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These council members showed you exactly who they are at their core in this video. Fortunately, Camas has watchdogs storing video like this (which can be authenticated by the way) to remind voters that council members use official city meetings to riff on the homeless as if auditioning for Suessical.
Sadly, the homeless represent an extremely difficult component of contagion. As good as the rest of our systems at preventing spread might be, we are only as good as our weakest link.
This is not being discussed enough Scott.
We can close all the restaurants and parks that we want, but the homeless need an active response to be triaged, treated and safely housed throughout this or the virus will just be thriving through that community waiting for everyone else in society to re-emerge.
We have a ticking clock towards next winter to give this the best comprehensive response possible.
Problem is, they don't stay "right where they are".
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/coronavirus-strikes-homeless-in-los-angeles-and-seattle-as-local-officials-grapple-with-outbreak
Now, it looks like the city removed the entire first six and a half minutes of originally streamed video where Ellen Burton and Greg Anderson had their fun at the expense of this especially vulnerable population.
http://camas.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1451
Thankfully, WATCH Camas archived the original here for us in this post and on youtube where they can't alter the record.
Greg and Ellen, you were obviously aware enough of your poor judgement to have it erased from the record (at least from the partial record you keep), are you maybe aware enough now to come out and publicly apologize for your insensitive that represents Camas in a horrible light the longer you sit silently?
It’s not “poor judgement” Phil. Both are grown adults wo have had professional careers and are experienced council members. In the middle of an official meeting they knew was be recorded they were simply comfortable being exactly who they are. In a time of national crisis they mocked the homeless. Ellen Burton thought she was channeling Dr. Suess as she did. There was no empathy. No compassion. This speaks to their fundamental character. Their judgement is a whole other matter.
Do either one of these council members wield the power to have official records deleted? How and WHY are official city records ever deleted? Who is responsible for it? How does it get authorized? What’s the documented process? What’s the legality? In this day and age its stunning that any public record would be altered or deleted. It‘s impossible time believe the citizens of Camas are okay with it.