[Peace-discuss] Champaign rejects the plan to police the police

[Karen Medina]

Last night, at the Champaign City Council meeting, the Lawyer for the Fellowship of Police stood before a large audience and lied. He did not need to. Did he think the room was full of people who would not recognize mistruths? The FOP should be looking for a new lawyer soon.

The mayor himself gave us a great example of why we need an external review board when he conveniently forgot to set the 5 minute timer on the speaker who was backing the mayor's own opinion. 

And Tom Bruno seems to forget that only 16% of the public turned out for the last election that returned him to the council. Oddly enough, several of the people who campaigned for Bruno were under the mistaken impression that Bruno was solidly for the smoking ban. 

I urge people to watch last night's city council meeting for themselves, and in the next election, get out and vote. Someone more like Stan Levy would make a wonderful mayor for Champaign.

7/31/2007 Champaign City Council Meeting 
ShowID 1202
Length: 01:55:00
Scheduled showing on CGTV (cable channel 5):
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