Laserfiche WebLink
From: H. B. Nielsen <br />To: 2Mavor <br />Subject: [External] Event Tomorrow <br />Date: Friday, July 16, 2021 5:49:44 PM <br />Good Afternoon Mayor Dawson/ Staff, <br />I am writing to encourage you to do everything you can to please stop the Matt Gaetz & <br />Marjorie Green Taylor event set to be held tomorrow at the Riverside Convention Center. <br />They are welcome to try to put on display their fascist, antisemitic, anti gay, pro insurrectionist <br />and anti minority views at a private venue. How can the city allow this event to take place in <br />our diverse community? I understand the values of free speech, but I also understand that <br />public safety is put at risk by this choice. These people openly downplay and justify the <br />storming of the United States Capital. This is incredibly serious and our city deserves better. <br />I implore you to please consider putting a stop to this. Mr. Gaetz is facing serious criminal <br />liability for the statutory rape of a 17 year old child and Ms. Taylor Green uses the power of <br />her office to bully and harm LGBTQ+ citizens. Let's not waste resources on having to have a <br />police presence because emotions will be running exceptionally high. Why invite the risk? <br />People who downplay a coup attempt against our country are incredibly dangerous individuals <br />who do not deserve a city sponsored public platform to spew hate. <br />Thank you for your time and consideration. I don't often write to anyone about things like this, <br />but I am deeply worried. <br />-Haley Nielsen <br />