RE: YOUR Chance to Support Equal Rights in Moscow

["Devin Cole" <dcole@pacsim.com>]

Tom Hansen wrote:


"Whether or not Ordinance 2002-13 would have passed a popular vote in
Moscow, it did pass the city council vote.  Once that happens, it is the
duty of the police to enforce this ordinance.  Whether or not I support the
ordinance, I understand that MPD has a job to do to enforce the ordinances
that are on the books."

I believe that it is irresponsible to villify the MPD for doing their job.
It is also irresponsible to imply that they are incompetant merely upon
second or third hand information.  If indeed, an individual has a legitemate
complaint regarding the actions of a member of MPD, there is recourse
available.

I understand criticism of the ordinance, but villifying our police
department to garner support for putting the ordinance to a popular vote is
a tactic that lacks vision.

Regards,
Devin Cole


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen@moscow.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 7:06 AM
To: Debbie Gray; Saundra Lund
Cc: 'Muscovites for Equal Rights'; vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: RE: YOUR Chance to Support Equal Rights in Moscow


Greetings Visionaires -

Debbie Gray stated:

>Police ENFORCE the laws that other
> people MAKE. People often lose sight of that fact.

This is very true, Ms. Gray.  But, in the case of Moscow Ordinance 2002-13,
City Council (the "other people" in your statement) has created a law
without a majority consent of the governed.  And we haven't lost sight of
that fact.

Free to be you and me,

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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