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Tompkins County committee debates public statement on protests, considers red/yellow/green guidance
Summary
The Tompkins County Public Safety Committee on March 25 debated whether the county legislature should issue a public statement supporting peaceful protest while condemning tactics such as roadblocks and vandalism.
The Tompkins County Public Safety Committee on March 25 debated whether the county legislature should issue a public statement about protests, with members saying they support the right to protest while also wanting to clarify that illegal tactics such as roadblocks and vandalism are unacceptable.
A member of the public, Zach Wynne, told the committee that recent local drug arrests and other events made clear “the city's color coded guidelines are a poor substitute for a clear condemnation of illegal behavior by the county,” and urged the county to “ask the public who wishes to protest to abandon the tactics of roadblocks and vandalism.”
Committee members responded with a range of views that nonetheless clustered around two themes: protect…
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