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Public comments: stalking allegation, proposal to remove 'race' from city forms and NAACP warning on book bans
Summary
Several residents used the council's public-comment period to accuse local agencies of failing a stalking victim, to urge removing the word 'race' from city forms, and to warn against book bans and efforts to 'sanitize' history during Black History Month.
Several residents used the Mobile City Council public-comment period on Feb. 18 to press for action on public safety and civil-rights concerns.
Jessica Walker told the council she has “been a victim of a horrific stalking case” for more than six months and said she reported the matter "more than this 10 times" to multiple enforcement agencies, including "the D.A., the sheriff's office, the FBI, and the city police," alleging she was given fake case numbers and that evidence submitted by officers was not turned in. "It's disgusting. It needs to stop," Walker said, and asked the council for access to justice.
Also during public comment, Fredrick Richardson Jr. read proposed ordinance language that he said was adopted July 7, 2020, and…
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