{"id":289699,"date":"2025-03-17T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=289699"},"modified":"2025-03-11T08:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T08:46:15","slug":"town-hall-violence-and-a-hypothetical-nonviolent-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2025\/03\/town-hall-violence-and-a-hypothetical-nonviolent-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Town Hall Violence and a (Hypothetical) Nonviolent Response"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 Mar 2025 <\/em>– At a time when political violence is celebrated, well-meaning citizens must be prepared to respond with nonviolence. One definition of fascism is, simply, the overt desire to dominate. This essay provides a recent example of how attitudes of domination (cultural violence) can lead to injurious actions (direct violence), and how nonviolent intervention can give people a way out.<\/p>\n

For the Peace and Safety of Those in Attendance<\/strong><\/p>\n

On February 22, 2025, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) hosted a \u201cLegislative Town Hall\u201d in Coeur d\u2019Alene, Idaho (CDA). KCRCC invited the public \u201cto meet your state legislators.\u201d KCRCC member Marc Stewart reserved a high school auditorium because a public venue, rather than a church hall, he believed, would attract \u201ca broader demographic.\u201d School officials okayed his request because it wasn\u2019t a private meeting.<\/p>\n

But in his opening remarks, KCRCC chairperson Brent Regan announced that \u201cthis is actually a private event. As a result of that, if there\u2019s any disturbances where people can\u2019t maintain decorum, we have security here and you\u2019ll be escorted out of the building.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regan seemed to think that simply by declaring \u201cprivate event,\u201d he could justify the use of bouncers. (\u201cEscorted out\u201d is a common euphemism for \u201cforcibly removed by violence or threat of violence.\u201d) And so it came to pass that Regan\u2019s enforcers violently dragged a woman named Teresa Borrenpohl out of the auditorium.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmittedly, I spoke out of turn,\u201d Borrenpohl said, \u201cBut do we live in a country where you speak out of turn and the result is three men assaulting a woman?\u201d<\/p>\n

In the ensuing days, dramatic cellphone camera footage of the assault \u201cwent viral.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most online commentators affirmed Borrenpohl\u2019s free speech rights and condemned her attackers. Within a week, a GoFundMe page had raised over $300,000 for her coming legal expenses.<\/p>\n

Regan responded via Facebook. He blamed Borrenpohl for causing \u201can 18 minute delay in the meeting\u201d and breaking \u201cthe rules\u2026to the detriment of the rights of all present.\u201d He claimed she was removed \u201cfor the peace and safety of those in attendance.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, Borrenpohl didn\u2019t interrupt and delay the \u201cTown Hall.\u201d Contrary to the superficial \u201cviral\u201d observations, something insidious was going on.<\/p>\n

Is This a Town Hall or a Lecture?<\/strong><\/p>\n

An estimated 350 people attended the event, including a panel of eight state legislators, all of them male. When the panelists spoke, the lively audience responded with both approval and criticism.<\/p>\n

Laura Tenneson, one of the critics, later explained, \u201cWe chose to shout out things\u201d to counter the legislators\u2019 assertions. \u201cWe weren\u2019t completely disrupting to the point where they couldn\u2019t speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

At one point, Rep. Robert Mendive was explaining Idaho politics. \u201cWe\u2019re a citizen legislature,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Borrenpohl, who was sitting next to Tenneson, shouted, \u201cDamn right!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mendive nodded in her direction. \u201cWe fight it out,\u201d he continued, \u201cand that\u2019s the way it\u2019s supposed to work, and sometimes it gets a little messy.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Mendive finished speaking, Borrenpohl shouted that Sen. Phil Hart \u201cstole from public land\u201d\u2014perhaps a non sequitur, but factually correct.<\/p>\n

Standing at a lectern, event moderator Ed Bejarana pointed out Borrenpohl. \u201cEverybody pay attention to the little girl over here in the corner who wants attention,\u201d he snarked. \u201cEverybody give her applause.\u201d<\/p>\n

Borrenpohl waved, smiled, and blew a kiss.<\/p>\n

\u201cYay, whoo,\u201d Bejarana said sarcastically. \u201cBoy, she can yell really, really loud. That\u2019s impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Tony Wisniewski said he was pleased \u201cto see there is so much civic interest and involvement in our government.\u201d People voiced approval when Wisniewski, while discussing \u201cfreedom in the medical field,\u201d expressed worry about \u201cthe potential cross-breeding of human genes and animal genes.\u201d<\/p>\n

But one woman asked, \u201cAre you serious right now? That is ridiculous!\u201d A man, just as loud, said, \u201cKick her out!\u201d\u2014echoed by others. Wisniewski may have appreciated the spirited give-and-take, but some attendees seemed to prefer repression of opposition.<\/p>\n

Wisniewski\u2019s misleading comment about doctors being \u201cforced to do abortions\u201d triggered more commentary. \u201cWomen are dying,\u201d one woman said. A second added, \u201cDoctors are leaving our state\u201d\u2014a reference to Idaho\u2019s severe abortion laws.<\/p>\n

Borrenpohl yelled, \u201cIs this a town hall or a lecture?\u201d Borrenpohl has run for office against Wisniewski, is an advocate for women\u2019s rights, and has a doctorate in education. A lecture is a monologue, she was suggesting, while a town hall is for dialogue.<\/p>\n

Bejarana, the moderator, is a professional voice actor. On his business website, he calls himself \u201cyour go-to male voice-over talent\u201d and encourages people to \u201cspeak with passion\u201d because \u201cyour voice is your success.\u201d But he didn\u2019t appreciate the women who were passionately talking back to the legislators. He called them \u201cnot smart enough,\u201d \u201ccrazy people,\u201d and \u201crabble-rousers.\u201d He seemed to have forgotten his announced intention \u201cto foster a productive and respectful environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Could anyone possibly make things worse?<\/p>\n

Your Voice Is Meaningless<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheriff Robert Norris decided it was up to him. Flanked by two men, Norris rushed toward Borrenpohl and signaled for her to leave. The audience noise suddenly increased. People in front rows turned to watch the confrontation. Norris commanded Bejarana, \u201cStop the meeting.\u201d In fact, the verbal chaos, provoked by Bejarana\u2019s insults and Norris\u2019s actions, had already halted proceedings.<\/p>\n

Norris threatened Borrenpohl, \u201cGet up or be arrested.\u201d He ordered two other audience members to leave. They remained seated.<\/p>\n

Bejarana fed off Norris\u2019s posturing. \u201cGet \u2018em out!\u201d he barked. \u201cIf you can\u2019t be civil,\u201d he said uncivilly, \u201cget out!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a negotiation,\u201d Norris apprised Borrenpohl, who still wasn\u2019t budging. \u201cI\u2019m telling you to leave.\u201d He pulled on her arm.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease don\u2019t touch me,\u201d she said calmly.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you want to be pepper-sprayed?\u201d<\/p>\n

As audience members continued shouting, Bejarana provided the male voice-over talent. \u201cI\u2019m simply overtalking you because your voice is meaningless right now,\u201d he crowed. \u201cI can talk over all of you.\u201d Then he mocked Borrenpohl: \u201cAnd look at this\u2014this little girl is afraid to leave. She spoke up and now she doesn\u2019t want to suffer the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Borrenpohl hadn\u2019t expected \u201cconsequences\u201d for \u201cspeaking up\u201d at a public event. \u201cI felt comfortable expressing displeasure,\u201d she later explained, \u201cbecause people were very openly expressing their appreciation for the legislators there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having failed to frighten Borrenpohl into leaving, Norris ordered his backup team to oust her. The leader was Paul Trouette. His underlings were Christofer Berg, Jesse Jones, and Alexander Trouette. Their gang colors were black jackets and olive pants.<\/p>\n

As Berg and Jones moved in, Borrenpohl asked, \u201cWho are you? Where\u2019s your badge?\u201d They refused to identify themselves.<\/p>\n

Slouching at the lectern, Bejarana affected a female voice: \u201cOh, no, I shouldn\u2019t be removed. I should be allowed to cry and yell and scream.\u201d Bejarana\u2019s character was revealed. This was his big moment. He was playing Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to be a little aggressive with some of these folks here,\u201d Bejarana continued, urging physical assault on a nonthreatening woman.<\/p>\n

Borrenpohl loudly asked Sheriff Norris if Berg and Jones were his deputies.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet her out!\u201d Norris commanded, losing his composure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho the fuck are these men?\u201d Borrenpohl yelled, as Berg, Jones, and Paul Trouette yanked her from her seat. Alexander Trouette stood by with zip ties.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeave her alone!\u201d some people demanded. Others voiced approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have some 150-year-old Social Security recipients,\u201d Bejarana babbled, now trying to direct attention away from the violence he had instigated. \u201cWe know that government has been mismanaging funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re hurting her!\u201d a woman objected.<\/p>\n

\u201cMa\u2019am,\u201d one of the attackers said to Borrenpohl, \u201cjust cooperate, and it will be one hundred times better.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d she replied, struggling to escape his grip, \u201cthat\u2019s what they say to rape victims.\u201d<\/p>\n

Executive Protection<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u201cTown Hall\u201d was held on a Saturday afternoon. Two days earlier, Paul Trouette had informed Jared Reneau, the CDA police department\u2019s school resource officer, that KCRCC had hired his company, LEAR Assets Management, to provide event \u201csecurity.\u201d As contracted guards, Trouette insisted, his team could carry guns.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Officer Reneau learned that LEAR had not been hired. Caught in a lie, Trouette admitted that he would be volunteering his time. (Regan later said they had an informal arrangement.) Trouette also acknowledged not having an official contract stating the services to be provided. In that case, Reneau advised him, the LEAR team could not legally bring guns on campus.<\/p>\n

LEAR is controversial in northern California for blurring the boundary between public law officers and private agents, and for vigilante actions. In 2019, for example, a LEAR squad assaulted and detained several nonviolent forest protectors.<\/p>\n

Trouette likes grandiose operations, likes to exaggerate his importance and power. For raids on illegal marijuana fields, he and his team dressed for combat\u2014fatigues, body armor, assault rifles\u2014and performed military maneuvers. Reporters identified them as \u201cparamilitaries\u201d and \u201cmercenaries.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the \u201cTown Hall,\u201d Trouette originally informed a school official that he would be providing \u201cexecutive protection\u201d for \u201cdignitaries\u201d and needed to conduct an \u201cadvance sweep\u201d to prepare for an emergency evacuation; his team must be armed. But he admitted to Reneau that his main purpose was \u201cto help keep order\u201d if someone tried to \u201cfilibuster the event.\u201d (Filibuster<\/em> means to speak at length, within the rules, in order to obstruct legislative business.)<\/p>\n

Private guards, or \u201crent-a-cops,\u201d operate in a gray area, posing as police but lacking official authority. Typically, they use police-style vehicles, uniforms, and badges and claim to be \u201ccoordinating\u201d with law enforcement. They depend on people acquiescing to their commands rather than challenging their legitimacy.<\/p>\n

CDA city code requires that such private agents 1) have \u201cSECURITY\u201d prominently printed on their uniforms, which must be \u201ceasily distinguishable\u201d from police uniforms, 2) possess a company-issued photo I.D., and 3) if working for a third party, carry with them a copy of the contract. At a city council meeting in 2024, Trouette objected to the contract and I.D. requirements because they would cut into his profits.<\/p>\n

Cellphone footage shows the four LEAR agents, not properly marked as \u201cSECURITY,\u201d tackling Borrenpohl, possibly pulling her hair, dragging her along the ground, pinning her down\u2014much like the start of a sexual assault. According to Tenneson, \u201cAt one point, they had her shirt almost entirely off. Her undergarments were exposed.\u201d Borrenpohl suffered scratches and bruising, Tenneson added, and went to an emergency room.<\/p>\n

Borrenpohl described the assault as \u201creally violent and really traumatic\u2026they were forcing me down on the ground. I just wanted to make sure I could still breathe.\u201d She recalled confusion, saying, \u201cI didn\u2019t know if I was being arrested by the sheriff\u2019s office or if I was being kidnapped.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to CDA police officer Emily Taylor, who was summoned by school officials, the attackers claimed victimhood. Trouette complained that Jones had been battered and \u201cpunched in the groin.\u201d Berg wanted to press charges. He stated that Borrenpohl had been \u201ctrying to throw punches.\u201d She had \u201cgrabbed his hand and pulled it towards her\u201d\u2014precisely what the footage shows him doing to her\u2014and then she bit him.<\/p>\n

Borrenpohl admitted to the bite, which didn\u2019t break Berg\u2019s skin. Officer Taylor described the injury as a \u201csmall red spot, about the size of a pea,\u201d but still cited Borrenpohl for misdemeanor battery.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the city prosecutor dropped the charge. The initial informants, the prosecutor\u2019s motion stated, hadn\u2019t mentioned the \u201cpotential violations of [Borrenpohl\u2019s] First Amendment rights.\u201d City officials revoked LEAR\u2019s business license due to improper behavior and lack of appropriate \u201cSECURITY\u201d identification.<\/p>\n

Local-Level Lawfare<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheriff Robert Norris appears to be uncomfortable with female sexuality. With bodycam on, he has searched public libraries for items he personally considers \u201cobscene.\u201d In 2023, he stole two such books, including one which educates teenaged girls on body changes and relationships.<\/p>\n

In April 2024, when the book theft was discussed at a KCRCC forum, an unhappy Norris reportedly stated that a certain woman, who was in the audience, photographed pornography and enjoyed oral sex. The woman, backed by the written statements of eyewitnesses, is suing Norris for slander and defamation. Norris claims that he\u2019s the real victim\u2014of \u201clocal-level lawfare.\u201d<\/p>\n

Norris is similarly uncomfortable with politically engaged, outspoken women, particularly Borrenpohl. In July 2024, while speaking to a Republican group, Norris denied the earlier slander and defamation, then suddenly shifted topics: \u201cAnd Teresa Borrenpohl\u2026she\u2019s another activist. We need to make sure that we don\u2019t elect activist leaders in this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clearly, misogyny and personal resentment were involved when Norris and Bejarana singled out Borrenpohl at the \u201cTown Hall.\u201d Norris became visibly angry because Borrenpohl stood her ground (sat, actually). Bejarana disparaged the \u201clittle girl\u201d for daring to \u201cspeak up\u201d and being loud, then bragged about his \u201cnice loud voice\u201d and \u201cbig microphone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just to be clear: Borrenpohl was participating in the \u201cTown Hall.\u201d Bejarana and Norris interrupted it.<\/p>\n

Norris later said that he had been invited to the lead the Pledge of Allegiance and wasn\u2019t involved in security arrangements. In that case, he intervened\u2014and violated Borrenpohl\u2019s constitutional rights\u2014as a self-appointed private citizen but under the guise of official authority. His hat indicated sheriff\u2019s office; his badge was visible on his belt; he identified himself to Borrenpohl as \u201csheriff\u201d and threatened to arrest her.<\/p>\n

What could he arrest her for? This wasn\u2019t his event, he didn\u2019t have the legal authority to kick her out\u2014as Borrenpohl seemed to understand\u2014so he couldn\u2019t charge her with trespassing. He could have called for CDA police assistance, but this wasn\u2019t about enforcing laws or maintaining public safety. So he directed the LEAR gang to do his dirty work.<\/p>\n

Trouette, no doubt, was pleased. He was coordinating with a law officer, taking charge of the situation, feeling important and powerful. This is why he had volunteered. No guns\u2014thank goodness!\u2014but he got to play cop. Trouette falsely advised Officer Taylor that he and Norris had \u201carrested\u201d a \u201ccombative\u201d woman for trespassing.<\/p>\n

In fact, Sheriff Norris asked CDA police officers to arrest Borrenpohl. They declined. \u201cIn an open forum, where people can cheer and jeer,\u201d Police Chief Lee White later explained, \u201cthere is an expectation that someone\u2019s right to free speech will not be infringed upon.\u201d Some people, he noted, might want police to \u201csilence a voice that\u2019s in opposition to theirs at a town hall,\u201d but \u201cwe have to make sure people have the protections afforded them under the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soul Force<\/strong><\/p>\n

Borrenpohl\u2019s resistance was critical. To leave, when ordered by Norris, would be to suggest that she was in the wrong. The bullying duo\u2014Norris and Bejarana\u2014would have been empowered. The \u201cTown Hall\u201d wouldn\u2019t have made the news. You wouldn\u2019t be reading this essay.<\/p>\n

By remaining calm and seated\u2014nonviolent noncooperation\u2014Borrenpohl placed Norris in a dilemma. He could either back down, at the expense of his ego, or reveal the physical violence (threat power) that underpinned his claim to authority. He chose the latter.<\/p>\n

By drawing Norris\u2019s imperiousness and cruelty to the surface, Borrenpohl dramatized the tension in U.S. communities\u2014between those who believe in democratic cooperation and those who celebrate domination. In suffering physical and emotional trauma, Borrenpohl won much sympathy (thanks to cellphone footage) and claimed the moral high ground. She was in the right.<\/p>\n

Will you do as she did?<\/p>\n

Borrenpohl\u2019s message, intended or not, was Don\u2019t surrender your rights!<\/em> Unfortunately, she didn\u2019t have much help.<\/p>\n

The footage is startling, not just for the violent assault, but for absence of nonviolent intervention. The panelists sat mutely at their microphones. Audience members shouted or gawked; some appeared to smirk. One woman shoved a cellphone in Borrenpohl\u2019s face to record her anguish. But no one, not even Borrenpohl\u2019s friends, put their bodies in the way. Perhaps they didn\u2019t know how.<\/p>\n

There were at least two moments where nonviolent intervention would have been appropriate and effective. The first came when Sheriff Norris backed off and waved in Jones and Berg. Concerned citizens could have quietly moved into Borrenpohl\u2019s row and the one behind her, stepping over chairbacks if necessary.<\/p>\n

Ideally, the intervenors would have surrounded Borrenpohl, faced outward, and linked arms, presenting the LEAR team with a human barrier of calm but unyielding energy. \u201cWe don\u2019t want violence,\u201d the protectors might have said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want anyone hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n

What happens next in this scenario?<\/p>\n

Jones and Berg don\u2019t want to harm Borrenpohl, but they have orders\u2014from both the sheriff and their employer\u2014and don\u2019t want to appear disobedient or incapable. Also, they are caught in reactive energy, adrenaline pumping, primed for fight.<\/p>\n

The nonviolent intervention gives them a way out. There\u2019s no guarantee, but Jones and Berg, upon encountering the unexpected human barrier, probably pause. They wonder, Are we supposed to manhandle all these gentle folks just to get to a seated woman? Can we even accomplish it? They turn to Sheriff Norris for direction.<\/p>\n

Norris, too, has a way out. The conflict is no longer simply him versus Borrenpohl. The audience\u2019s focus is now on the nonviolent protectors. Norris can save face, can still appear in charge, by saying what the protectors are already demonstrating: \u201cOkay, everybody, just relax.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a deeper level, the contest is dehumanization versus rehumanization. To be fully human is to see all others as fully human, to understand that they, too, need well-being, love, and freedom. In the words of Jesus of Nazareth, love your neighbors and enemies as yourself.<\/p>\n

Bejarana, Norris, and the audience members who called for Borrenpohl\u2019s eviction dehumanized her, declared her less than fully human. In their eyes, she was inferior, a problem, an uppity female, an enemy, not deserving compassion. They wanted her treated in a way they would never want to be treated.<\/p>\n

In the hypothetical scenario, the nonviolent protectors rehumanize Borrenpohl. By coming to her aid, by displaying a willingness to risk injury on her behalf, they powerfully demonstrate that she is worth caring about. They rehumanize Berg and Jones, too, by awakening them from their violent stupor.<\/p>\n

The nonviolent protectors\u2014the true security guards in the room\u2014have brought love into the equation. (Mohandas Gandhi called it \u201csoul force.\u201d) The entire audience, mostly without realizing it, gets the message.<\/p>\n

The second opportunity for nonviolent intervention was when Jones and Berg pinned Borrenpohl to the ground, then dragged her up the aisle. In this scenario, one nonviolent protector lies down right next to Borrenpohl and says, \u201cI\u2019ll help you. Hold on to me.\u201d Instead of biting an attacker, Borrenpohl embraces an ally and doesn\u2019t let go. You can ponder what comes next.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one possibility: The first courageous intervenor inspires five more, or ten, or twenty. They sit or lie down in the aisle. The bouncers are stymied. Consider how cellphone footage of that display of soul force might play.<\/p>\n

One more thing to consider: Will you be ready when your moment comes?<\/p>\n

________________________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n

Timothy Braatz is a playwright, novelist, and professor of history and nonviolence at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California (<\/em>www.saddleback.edu\/tbraatz<\/em><\/a><\/u>). His most recent nonfiction book is <\/em>Peace Lessons. His publications include <\/em>Surviving Conquest: A History of the Yavapai Peoples; From Ghetto to Death Camp: A Memoir of Privilege and Luck; and<\/em> Grisham\u2019s Juror.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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