A person went on an antisemitic rant during public remark at a Walnut Creek City Council meeting Tuesday night time, directed at its solely Jewish member.
“As he came down the aisle, his jacket was open. He had a white t-shirt on that had antisemitic language along with a swastika,” stated Council Member Kevin Wilk. “And I knew immediately what was going on.”
Wilk stated he was nonetheless processing the weird scene of the person in neo-nazi apparel on the metropolis council meeting.
“I turned my chair around,” Wilk stated. “I was not going to give him the satisfaction of looking me in the eyes.”
Similar antisemitic rants bombarded council conferences by way of Zoom final 12 months, resulting in the tip of the digital public remark final October.
Wilk identified that the speaker was not from Walnut Creek, and that his phrases didn’t signify town.
While freedom of speech permits people to make use of hate speech at conferences, the council is discussing its choices. One thought: turning off the digital camera when hate speech happens.
Wilk plans to proceed talking out towards hate speech, each time it takes place.
“This is completely over the top, not ordinary” Wilk stated. “We can’t become numb to this.”
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