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Residents criticize city and media response after arrest of Lehigh County commissioner Zach Kolborgie
Summary
Several residents used public comment to criticize the city's and local media's handling of the arrest and firing of Lehigh County Commissioner Zach Kolborgie, calling for due process and restraint from officials and reporters.
Multiple speakers at Bethlehem City Council public comment criticized the way local government and media treated Lehigh County Commissioner Zach Kolborgie after recent criminal allegations.
Mary Tomlinson, speaking for End Mass Incarceration Power Lehigh Valley, said the arrest and immediate public actions created a “rush to judgment” and that the manner of his arrest, high bail setting and firing from his job were handled in a way that lacked context and due process. Tomlinson said news outlets “regurgitated the sparse allegations…
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