State of emergency declared in Quartzsite, Arizona
Posted by feww on July 12, 2011
POLICE STATE in Quartzsite!
Tiny Quartzsite Declares a State of Emergency
A state of emergency declared in the small western Arizona town of Quartzsite after a video of a woman being arrested during a public city council meeting was posted on the Internet
Jennifer “Jade” Jones, a blogger and critic of local government, was speaking at the public comment session of a June 28 city council meeting when she was arrested.
Jennifer “Jade” Jones is being arrested after speaking at the public comment session of a June 28 city council meeting in the small western Arizona town of Quartzsite. Frame freeze from a video clip.
The mayor of Quartzsite, Ed Foster, is heard telling officers to leave Jones alone. “Officer, that woman has the floor you are violating my rules of order,” says Foster.
Since the video went public, Mayor Foster has been ousted and Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert has taken control of the town, a report said.
“Mayor Ed Foster told The Associated Press on Monday that the town council held a last-minute meeting that was closed to the public Sunday night, declaring a state of emergency in the 3,600-person town just east of the California city of Blythe.”
“I’m going to tell you frankly, this council is out of control,” Foster said. “The chief has been out of control for some time and I’ve asked the state government to help a number of times,” to no avail.
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janni said
that town is outta-control on everything, from police-teachers-students