Independent mayor Lynne Apedaile said the authority had never held a silence for a national politician.

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Never, ever sit in silence, ever.

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And, you know, silence I've never found to be an effective tool to organize people and to inspire them.

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Dario Silva, top scorer in qualifying, went as far as to say that he could never forgive the coach for his silence.

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"The council has never done a minute's silence for any national politician in the past so if we did it, it would set a precedent, " she said.

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"This kid suffered in secrecy and in silence and shame thinking he was the only one and never told a soul until the revelations came out about other kids and a coverup, " Mr. Anderson said.

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