# Any Washington stare residents?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-washington-stare-residents/3858>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 12, 1999, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-washington-stare-residents/3858 "1999-10-12T12:41:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-washington-stare-residents/3858/1 "1999-10-12T12:41:00Z")

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There is a video that shows up on these video compilation programs (“World’s Most Shocking Videos,” for example) that shows a disagreement between a town councilman (a man) and the mayor (a woman).

The man is finally dragged from the meeting after being pepper-sprayed.

Is anyone familiar with this? What were the two of them arguing about? I think it had to do with revenue, but I never saw the point of contention–only that the mayor wanted to move on, and the councilman didn’t.

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**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-washington-stare-residents/3858/2 "1999-10-12T14:08:00Z")

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I once stared at the Washington momument. Does this count?

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Yer pal,  
Satan

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**Author:** ![Bobinelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@Bobinelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobinelli)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-washington-stare-residents/3858/3 "1999-10-12T14:42:00Z")

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Yep - I saw the video and lived in Seattle for a while.

Haven’t a clue what they were arguing about though.

Didn’t the presenter mention after that the chap who was pepper sprayed sued for police brutality or something like that?

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-washington-stare-residents/3858/4 "1999-10-12T14:42:00Z")

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Read before “Submit.”  
Read before “Submit.”  
Read before “Submit.”  
Ooops… “Washington State”

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-washington-stare-residents/3858/5 "1999-10-12T14:47:00Z")

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Yeah, he got a 65K settlement out of the deal.

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**Author:** ![omniscientnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a5b964/32.png) [@omniscientnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omniscientnot)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-washington-stare-residents/3858/6 "1999-10-12T14:51:00Z")

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Saw the bit on the news, a while back. Forgot what it was all about. As for it being among the “World’s most shocking videos”, I believe it would be a bit of an exaggeration in the present case…

Those Washington stares, on the other hand…: that’s a different matter altogether. Brrr! Chilling!!