RE: YOUR Chance to Support Equal Rights in Moscow

["Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>]

Greetings Visionaires -

Mr. Devin Cole:

I do not know where you found the statement below (that you attribute to
me), but it is 100% false.  I never did (and in all likelihood never will)
make such an ignorant statement.

Mr. Courtney atleast had some text to mangle before posting his comments.
You simply make things up as you go along.

Awaiting your apology,

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Devin Cole [mailto:dcole@pacsim.com]
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 11:37 AM
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: RE: YOUR Chance to Support Equal Rights in Moscow
>
>
> 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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> Work like you don't need the money.
> Love like you've never been hurt.
> Dance like nobody's watching.
>
> - Author Unknown
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>