Editor: Councillor Alysson Storey is upset because one of the hired security guards physically manhandled and shouted obscenities to her father during a council meeting (“Councillor’s dad escorted out” in the Oct. 31 Chatham Voice).
Is council so fearful of its citizens that they need goons for security? Surely her father has grounds to press assault charges? I would. I find this behaviour unconscionable in a civilized society.
She also says she “felt unsafe” multiple times at council, including meeting a balaclava-clad man in a hallway. This opens the door for personal bodyguards for councillors, I’m thinking. Or perhaps a bulletproof plexiglass wall?
Does she feel the same way encountering people wearing masks while shopping (there are quite a few)?
Bryan Marino
Chatham
