DEPRIVING CITIZENS OF THEIR RIGHTS

The Ferndale Police Department (FPD) report accusing Blaine citizens of being "deliberately disruptive" to city governance by holding public officials accountable for self-dealing, fraud, and interfering with an election makes the City of Ferndale liable for violating our civil rights. 

Did the Ferndale City Attorney look at this police report before it was submitted? Or do Ferndale Police report on investigations of alleged self-dealing by public officials, election interference by public officials, and fraud by public officials without first discussing their findings and evidence with legal counsel?

Documented violations by Blaine officials of civil rights raises a big red flag where law enforcement should tread lightly and carefully. FPD attributes malicious intent to our Constitutionally protected appeals for redress of grievances, exhibiting extreme bias by FPD toward those who demand government accountability.

FPD should have immediately referred this to the Washington State Patrol, as it involves local law enforcement who all know each other and elected officials, as well as citizens alleging government misconduct, death threats, and self-dealing by public officials. FPD should have recognized this conflict.

Officer Hart went off the rails in the FPD report with his opinion that persistence equals harassment, and that holding officials accountable for self-dealing is interfering with governance. The City of Ferndale now joins the City of Blaine in depriving citizens of their right to engage in planning their future.