A Black, gay activist in Klamath Falls, Oregon, has gone public with threats of stoning he received from another citizen during a recent city council meeting. A shaken Eric Osterberg, the assistant city manager, told his colleagues that a local resident – who remains anonymous – threatened him before the meeting. Osterberg was slated to deliver a special presentation on an equity task force during the gathering. He said before the meeting, “I just want to start the meeting off by pointing to you that just having a simple conversation about racism in our community is gaining that level of violence, that threat of violence.” He then shared that the assailant had told him “brought a rock to this meeting” and accused him of being “a sinner” for his sexuality and “of spreading Aids here in the community.” The anonymous attacker also accused Osterberg of blasphemy for “trying to say that I am the second coming of Christ.” Klamath Falls police chief Robert Dentinger removed Osterberg’s harasser from the scene, but declined to arrest him.
Gay man threatened with stoning in Oregon city council meeting
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