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Survivors and supporters both speak at Escambia County public forum after disputed commissioner remarks
Summary
At the same public forum, many speakers criticized Commissioner Mike Kohler’s online comments referencing a survivor’s trauma and called for accountability and clearer decorum standards while others offered character testimony and urged due process.
A separate strand of testimony at the March 5 Escambia County public forum focused on remarks by County Commissioner Mike Kohler that attendees said referenced a survivor’s assault. Several survivors, victim advocates and community members urged the board to adopt stronger rules of conduct and to hold leadership accountable; other commenters offered character testimony in defense of the commissioner.
Victim advocates and survivors urged formal accountability. Clover Lawson accused a commissioner of "weaponizing" a survivor’s trauma and said the board should adopt clear rules of decorum…
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