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I have witnessed police thugs firing tear gas cannisters and concussion grenades at people who were peaceably assembled protesting the WTO in Seattle.
Today I found that you have created a "no protest zone" around the WTO meeting place; an area that extends out for four or more blocks in distance around the site of the WTO meeting. I have read reports of citizens of this country being arrested for entering these "no protest" areas to protest the WTO.
Tell me, Mr. Mayor, which documents governing the operation of a country are you reading from? The United States constitution and Bill of Rights or the communist Manifesto? Personally, from what I've seen thus far you are following the behavioural pattern of a Hitler, Stalin, or Mao se Tung-wannabe and not the path taken by our founding fathers of this country.
I don't know what kind of a country you think this is Mr. Schell, but I wll tell you this: I'm 52 years of age and I'll be damned if I will sit at home and do nothing while you remain silent and while your "legal" street dogs attack innocent citizens of this country who are using, or trying to use, their constitutional righta and freedoms of assemby to protest a bogus organization called the WTO.
By your silence and by your failure to raise your voice to put a stop to the police abuse of power and police brutality against citizens of this country who went to your city to protest the bogus organization called the WTO you have made yourself complicit in their crimes against the people of this nation... [edited for length]
I strongly urge you to resign from office before your disgrace grows any further,
Lester Lenke
Oregon