Posted on 02/21/2024 6:10:26 PM PST by nickcarraway
EAST BAY NEWS Neo-Nazi white supremacist delivers antisemitic diatribe at Walnut Creek City Council meeting sanfrancisco By
/ 8:34 AM PST / CBS San Francisco
A man wearing a "white power" T-shirt and swastikas went on a hate-filled, antisemitic diatribe during a public comment period at a Walnut Creek City Council meeting Tuesday evening.
The man, who identified himself as "Scottie," approached the podium holding up a cellphone and started his comments saying he was "filming this for legal reasons." He then proceeded to denounce the City Council members for shutting down online and phone-in public comments during public meetings, using antisemitic slurs and vulgar language.
"I came here to discuss the attack on free speech and our First Amendment rights being stripped away by Jewish supremacists," he began. "You shut down Zoom comments at the behest of the [Anti-Defamation League] because some Jews' feelings got hurt."
In October, Walnut Creek announced it would stop taking remarks remotely via phone and Zoom after months of harassment by antisemitic callers who frequently targeted City Councilmember Kevin Wilk, who is Jewish. Similar incidents have occurred in other city council meetings in the Bay Area and in Sacramento. Sonoma County, Redwood City and Fremont have also stopped allowing people to speak in public comment portions of meetings via Zoom and phone calls.
The man, who also wore dark glasses and a cap with a Black Sun or German sunwheel (sonnenrad) symbol used by neo-Nazis and other far-right groups, admitted espousing hate rhetoric while telling the city council, "There is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment."
In reality, California's Brown Act only requires municipalities to offer the public a chance to address public meetings in person. Remote commenting was offered by municipalities during the pandemic and kept as an option after meetings were reopened to the public.
During his comments, the man pointed at Councilmember Wilk and threatened to sue the council, saying, "I'm here today because of people like you think we're scared to show up and show our face and call you out in person, and I dare you to shut me down."
The commenter finished his rant by delivering anti-Jewish slurs, suggesting the Holocaust was not real, promoting white supremacist websites and ending with a Nazi salute.
"F--- all you Jews, f--- the ADL, Heil Hitler, white f---ing power," he said at the end of his two minutes.
Neo-Nazi addresses Walnut Creek City Council during public comments at 32:30 (Warning: profanity, hate speech, antisemitic slurs)
Following the man's tirade, a stunned City Council was silent for a few seconds before Councilmember Wilk spoke up.
"Mayor [Loella Haskew], I would just like to say something now that public comment has ended, that we live in a free country and there is free speech, and that means we have to listen to awful and heinous comments like we just listened to," said Wilk. "And I would like to apologize on behalf of the City Council and anybody that had to hear that horrible, horrible speech."
Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Darling responded to Wilk by saying, "And we want to apologize to you, Kevin, because we know this is clearly so directed at you and so vile and not who we are as a city."
During a Walnut Creek City Council meeting in June 2023, a caller who also identified himself as "Scottie" from Walnut Creek delivered similar antisemitic remarks during a public comment period before he was cut off at the urging of Wilk. He was one of four different callers to spout anti-Jewish hate speech at the meeting in what appeared to be a coordinated effort.
A video of that call was posted on the X account @Scottie8841 which currently shows as being suspended.
Wilk said Wednesday morning he knows who the man really is, and his name isn't Scottie.
"Freedom of speech means that even hate speech is allowed. But we don't have to be silent to that hate," Wilk said. "We need to stand up and speak out against it. This person is not from Walnut Creek, we know he's from Modesto. This kind of hate is an attack on all of us. This time it's antisemitism, but next time it may be directed at another marginalized community. Everyone should feel offended.
"I will always stand up against hate speech against any community, wherever that exists," Wilk said. "That's my commitment as an elected leader, and as a member of our civil society."
Come on Feds, at least try.
That is a switch. I thought for sure it would be the usual suspects.
They really need to allow some Fed undercover agents to have pot bellies....
Lol.
Shoulda decked the piece of shit. It’s a twofer: punch a Nazi, and punch a filthy Fed.
Exactly. Low budget paid actor.
Crazy guy or troll acts out.
Not news.
In the Bay Area. And we don’t know his name. Nobody has doxed him?
This has Antifa written all over it.
Oh jeez, not this crap again....what is it with these natzees? Can’t they just be satisfied to pleasuring themselves during Leni Riefenstahl films?
I remember meeting one natzee dude—wanted to show me his ss tattoo...(remember I work in the fair industry) so I asked the much—weren’t all those natzees bunging each other? I mean they had snazzy uniforms asn all that, but weren’t the a queer as a 3pfenning pc?
All the joy of showing me his natzee tattoo sort of tumbled out of him and he slunk away...
Can’t stand natzees or commies...one is a national socialist and one is an international socialist. All commies just the same...
“Come on Feds, at least try.”
No kidding, and his waist seems to be bulging, at least in the picture. I wonder what he’s hiding there...
City council meetings are always cheap entertainment, driven by self important nobodies that have a venue
Does he get Screen Actors Guild minimum for his appearance?
“He knows who he is and he’s not Scottie”
His golf buddy?
What is that, about 98%?
Ball cap to hide the high-and-tight haircut.
The Gaydar is strong w this one.
Has the MSM ever really found a REAL Neo Nazi anywhere in the USA?
Zero chance any exist within 2000 miles of San Francisco.
Yeah, but it does look like they are allowing just a little bit of facial hair now for optics.
“Wilk said Wednesday morning he knows who the man really is, and his name isn’t Scottie.”
If it is a question of free speech, exercise your right of free speech and release Scottie’s real name.
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