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Two days after she told another Vancouver City Council member at a public meeting to “get out of here” and “shut up,” Councilor Jeanne Harris publicly apologized.

She said Wednesday in a statement that she had “behaved in a manner that is not normal for me,” and wished to apologize to the council, the mayor and the public.

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Tuesday afternoon, two councilors, Jack Burkman and Larry Smith, sent a request to the mayor’s office asking for an ethics committee to be formed to investigate the situation. They say Harris violated the council ethic to treat councilors with respect and dignity.

Later that evening, Harris wrote an e-mail to the council, griping that she hadn’t been personally informed of the complaint before councilors sent out a press release in the late afternoon.

More at:

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/15/harris-issues-public-apology/

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So being rude to another Councilor is more of an offense than what was obvious bullying and abuse of power to a private citizen? Gotta love our system