Questions where asked when Michigan State Police unleashed two platoons of troopers last December to take drastic measures, including arresting and spraying protesters and locking down the Capitol building for 4 1/2 hours during the contentious Right-to-Work debate.
Some of them have been partially answered this week, but the explanation is a weak one at best. As reported by the Lansing State Journal, documents filed in Ingham County Circuit Court reveal that State Police Captain Kevin McGaffigan ordered the lockdown based on communications with authorities in Wisconsin about their experience with protests at the Madison Capitol building. Claiming the measures where for the “safety” of the protesters and the the Capitol building itself. McGaffigan said the following:
“Over the last year, the MSP has been in contact with authorities in the state of Wisconsin and discussed the protests that occurred at its Capitol building resulting in millions of dollars of property damage,”
Attorney Bill Schuette admits that the MSP did not consult with his office or with lawmakers when reaching their unilateral decision to shut-out democracy. Schuette went on to say that the action was not a violation of the Open Meetings Act, an opinion that was supported by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge William Collette the day after the protests.
Say what they will, it still sounds like the actions of a fascist government to this writer.
Amy Kerr Hardin This article also appears in Voters Legislative Transparency Project
You are correct. They did not want it to become another “Wisconsin”. I was standing right next to Inspector Gene Adamczyk when he told told TV cameras, “We will not have another Wisconsin in Michigan.”
Photos are on my site from this action…
James
I don’t think they say whatever THEY want-they say what they think YOU will accept. We must ask exactly WHO or WHAT they think they are “saving”. I am reminded that Robespierre’s official title was Director of Public Safety…off with their heads!
But did they sever their heads with a clean guillotine? — Safety First!
Dear Captain Kevin McGaffigan you’re looking like the next Hitler