To the editor:
According to the local media, approximately 20 citizens peacefully participated in a protest on January 6, in Pittsfield.
No one was arrested. Peaceful protests are still allowed in some areas of our country.
At almost the same time that the protests in Pittsfield were taking place, a single woman, who was also peacefully protesting in another city, was arrested and hauled off to jail.
How was she “protesting?” She was praying.
That woman was Ashley Babbitt’s mother. The arrest happened in Washington, D.C.
In case you don’t remember, Ashley Babbitt was the unarmed, peaceful protestor who was murdered by a capitol police officer—an officer who should have been fired for previously leaving a fully loaded pistol in a men’s room in Washington, D.C.
Additionally, despite what the media has claimed, Babbitt was the only person murdered on that January 6.
Welcome to “democracy” under Liberal Democrats.
Please note: I write this as a private citizen and not as a member of any town board or committee.
Jim Balfanz
Stockbridge
Editor’s note: Jim Balfanz is a member of the Stockbridge Finance Committee.
