RE: YOUR Chance to Support Equal Rights in Moscow

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

Mr. Hansen,

I sincerely and completely apologize.  I actually had half a response
written after traveling a long distance and being onsite a few days.  I in
no way was trying to make anything up, and I would not knowingly do so.
Actually I had thought I saved this email and not sent it out yet, but
instead of saving it, I accidentally sent it.  Thanks to the relatively
new-to-me version of Outlook I am using the email went out of my Outbox
before I was able to stop it this morning.  Once again, sorry for this
error.

If you are interested, following is some explanation of what I was
attempting to respond to:

Ms. Gray stated the following:

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

In response Tom Hansen said:

"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."

The following was actually the beginning of MY response, a "100% false" and
"ignorant" statement according to you, Mr. Hansen.

> "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 do believe that once ordinances are on the books within a community, it is
the responsibility of that community's law enforcement agency to enforce
them.

It was not my intent to make anything up and attribute it to you.  The email
I sent out was wrong, and I take full responsibility for that.

Sincerely,

Devin Cole