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Dept. Public Safety to adjust meeting procedures after ‘disturbing content’ shown in virtual meeting

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BRIANNA KRAEMER

Carolina Journal


The Emergency Management Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety was forced to abruptly end a virtual public meeting on Wednesday after pornographic content was reportedly displayed by a virtual attendee. 


The feed to the Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee meeting was quickly cut due to the “disturbing content,” a spokesperson at the department confirmed to the Carolina Journal.


“North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) is aware of a situation earlier today involving the Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) meeting, where an individual joined the meeting via the virtual link publicly provided and was able to display inappropriate and disturbing content to the participants of the meeting,” said Justin J. Graney, Chief of External Affairs and Communications. “The meeting feed was quickly discontinued by members of the SIEC and a new feed was created to complete the business before the committee.”


While NCEM is investigating the situation, officials say they will implement new public meeting processes that will continue to provide the public with transparent access in a safe and professional format. The agency remains committed to transparency and to providing North Carolinians with access to public meetings concerning emergency management and public safety initiatives. 


“Sorry you guys had to experience that,” said Statewide Interoperability Coordinator Greg Hauser once the meeting resumed. “We’ll march on like Chief Lewis was talking about. Right on point after discussing access issues, public safety. Right on cue.”


In wrapping up the meeting, Hauser called it a “wake-up call.” One speaker requested that settings be adjusted for a Friday meeting to restrict who has access to unmute and turn on their video camera. 


Meeting discussions included Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER) network updates, SIEC credentialing and certification, and revisions to the alert and warning guidelines.

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