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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
No, you don't give them meeting rooms and offer them city planners on the tax payers wallet.
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I rolled my eyes at the whole "sit down with them and let them discuss their issues with a city planner" idea too, but holding a meeting with them in city hall, and having some city planner in the room isn't going to break the bank. It's certainly cheaper than all the ticketing, court dates, CPS overtime and every other expense that would come with a harder-line appraoach.
To steal from someone above, it's another way to give them just enough rope to hang themselves.
"We listened to the protesters, allowed them their Charter rights and gave them every opportunity to outline their concerns, including a formal meeting with city representatives, but in the end they were unable to offer any coherent arguments or provide the city with a list of reasonable or even actionable suggestions. And bla bla bla bla."
Any support they do have is going to be gone after that. And there ain't no ugly scenes or even a remotely reasonable complaint that anyone can make that they weren't allowed to express themselves.