Chico Unified School Trustee Anthony Watts found himself in hot water recently after he wrote a letter to the editor criticizing animal rights and environmental extremists.
Watts was rightfully angered at recent animal rights extremist attacks at a McDonald’s and a car dealership in Chico. But Watts used an odd turn of the phrase to express his frustration. According to the Chico Enterprise-Record,
Weighing in on the issue of a Frisbee golf course in Bidwell Park, Watts wondered if Shakespeare were alive and living in Chico, would he write, “First, let’s kill all the environmentalists”?
This brought outrage from folks such as long-time school district employee, Tanya Heinrich, who was quoted by the Chico Enterprise-Record as saying, “I am deeply offended that you would use such inflammatory language.”
Watts apologized saying, “I deeply regret I offended anyone on this issue.”
Alas, no mention of anyone coming to the defense of lawyers for the Bard’s numerous sleights and inflammatory language directed at lawyers. One suspects, though, that the Chico Unified School District will not be staging “Henry VI” anytime soon.
Source:
Watts apologizes for remarks he made about environmentalists. John Michael, Chico Enterprise-Record, June 20, 2003.