surrounded, removed from the podium and 
dragged out by three to four policemen while he repeated over and 
over that he just wanted to finish what he had to say.  It was 
upsetting, but those called to speak after Wally gathered their 
composure and continued with their comments, pointing out that the 
activists seem better trained at peace-keeping than our paid public 
defenders.  Councilman Bill Evans refers to the comments as 
"disturbing" and remarks on how many military veterans had testified 
about the unnecessary force of the Tacoma police.  Councilmen Lonergan 
and Talbert get the last word, unless you count the fellow who thanked 
the police in his comments and then mooned the activists in the parking 
lot after the meeting.

HS