* Five pickets attempted to flank the left side of a moving vehicle, attempting to make contact with the vehicle. In order to avoid touching the pickets, the driver had to swerve on to a sidewalk where NO pedestrians were present at the time. The driver was not recklessly endangering anyone. The pickets had illegally been blocking a public roadway, preventing vehicles from passing.
* Contrary to what was reported in the Mail Tribune, Medford police did NOT hand a citation to the driver. Medford police were NOT going to cite the driver unless the disgruntled picket(s) pressed charges, which she did. As of Tuesday, February 18th, the driver had still not received a citation.
* There were no police officers, security officers, or other third-party witnesses present to offer an objective view of what happened. Because of the fog that morning at 7:00, there was no security footage present to substantiate the claims of the disgruntled pickets.
* School administrators and classified employees offered their sympathy to the driver and expressed regret over what some of the certified employees had done....namely blocking a public roadway in an effort to prevent a teacher from entering the school campus.
* There have been at least two other incidents that were more serious during the past week, where physical contact WAS made between opposing sides. Those incidents were never in the news. Why?
* During the past few days, pickets have been shadowing Medford school board members, paying them "visits" (picketing and other activities) at their homes. Can the pickets truly be believed when they employ aggressive tactics against the top leaders of the school district?
* There were four public comments posted with the Mail Tribune's article, as of 6:00p.m., Tuesday, February 18th. The public comments posted in the Medford newspaper are as follows:
Was the right of Way blocked? Was anyone cited that blocked the right of way?
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The teachers need to be cited. The police need to be neutral in this and cite the teachers for disorderly conduct for blocking the driveway. Why don't you find parents and citizens that don't agree with the teachers and get their point of view. Everyday KDRV post a story on Facebook about the strike there are more people against what the teachers are doing then for.
Picketing is legal, but blocking access crosses the line of acceptability from where I sit.
I hope the District stands firm and beats the Union thugs once and for all! Their usefulness is long out lived the need. Unions establish/create an adversarial environment when ever they get a foot hold. Like the Race mongers it keeps them in demand and lines their pockets IMO.
Bust the unions and America will benefit far more - put an end to collective bargaining and public employee unions!
I hope the District stands firm and beats the Union thugs once and for all! Their usefulness is long out lived the need. Unions establish/create an adversarial environment when ever they get a foot hold. Like the Race mongers it keeps them in demand and lines their pockets IMO.
Bust the unions and America will benefit far more - put an end to collective bargaining and public employee unions!
In reporting this "incident", did you also research whether or not it is a "crime" to block a public right of way?
Just curious!
Just curious!
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Monte Muirhead
February 18, 2014
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