Your opponent is the arresting officer on a constitutionally questionable arrest of an anti-genocide activist. Their response when asked is that this isn’t important to Eurekans and has no bearing on their fitness to serve in municipal leadership. What is the place of civil rights in city government, especially as it relates to the conduct of law enforcement?

— Thomas Edrington

Response

G. Mario Fernandez

The cornerstone of any Just and Democratic society is our Civil Liberties—protections from limitations of government interference—and the guarantee to freely express ourselves and peaceably assemble. Any alleged or otherwise true violationrequires investigation and remediation so as not to occur or limit our rights again.

As this relates to Civil Rights—the governments duty to ensure equal protection and prevent discrimination—it is our duty as civic and city leaders to assure the community that their laws are equitably and fairly applied in the face of disagreement. Law enforcement ought to be no less accountable for their actions than you or I.

 

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