Public Safety Subcommittee

[Bill Oetjen]

Hello Norm and Dave,

I was given your e-mail addresses by Bram Kranichfeld.

The Occupy Burlington General Assembly consensed that the government bodies of Burlington need to affirmatively address the July 29 police violence connected with the NE Regional Governors Conference.  One of our expectations is that the Public Safety Subcommittee reconvene and place police overreach at the top of its agenda.

I have been tasked by the Occupy Burlington General Assembly to pursue this.

During conversations with Bram in the week following the NE Regional Governors Conference, Bram agreed that this is an appropriate goal of the subcommittee.  He rightfully recused himself from active participation because of potential conflicts of interest arising from his role as a Deputy State's Attorney.

Please confirm receiving this e-mail and let me know the earliest convenient date and time that the City Council Public Safety Subcommittee can meet.   I'd like very much to follow-up with some discussion of how the subcommittee can support the BPD in providing safe and equitable policing in the service of our community.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Bill Oetjen

802-373-4568

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"Posterity, who are to reap the blessings, will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors."
Abigail Adams, 1777

[Emily Reynolds]

[Bill Oetjen]

Hi, Vince,

Thank you for the update. 
You and other allies on the City Council are my heroes for grasping the significance of this issue, especially in its historical context!   I believe that the relentless and intensifying pressure can be a factor in our favor.  Please remember that the issue extends well beyond July 29, and must include police overreach in general.  That's why it's so important to reconvene the Public Safety Subcommittee.   Let's not forget that Bram Kranichfeld reached the same conclusion.

Congratulations and thanks again to everyone who's worked so hard on this.

Sincerely,

Bill

On Oct 24, 2012 4:30 PM, "Vince Brennan" <vbre...@ci.burlington.vt.us> wrote:

Bill,

 

Just passing on this resolution to you to inform you we will be taking this matter up on Monday, October 29th 2012.  I know it will be exactly three months after the incident but sometimes the wheels of justice move slow.  I will be working the phones with my colleagues starting tomorrow after they receive their packets.  I'm hopeful we can prevail to protect all of our rights.

 

Vince

 

Vince Brennan

Ward 3 City Councilor

175 Park Street

Burlington, VT 05401

802-922-8259

 

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[Brad Hartley]

Great advocating Bill, I was impressed with everyone at City Council. I plan on being in town on fri. I,ll give you a call!  -Brad

[William Oetjen]

I assume that it's highly unlikely that the resolution will be postponed.  

Since I do not fear a little wind and rain, I am offering rides to City Hall.   My car seats four, five it we're all very friendly.

Bill

On Oct 27, 2012, at 9:17 PM, Matthew Hogan wrote:

The storm is really gonna hurt turnout...I think it's forecast to be peaking Monday evening. Can this be postponed somehow?

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Jonathan Leavitt <jonathan....@gmail.com> wrote:

Here's a couple more resources to help rally folks for Monday:

A facebook event to share, invite your friends to, post on your friends walls asking if they can make it, etc

https://www.facebook.com/events/302075959905504/

A petition (240+ signatures thus far!)

http://www.change.org/petitions/mayor-weinberger-burlington-city-council-burlington-police-commission-deliver-an-independent-investigation-and-meaningful-accountability

Let's all of us together make this happen!

J

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 4:07 PM, rachel siegel <rache...@gmail.com> wrote:

getting people to call councilors is a great idea.

vince was telling me about the rave that got out of control and 15 arrests were made at it (i was out of town).  it is odd that a late night crowd of partiers were "arrestable" but a handful of protesters were "not."  the content of the situation might be at play.  it could help us pass the resolution to point this out to other councilors -- is there extra pressure on the powers that be to come down hard on environmental activists who are trying to keep out big business oil?

don't quote me - i'm not being very articulate.  but probably you get my point.

-r

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Jonathan Leavitt <jonathan....@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi friends,

Thanks for passing this along. I'm wondering what folks are willing to do to help pass this great piece of legislation. Can Councilors and everyone on this list work a simple majority of councilors to vote in favor of this common sense piece of legislation? Contact info for all the Councilors can be found here: http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/City-Councilors/ This is no small task given the current political makeup of the council, and will require all of us to recruit people to slam the remaining councilors with calls from their wards in the next three days. Are folks willing to work toward that end and to turn people out on Monday night? 

Best,

J

[William Oetjen]

Please to do so!

You are a good soldier (intended in the most positive, inoffensive, non-violent way).


Bill







On Oct 28, 2012, at 6:10 PM, LisaAnn Oberbrunner wrote:

> I only live a few blocks from city hall, so I can be there even if I have to swim.
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> Sent From Mobile Phone

[Bill Oetjen]

Hey Genese, et al,

I don't pretend to know the answer for this.

Stepping back and awaiting instructions.

Good night to you all.

Bill

On Oct 28, 2012 11:00 PM, "genese grill" <genese...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey All,
Not to be too much of a sissy, but the weather warnings are looking rather extreme. Is it possible to encourage the city council to postpone the meeting until next week? This would give us time to lobby the other councilors and also would help us get more people to a meeting. What is the protocol on postponing meetings? Goodnight, Genese

[William Oetjen]

Hi Folks,

I caught a rumor that was on the wind that the introduction of the proposed resolution authorizing an independent inquiry may be postponed...

The last I heard was that it would be introduced at this coming Tuesday's City Council meeting (11/13).

Word?

It would be most helpful to know the status of that because I've put aside other calendar events to make room for that.

Thanks, as always,

Bill Oetjen

On Oct 29, 2012, at 12:24 PM, Vin's Reply Via Android Power wrote:

Just got word from president shannon that the mtg is canceled tonight and will be rescheduled for november 7 or 8. Vince
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Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

[Alexander Percivul Ruhe]

Ok Bill,

              I

will try and be at city hall tues @ 7:15 : ) Thanks for the accountability movement ...stop the abuse now ...or suffer worse later.

 

SunSeerly, AleSonder PS Ruhe

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ELFkind Production working for Ecotopia Systems, SunSeerly, AleSonder PS Ruhe

[Bill Oetjen]

Everyone who's civil liberties were violated, everyone who's civil liberties were jeopardized, owns this fight.