The law will be enforced to balance the rights of citizens to
exercise their constitutional rights of free speech and the right
of lawful medical clinics to operate. The laws of the State of New
York and the Village of Malone will be enforced.
Protection of life and property. It is our desire that no one
is injured: no client or staff of the medical clinics and no citizen
exercising his constitutional rights. Therefore, the least confrontational
means will be used by the police as a first response in enforcing
the law. The police are authorized to use all legal means to carry
out their mission of enforcing the law and protecting life and property,
as they determine are needed. We encourage all parties to avoid violence
in any manner.
The Malone Village Board stands behind our Police Department
as a professional group of men who have been asked by our community
to handle an extremely difficult situation under extreme conditions.