Critics Protest ‘Hookerville’ Ban

Spokane city leaders got an increasingly testy earful tonight from critics of last week’s decision to ban “Bridge to Hookerville” from use during council meetings. Two audience members used the term anyway while addressing council members during the open forum portion of the meeting, with one urging Council President Ben Stuckart to have him arrested so he could file suit against the city. Civic gadfly George McGrath, whose repeated use the term is what prompted the ban, avoided using it tonight, instead calling it the $20 million footbridge to a “high prostitution activity area,” which is the phrase the city uses on signs posted around a section of East Sprague Avenue. Several audience members accused the council of trampling on their free speech rights/ David Wasson , Spin Control. More here .

Question: Has the Spokane City Council brought unwanted attention to the term “Hookerville” by banning the word from council meetings?