5/20/2023 0 Comments The lock artist by steve hamiltonThere was a situation in Newquay recently where protesters were wearing masks because protesters on the other side were finding out where they lived and threatening them."Ĭllr Long added the council could not remove the problem of harassment but it should do all it could to mitigate it. Since Covid there is less degree of patience. He said: "Society has changed dramatically in the last decade. He added it should be a matter of course that councillors' addresses were not published in the public domain and there should be clear and simple advice for councillors on reporting abuse from members of the public. So if you WANT your address on the website you request it, rather than vice versa."Ĭllr Andrew Long, deputy group leader for the Mebyon Kernow/Green group, told the meeting he had been the victim of bullying in the workplace and "knows what it feels like not sleeping on a Sunday night" and how damaging bullying, abuse and harassment can be. I want to make the case strongly for members' addresses NOT to be publicly available as the default - for real safety reasons. They had to lock themselves in the house with their children. Jayne Kirkham, leader of the Labour group at Cornwall Council, told fellow councillors via a statement: "One member received a death threat and their family home was easily visible on the website.
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