Several people caused a disturbance at a Syracuse Common Council meeting Monday hoping to sway councilors to vote against a contract for new license plate readers. They had concerns about privacy and federal access to the data collected by the cameras.
When councilors reached the item on their agenda, some in the audience tried to weigh in before the vote by yelling from the gallery.
But public comment is not permitted at voting sessions. The disruption continued and police were eventually called to remove two of the protesters…