The Human Relations Commission meets this week and may discuss this letter below. They were supposed to discuss this letter for months now, but they can’t get people to meet, or enough people to meet, or in some cases schedules meetings where nobody shows up to. The Human Relations Commission is set to discuss this letter on 11/10/22 at 7PM.
The moment they meet and approve this response, we will kick the matter up tot the Attorney General’s office for their determination on if this commission has violated human rights, US rights, and the Open Meeting Law – again.
ZOOM INFO:
November 10 2022 at 7PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85420984122?pwd=SjRqVmZFdCt1cFVGKzU2Z1Y4TmpxUT09
Meeting ID: 854 2098 4122
Passcode: 220421
The following information & video shows what actually happened, as well as our letter notifying the city of our disgust at what happened, and our intent to file an Open Meeting Law complaint.
VIDEO TIMESTAMPS TO BE AWARE OF:
10min 17sec: “Who is Puma Castle”
20min 45sec: “As long as they are respectful”
22min 40sec: Message from Puma Castle LLC discussed
23min 20sec: “bullshit” is labelled “profanity and such”
23min 30sec: Puma Castle LLC removed from meeting
24min 00sec: Frank Wood enters the waiting room & allowed entrance, drops line in chat about OML violation having had occurred.
28min 05sec: Puma Castle rejoins the waiting room as “OML Violation”
28min 21sec: “More disruption in the name itself.”
28min 40sec: City Councilor Bryant shows how little she herself knows about the OML.
29min 50sec: City Council Bryant says, not letting someone in the room is not an OML violation
1hr 7min 00sec: OML training and while they speak about the OML requirements and show their lack of understanding of the laws.
1hr 7min 50sec: “anonymous trolls” then “they would actually have to show up”
From: K9 Trainer <XXXXXXXXXX@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 9:45 PM
Subject: OML & First Amendment Violation by Human Relations Commission
To: <cityclerk@framinghamma.gov>, <Boards@framinghamma.gov>
Hello,
This should be considered a Open Meeting Law violation complaint. Please forward to me a link to the Human Relations Commission video for 6/9/2022 as well as the recorded chat log for documentation.
On June 9th, 2022, I attended the Human Relations Commission meeting by Zoom under alias Puma Castle LLC. I was listening quietly without comment. When one member of the HRC got upset at the presence of an outsider who didn’t have a name or video up, the chair interjected and said something along the lines of as long as they are not disrespectful, they can stay. So I wrote something along the lines of “And if he’s disrespectful he can leave. That’s bullshit.” After a few moments of discussion – they decided that the statement was profane and I was booted from the meeting.
I have a right to watch my government in action, I have a right to redress my grievances. I have a right to attend any public meeting in any fashion, anonymous or not. I have a right under to attend meetings remotely under 940 CMR 29.10 and G.L. c. 4, § 7. I have a right to public participation in remote zoom meetings. If other members of a public body can utilize the chat feature – this means that I too – can utilize the chat feature. I have the right to publicly participate equally G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25.
The First Amendment was violated by the Human Relations Commission at least three times. Right to observe government, right to redress grievances, and lastly my right to free speech, does not end with profanities, as profanities are in fact is protected free speech.
Therefore in exercising my rights – I was censored, and prohibited from a continuation of my exercise in free speech and participation in government. The person in control of my fate, an overzealous zoom administrator, the Chair of the Human Relations Commission, a person who based on their role, should understand rights and equality – which I was not afforded.
I attempted to rejoin the meeting several times and was not allowed back in.
Please follow the protocols of an open meeting law violation. I will follow up with the state with next steps if appropriate.
Gerry XXXXXXXXX
Puma Castle LLC