Scottsdale mayor refuses to allow silence for fallen cop

[MN-Born-n-Raised]

Originally Posted by mikeanajessse

The man asked for a moment of silence "A MOMENT" it was not a hijacking.The post was originally about a poll if the mayor shed a bad light on Scottsdale because of how insensitive he came off.But to tell you the truth reading some of these off the wall remarks on here i think the poll should be how insensitive some Arizona residents are and how that is shedding a bad light on Arizona Nationally.

From From Scottsdale mayor under fire for refusing moment of silence - CBS 5 - KPHO

Here's the mayor's statement regarding the incident:

"First, let me apologize.

"As public servants, we are deeply saddened by the loss of Detective Hobbs and grieve along with his family, friends and fellow police officers.

"I was caught off-guard by this citizen's request for a moment of silence during his public comment. It wasn't appropriate to turn over the City Council agenda to an individual during the public comment portion of the meeting, but I see why people are interpreting this as a sign of disrespect.

"No disrespect was intended.

"It is our policy to acknowledge and express our thoughts about these matters at the beginning of the meeting and I take personal responsibility for that omission.

"We did observe a moment of silence for Detective Hobbs as a Council item at the end of the meeting."

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IMHO, the mayor made amends. Hence, it wasn't a big deal. Therefore the story has ZERO legs. It was a political fopaux. And no, the 1st responders are not going to get a 10% across the board raise.

[mikeanajessse]

Zero legs as far as you are concerned.Thanks for the Clarification.

[Phxrider]

At least he apoligized, I give him that much.

[MN-Born-n-Raised]

I just learned that Detective Hobbs is a neighbor of ours here in Marley Park (Surprise). That is extremely sad news. He left behind 3 beautiful children and a lovely wife. What a terrible loss.

We are lucky to have about 7 officers in our neighborhood. I have the utmost respect for their profession. I didn't put 2 and 2 together. But I've met him as he is active in the community.