Patrick, I am glad you are taking such strong steps.

I am in Chicago. I just saw the video. I am past outraged, and I don't even live there.

I am glad our friend isn't outraged. Certainly if someone started passing this out to the student body, the students wouldn't be outraged. Certainly if people went door to door in the community, the community wouldn't be outraged. Certainly if every parent who brought their children to check out the school knew about this, they wouldn't be outraged. Nor would the alumni who support the school with their dollars, if they knew about it. Nor would the many-gasp!-liberal and progressive visitors who spend money in your city's stores, even if you went outside said stores with signs asking people not to support any local businesses until these police, the city, and the school are held responsible for their actions.

Few people are outraged, eh? I suppose they played the whole six-minute clip on the local TV, eh?

I will tell my grandchildren about this. But perhaps I'm alone.

People of Santa Cruz, what will you do? I am in Chicago, and we have our own outrages to fight.

I'll tell you one thing: we don't need only statements right now. We need the university and city's name to be mud. Martin Luther King did it in FARRRRRR less progressive cities than yours, my friends. Someone-hopefully many people-need to spend 2 hours a day to get the truth out until this is solved. You are in a small community. You can make the difference. And that difference can spread. Any city in the country will think again before doing that again.

And in 2 hours a day, you will be able to look your children in the eye, and tell them that in these dark times, you acted.

That is my feeling from Chicago. Certainly there are many in Santa Cruz who agree?