Public Comment
Reaction to Berkeley Council Meeting
Two disturbing responses to last night's City Council meeting.
The first, Sophie Hahn's shocking statement at Kate Harrison's resignation. Ms Harrison carefully delineated her principled stand in her statement of resignation, whereas Ms Hahn simply accused Harrison of selfish-petulance. I was shocked at Hahn's tone-deaf response. Rather than taking a statesman-like stand, she deliberately trashed Ms Harrison, ignoring the substantial issues Ms Harrison carefully and thoughtfully addressed.:
The Second Shocking Response was Mr Terry Taplin's physical assault of the resigning council member. His were not hands of comfort but a large man's controlling hands. Totally inappropriate.
The legal definition of Assault: "Generally, an assault occurs when a person directly or indirectly applies force intentionally to another person without their consent. It can also occur when a person attempts to apply such force, or threatens to do so, without the consent of the other person."
