Opponents of the proposed bioterror lab in Butner were out in force, and quite creative, at today’s public hearing hosted by the Department of Homeland Security. From the News & Observer: (emphasis is mine)
As Jamie Johnson, a spokesman for Homeland Security addressed reporters, two children and their month sang protest songs accompanied by a violin.
Johnson said North Carolina has some of the most vocal opponents among the five sites under consideration.
Dave Krabbe of Rougemont, dressed in a cape and full lab protective gear, called to Johnson from the edges of the group. “Are incapable of telling the truth,†he repeatedly asked.
OK, I get the protective gear, but what’s the cape about?
