On Monday night, the Burlington City Council voted down the gun ordinance that was written up by Burlington Police Chief Doug Beaird.
The only person who voted favor of the ordinance was councilman Bob Fleming.
Before the vote was called for, Mayor Shane McCampbell stated that he was in favor of the ordinance during the meeting. He made multiple statements in previous meetings as well as television and phone interviews/broadcasts.
http://wqad.com/2014/07/07/burlington-considering-toy-gun-regulations/
http://www.iowagunowners.org/legislation/iowa/item/81-burlington-ia-city-council-stopped-by-gun-owners-for-now
Mayor McCampbell denies that toy guns were to be part of the ordinance despite the wording that was made for the ordinance reading. He became very animated and angry during portions of the meeting due to the overwhelming emails, phone calls, and Facebook posts being made about him, the council, and the police chief. That includes about the mayor doing something unprofessional.
An editorial in The Hawk Eye discussed about the illegal misconduct each of the council members have been doing for violating the Iowa open meetings laws. They are believed to have been committing walking quorums. Its currently being looked into.
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/Alison-072114
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/OMA-censure-resolution-072214
When someone spoke about Facebook-related content, Mayor McCampbell increased his anger and frustration towards the person(s) involved and stating that they are running their mouths. He even goes further into saying the person who posted something on Facebook isn't from Burlington and that he incites in a threatening message about dealing with him one on one.
He insists that its nothing more than propaganda and spreading of misinformation. Doug Beaird also agrees.
Here is the entire session of the ordinance discussion during Monday night's meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVg1cPvSK4c
The resolution for the voting as well as the numerous comments being made within the 40 minutes worth of discussion in relation to the ordinance was not covered by The Hawk Eye as well as KBUR. The only time the ordinance was mentioned was in The Hawk Eye. There was only a small blurb indicating that the ordinance was discussed at the meeting.
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/Censure-vote-WEB-072114
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/Council-precede-072114
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/OMA-censure-resolution-072214
The resolution in regards of the ordinance may not be finished. It may be quietly being rewritten by the Burlington Police Chief. It may be likely the ordinance will return to a vote on an updated version.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Stupid teenagers walked on icy Mississippi River (Video); KBUR protected individual's names
Earlier in March, three teenagers walked onto the icy Mississippi River. They were not charged for attempting the stunt because its not considered illegal to do.
http://www.kbur.com/2014/03/10/kids-film-themselves-walking-on-mississippi-river-in-burlington/
KBUR didn't reveal the names in their article. They also didn't link the video of them walking on the river. In fact, they even had the image of the three of them removed. Luckily for me, it wasn't too hard to recover it.
This is the photo KBUR had used for their article. On the left is Conner Brockett, the middle is Preston Broeker, and the right is Luke Haviland.
The article was featured on their Facebook account however that post was deleted.
This is due to the person who was commenting was the camera man. He revealed the other two individuals who were involved with the stunt. Fortunately for me, I was able to screen grab some of the comments from him.
There you have it, folks. He and his two friends are using their max brain power to walk on potentially unstable ice in short sleeve shirts and shorts. Here's the video of them walking on the ice.
If you are not able to see the video, you may have to disable any ad and privacy blockers to view it.
Here are some photos and posts made by the individual who recorded and walked out on the river. The first photo shows them on the other side of the bridge. Its unclear whether they walked the entire distance from the other side on ice or on stable cement ground.
http://www.kbur.com/2014/03/10/kids-film-themselves-walking-on-mississippi-river-in-burlington/
KBUR didn't reveal the names in their article. They also didn't link the video of them walking on the river. In fact, they even had the image of the three of them removed. Luckily for me, it wasn't too hard to recover it.
This is the photo KBUR had used for their article. On the left is Conner Brockett, the middle is Preston Broeker, and the right is Luke Haviland.
The article was featured on their Facebook account however that post was deleted.
This is due to the person who was commenting was the camera man. He revealed the other two individuals who were involved with the stunt. Fortunately for me, I was able to screen grab some of the comments from him.
There you have it, folks. He and his two friends are using their max brain power to walk on potentially unstable ice in short sleeve shirts and shorts. Here's the video of them walking on the ice.
If you are not able to see the video, you may have to disable any ad and privacy blockers to view it.
Here are some photos and posts made by the individual who recorded and walked out on the river. The first photo shows them on the other side of the bridge. Its unclear whether they walked the entire distance from the other side on ice or on stable cement ground.
UPDATE: MAY 5, 2014 2:00 AM
Here are some Vines two of the three individuals posted. Videos provided.
Monday, October 22, 2012
The Hawk Eye and KBUR failed to warn locals about shooting
During the shooting, The Hawk Eye website never reported it at all! This was taken at 12:00 AM this morning.
The Eastern Iowa Firegrounds facebook page complained about The Hawk Eye about them not updating this information on their website when it was happening!
Not only The Hawk Eye failed to deliver the information, KBUR was floating the same boat as well!
Because of this, there was a lack of information being provided quickly enough to alert the public that live in the area about the dangerous gunman. The only way people would find out about it is if they were informed by the Eastern Iowa Fireground Facebook page, a police scanner, or the word of mouth.
Two people are currently hospitalized. More could have been in danger due to lack of information that could be provided to them on time. Both the radio and newspaper industries has the best way of alerting the public through their website and on radio. It's sad to think that these two areas aren't responsible enough in alerting the public in time.
The Eastern Iowa Firegrounds facebook page complained about The Hawk Eye about them not updating this information on their website when it was happening!
Not only The Hawk Eye failed to deliver the information, KBUR was floating the same boat as well!
Because of this, there was a lack of information being provided quickly enough to alert the public that live in the area about the dangerous gunman. The only way people would find out about it is if they were informed by the Eastern Iowa Fireground Facebook page, a police scanner, or the word of mouth.
Two people are currently hospitalized. More could have been in danger due to lack of information that could be provided to them on time. Both the radio and newspaper industries has the best way of alerting the public through their website and on radio. It's sad to think that these two areas aren't responsible enough in alerting the public in time.
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