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California city official who threw cat and drank during video meeting resigns
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/california-official-resigns-after-throwing-cat-trnd/index.html
A Northern California city planning commissioner resigned on Tuesday following a videoconference meeting in which he was seen throwing his cat and drinking what appeared to be an alcoholic beverage.
In a resignation letter sent to the city of Vallejo via email, a copy of which was provided to CNN, Chris Platzer apologized for his behavior during the meeting.
"We are all living in uncertain times and I certainly, like many of you, am adjusting to a new normalcy," he said. "I did not conduct myself in the Zoom meeting in a manner befitting of a planning commissioner and apologize for any harm I may have inflicted."
After the April 20 meeting, city officials called for Platzer to be removed from his position and the mayor asked the City Council to consider his immediate removal at its next meeting on Tuesday.
At the meeting in question, the city's planning commission met to discuss a local Costco project and the issue of physical distancing, among other topics. The meeting was recorded and is available to be viewed by the public.
When the moderator asked Platzer for comment, a cat could be heard meowing in the background.
"OK, well, I'd like to first introduce my cat," Platzer said, while lifting up the cat to the camera.
He then tossed the cat and a thud could be heard off camera.
In another moment of the meeting, Platzer, who was appointed to his seat in 2016, could be seen drinking what appeared to be a bottle of beer
After the meeting ended and everyone else had left the call, Platzer could be heard saying, "I'm going to call bull---- on you little b-----s."
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)dhill926
(16,351 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)the cat needs to be taken away from him!!!
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)Asshole.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)Needs his cat taken away. If I could he would be my cat and have a brother in Othello.
But I'd have a hard time not kicking his ass when I picked up kitty.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)As in, he is one.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Giggling like middle schoolers.
God help this country.
Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)Hekate
(90,773 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Even if they felt he should go, it'd still be a shock to witness his car wreck. Plus, it was bizarrely comedic at that point. "I'd like you to meet my cat," toss.
Btw, I'm sure the cat's fine. If he was afraid of his guy, he wouldn't have been there on his desk.
Goodheart
(5,335 posts)Take his cat away.
hamsterjill
(15,223 posts)I hope the cat is safe and I hope karma bites that asshole big time.
What a fucking jerk!
diane in sf
(3,918 posts)and build a deep water portnot needed in the Bay Area which already is well provided with these. It would have employed fewer people than a typical Burger King and polluted and trashed the southern and western parts of the city of Vallejo. It took four years to kill that plan. Some rich people who live in Walnut Creek and Ireland were pushing this travesty. It took most of the people in town to end it.
Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,632 posts)but then he had to be a total douche and abuse his cat. That's unforgivable.