![]() ![]() “We always have to take security seriously. Peacock and Mallory McMaster, the head of event security, said they were both disappointed by the police chief’s recommendation but remain committed to hosting the event. That recommendation was based 100 percent on that and nothing else.” It’s about the safety of those protesting. “It’s about the safety of those at the event. It’s challenging though,” Chief Young said. We’re prepared as a law enforcement agency and we’re using all of our assets. “I can’t stand here and say that we are not prepared because we are. ![]() The location of the church, which is in a residential area, is also challenging from a safety perspective, Chief Young said. RELATED: White supremacists protest supporters of Drag Queen Story Hour in Wadsworth White supremacist and white nationalist groups, including at least one protestor wearing Proud Boys clothing, screamed racial epithets and clashed with supporters. ![]() A lot of this we are basing it on things that occurred in other communities like Wadsworth.”Įarlier this month, a drag-themed event in Wadsworth featured sporadic but violent clashes between protestors and event supporters. Based on the intelligence information we’re getting, based on some of the information that we are getting from the event organizers, there are concerns associated with this event. For us as a police department and for me really as a police chief, it’s not just that event for me I have to protect and make sure all the residents are safe and everybody passing through this community is safe,” Chief Young said. We actually support the idea that this is occurring. “Our First Amendment rights are so important to everybody in this country and we value that. ![]() RELATED: Chesterland church planning to host 'Drag Queen Story Hour' vandalized That said, we are unwavering in our commitment to not only put on these programs but we are unwavering in our commitment to the LGBTQ+ within this community.”Ĭhief Young said the recommendation that he and other law enforcement officials made on Thursday morning was out of an abundance of caution, especially after vandals threw a Molotov cocktail at a church sign last weekend. “I have not been sleeping very much for the past three weeks. I’ve been dealing with consistent anxiety for the last three weeks,” Pastor Peacock said. Pastor Jess Peacock said the church as well as other event organizers remain confident in their own security plan, which is expected to buttress law enforcement’s plan. The church quickly doubled down on its commitment to host the Drag Queen Story Time event on Saturday afternoon as well as a drag-themed brunch earlier in the day. Although Chester Township Police Chief Craig Young said he supports the idea behind the events - and the rights of organizers to host the events - the chief said Thursday that current intelligence information and prior clashes have left him concerned about attendee safety. I was like, "Bite your tongue, young man!" And then I came around to the idea that Klaus' redemption, the thing that launched the series, would come in sacrifice for love and in believing he was loved.CHESTERLAND, Ohio - The Community Church of Chesterland is still forging ahead with its planned drag events this weekend, despite the recommendation of local law enforcement to cancel the events due to threats of potential violence. So we always knew one of them would go, and then when we ended Vampire, we thought, "Oh God, how are we going to do this again without feeling like we're repeating ourselves?" Joseph was the first person to say to me, "Klaus should die," at one point over the years. I think one of the important things that we've done in the Vampire universe is establish this idea of peace, and now that we know fundamentally that peace exists, then being able to pass over out of your immortal plane into our version of quote-unquote heaven isn't such tragedy. For years we knew that one of them would go at the end, because when you're telling a story about immortal beings finding resolution, resolution can beautifully come in being able to cease being immortal. JULIE PLEC: Them dying together isn't an idea that solidified until the beginning of this season. ![]()
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