Besides his luke-warm record short appearance at the Hispanic Center Gala (hmm, I wonder why) and an encounter I had with the last honest man at a Sports restaurant Sunday (and no I didn't ask him anything because there's NO talking politics during football games), no one has seem to pin down Mayor Boughton and ask him a few questions regarding his statements to the press about Danbury's role in the Danbury 11 case.If you happen to run into this guy, could you ask him a few questions:
"Did you mislead the public when you stated to the media that the city of Danbury was not involved in the raid last September? If your answer is no, could you explain why the information from the Danbury 11 court case contradicts your statements from December? "
"Is it true that the booking report of the Danbury 11 lists a Danbury Police officer as the arresting officer?"
"Based on the brief to the court, is it true that a Danbury Police officer drove the van used to pick up the day-laborers?"
"Are you worried that your actions could have very well placed the city of Danbury in a lawsuit?"
The people have a right to know if the mayor was being honest when he made these statements to the press back in December.
Channel 8: Boughton said the city played no part in the September 19th action...
Channel 30: He [Boughton] said the city was not involved in the planing of the raid...
Now, because of documents obtained by a FOI request, we've learned:
1.: Information obtained from the FOI request shows Danbury police officer as the arresting officer on booking report.
2. According to defense attorney Simon Moshenberg, in brief to the court, the Department of Homeland Security states that DANBURY POLICE OFFICERS were the ones disguised as contractors and driving the van used to pick up the day laborers. This is contrary to statements Boughton made to the press in December and the city of Danbury has not issued an official response in any legal proceedings regarding DHS's statement.
...and remember, I haven't even re-addressed the whole anthrax screw-up yet.
People over politics?
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
