Little Dictator Ben

Tue., Feb. 20, 2018

Ben, Ben, Ben! Who died and left you king of Spokane?

What you’re proposing by making shows like “Live PD” impossible to film within the city limits is nothing less than censorship. Spokane has crime, dude! Look at the numbers, Stuckart. Most of the crime is committed by the mentally ill and minorities! Maybe it’s time you stop being Phil Tyler’s mouthpiece (Yes, I always see you and Tyler at a South Hill tavern just before the City Council meetings).

I guess I’ll get a police scanner, follow them to the next crime and take my own video and put it on YouTube. Can’t stop me, Ben, even though you would like to dictate and control the speech of every citizen in Spokane.

Michael Robbyn Barclay

Spokane

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