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All the Zoom sessions I have ever attended had a host who could control the mute button. Just mute those who are being racist etc.

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According to City Attorney Larry McLaughlin, there are sticky legal issues with muting people, having to do with violation of free speech and the liability that arises from that. I'll be sure to mention that in the next article.

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And hate speech is covered. Can there be a stick to the topic (that is things to do with Sebastopol and its governance) rule?

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There is a “stick to the topic“ rule, but these people are sneaky - they start out talking about the topic, and then suddenly veer into craziness. The next discussion of this at the council will be on January 2. I’m looking forward to seeing how that goes.

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