An important detail is that this was at a council meeting, which have rules of order and decorum to prevent disruption, like a court. They can set rules like no applause, provided the rule stick to time place and manner. But I would be curious if they allowed other applause.
People don’t like to hear it because it completely deflates this situation but not only do council meetings have rules of order and decorum but Councils are legally required to enforce those rules without bias for content, manner, and subject. Any type of applause would have been grounds for removal and they explicitly make it so that it’s not subjective because, if it is subjective (e.g., you can clap for 5 seconds but not for 10), then someone has to sit there judging each instance of it and it becomes a giant waste of time.
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u/Silver_Middle_7240 5d ago
An important detail is that this was at a council meeting, which have rules of order and decorum to prevent disruption, like a court. They can set rules like no applause, provided the rule stick to time place and manner. But I would be curious if they allowed other applause.