I forgot to put the comment up from the meeting yesterday. I actually made sure Dave got his say in NPRA. They pissed me and the second comment, pure unadulterated rage without boilerplate language.
Comment 1
Keeping the Public Records of the Public Records Task Force Off the Public Record
Chair Hicks, I am going to go over my time. Please afford me this.
My name is Kathleen Light, L-I-G-H-T.
There is a transparency issue with this task force.
Please do not approve the minutes of the last meeting. My comments were deleted from the video available on YouTube, with that farce of Ms. Walker randomly stating there were technical issues last time. Somehow, they just affected the parts I was in. I came last time in person because I was afraid of exactly that and said as much. However, the minutes said I gave comments telephonically. The OML is only being satisfied by a link to a legislative video server no one will ever find. That’s not transparency. That’s hiding in plain sight and satisfying the letter of the law instead of the intent. The synopsis of my comments is factually incorrect. The written comments are there, but both of my proposals are missing.
And this is the actual problem that you are trying to resolve. This is what they do.
If you’re not aware, the attorney general’s office and I have been in a public records chess match this whole time for me to get on the record.
They are literally trying to keep the public records of the Public Records Task Force off the public record.
This is like some sort of bureaucratic cannibalism.
Barriers have been put up. Means of hiding what I’m saying have been used, including that hostage situation of a discussion about data scraping last time.
My story is a public records law nightmare. This is the case for transparency. I was owed the right to confer on the charging decision in my case. The attorney general’s office refused to respond. I thought, okay then, I will do a public records request. They have to give me those. And look at where we are now.
Just last week, Aaron Ford heard me speak. His reaction was priceless. He then cited OML to not answer me. I’ve reached out since because, after saying it to Ford himself publicly, I thought maybe they would return an email at a minimum.
This is becoming more and more concerning and bizarre as we go on. Why won’t they answer me? I’m making it very difficult for them at this point. Why haven’t they just answered the question, “Why wasn’t he charged?” so I go away? It seems so much easier than the lengths they’re going to to banish me from public records. Where is the logic here?
Let’s look at the facts. First, I have this.
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What can’t they tell me about why they made the decision not to charge a man who did that? There was a grand jury already scheduled. The police were so certain he was being arrested that they called me and said they were arresting him at that moment, while he was texting me telling me the police were searching his car.
What the hell happened here? And why did it result in the insurance commissioner and two other deputy commissioners having to leave their positions?
This is an actual state issue that needs to be addressed.
You need to be aware of something else. I have a screen recording of the Nevada state ISP reading my blog posts about contemplating suicide. I have geolocation of it coming out of the AG’s office. No one reached out to me. Reading what I was writing, someone should have intervened.
They left me to die.
Literally.
12/18/24: The counterterrorism investigation begins.
12/27/24: I am taken by ambulance from my home due to a suicide attempt. I called the ambulance myself when I realized I was still alive and injured.
And I just found out this weekend that Ford’s chief of staff was a clinical social worker, and she let that happen? The institutional betrayal is almost criminal at that point.
This is a public records test case. I have numerous emails between the AG and NSP. None of them contain the suspect’s or victim’s name. The only identifying information is a truncated case number. I should have gotten those emails from the AG’s office. In my first statement to this body, I said, “Redundancy is the litmus test.” I wrote my public records request to the AG intentionally and specifically to get those same emails from the AG to make certain I was getting everything. Instead, I received nothing.
I’ve never asked for identifying information. I already have anything I need in his state-appointed job title, which is contained in all the major records and cannot be redacted, as it is the property of the people, not the man. And it’s still listed as his job title on his official Florida Bar listing. That is the hint I give when asked who it is. Google it.
He was fired in Vermont based on my website and nothing from me. The website had a redacted version of the police report. I didn’t have anything else at that point. They didn’t even see the video. It’s audio only on my website. That is how bad this was. They didn’t need his name.
So what is left for you to hide? You’re making excuses, not legal arguments.
I have provided public records backing up every statement I have made. They have the proof of what I have said here, despite their claim in the minutes that it is unverified.
And what the hell with Channel 13 and the ombudsman thing? I haven’t figured out what you were trying to do with that.
If anyone would like to speak to me, I am here. All documents are available on my website, rapeisrape.org. My phone number and email address are in the meeting minutes. For a detailed report, I would read the opposition to the motion to dismiss. It’s on the NPRA proposals page of rapeisrape.org. It is also available on Scribd.
You want to see anything, including the video, let me know. I’m right here.
I’m certain all record of this has already been deleted. But thank you, Chair Hicks, for allowing me to speak.
Comment 2
What Would Dave Do?
Wow. This was a shit show.
For the last time, government employees are not the same as public commenters. I didn’t get half of my information on the record. The public should have way more influence on the law than the govie rats in suits. If you don’t like your job, go get a different one.
Quit whining.
That survey? What you have created is a very poorly designed research study that you completely biased by including yourselves in your answers. Jesus, who does that? Do they not make you take a research methods class in law school? You made a massive mistake. That is a completely biased report by any standard.
I think that delaying the final vote and report until after an election that will determine whether the attorney general facilitating this body and controlling the records will become the governor, who would be the one to sign any legislation into law, is shortsighted, constitutionally questionable, and ultimately will result in litigation. But hey, I’m not a lawyer.
Last time, I had a member of this body look me in the eye while stating how public records could affect the accused. Mr. Christian didn’t seem to realize my rapist is fine. I, on the other hand, cry every single day. I have changed fundamentally as a human being through this. I am angry and mean, and not the sweet, caring, funny, idealistic person I once was. I’m lucky if the depression lets me get off the couch and I don’t have a panic attack that day.
I’ve lost friends, family, and romantic partners, all because I accused a man of rape when I have clear video evidence and police reports. I must be lying because he would have been charged if it were real. Do you know how many men have said to me, “I’m afraid you might accuse me of…”?
Let me tell you some things about former Deputy Insurance Commissioner Dave.
This is the second state he has left in disgrace. He was only not under investigation for something for 99 days of his seven-year tenure in Nevada. It is public record that he gave conflicting testimony under oath while he was the Nevada Deputy Insurance Commissioner.
Dave makes deals and has records sealed. He did it in Florida. He did it in Vermont. See, Dave does illegal things, and then he just takes off to the next state or minor outlying island territory, as the case may be.
He has three or four DUIs. He doesn’t remember. He doesn’t worry about it. They’re all in different jurisdictions. I have stories of him raping other women, brawls, and punching a cop in the face. Mr. Christian you'll love this: he threatened an officer in Vermont with his position as Assistant Attorney General, where he was the one who defended use-of-force cases.
I asked him once how he got away with all of it, and he said, “I have no idea why they let me get away with it, but I always do.”
I assure you, he is in awe that he got away with this.
Dave also used to always say the only reason he was in Nevada was because they don’t do background checks.
That’s who you’re protecting.
I know you’re worried about what Dave would want for the NPRA. I will quote him from a response to the Public Records Committee of the Vermont Legislature in 2013.
He said:“While it is possible that we adopt boilerplate language for all of these sections, this would require that we adopt the most stringent standards and then apply that across the board. This may cause conflicts elsewhere in statutes, rules, case law, or MOUs where the higher level of confidentiality may not be allowed, necessary or warranted.”
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