cancelledā. The poster below states that she thinks itsounds āshady and
underhandedā. Ithought I would clarify this as I was present at the hearing on
this issue atAccess Framingham. Mr. Rizzoli was alsopresent, and I encourage
him, or anyone else who was there, to correct me if anything I state here is
wrong.
Another poster on this forum who was also at that meeting has
previouslyexplained the reasons Mr. Rizoliās privileges at Access Framingham
were revoked. I am assuming the poster below did not readthat explanation, so
I am going to explain it again for her benefit.
The misinformation surrounding this relates to why Mr. Rizoli is no longer
allowed to air hisshows on Access Framingham. The contentof Mr. Rizoliās shows
have absolutely nothing to do with why his privilegeswere revoked. The
revocation of Mr.Rizolās privileges as a member of Access Framingham was due to
his harassing andthreatening of another member of Access Framingham. Just one
of those privilegeswas his ability to broadcast his shows.
Mr. Rizoliās threats were donevia email and on websites, so there is no issue
of āhe said she saidā. There are documents, over 30 different
documentsactually, to verify his threats. When the person he was threatening
told himthat if the threats continued he would pursue legal action, Mr. Rizoli
stoppedhis threats. To me, that is a clear indication of the fact that he
recognizedhis behavior did constitute harassment and threats. In addition, Mr.
Rizoli apologized for hisbehavior during the hearing at Access Framingham.
The party who was threatened also filed complaints with several videohosting
sites on line, and in many of those cases, Mr. Rizoliās videos were removedfrom
those sites as they also found the videos to be threatening.
Mr. Rizoli threatened a member of Access Framingham because he did notagree
with that members position on an issue. I hope it is safe to say that no one on
this forum believes it isacceptable to repeatedly threaten another person
simply because you do notagree with their views.
I am not sure why Mr. Rizoli chooses to misrepresent the reason for himno
longer being allowed to broadcast his shows on Access Framingham, but I amsure
it is not because he is āshady or underhandedā as the poster below implies.
Mr. Rizoli is free to broadcast his shows on any of the many websites thathost
video content. Any resident ofFramingham who wants to view his shows can do so
on the web. Mr. Rizoliās right to share his ideas and thoughts have notbeen
denied in any way by the town, as the poster below implies. Iwould venture to
say that there are more people in Framingham with access tothe web than there
are residents who watch Access Framingham.
As to Mr. Rizoli being allowed to tape town government meetings, personallyI
would not be comfortable having someone with a history of being threateningto
others being present at meetingswhere part of the purpose is to encourage and
air differing opinions.