…paid for by taxpayers.
During my interview with the editors from the Tribune, I mentioned that APS Leaders by and through their Modrall lawyers bought immunity from accountability for felony criminal misconduct. I was asked; don’t people do that all the time?
Imagine that a custodian spreads the wrong kind of deicer on a sidewalk and a student is hurt. The district has some liability for the injury. And the district can properly exchange pubic money for immunity from further claims for damage.
Imagine that a senior administrator commits a felony and in order to dodge criminal accountability; the district offers someone public money not to tell the police about the felony.
There is a difference.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
“Get Out of Jail Free” cards for APS Leaders
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If you look at people who, like a Charter School Principal, used public money that should have been educating children to line his own pockets, THEN used MORE public money to defend himself and get a sweet deal that let him retire instead of face prosecution, you can see the trend. To these unethical folk, lying about statistics and defrauding money from the State is only illegal if you get CAUGHT, then it only sticks if you don't have any powerful friends or can't afford high-powered lawyers.
As with many things in America, if you have no money, you get no Justice. And, if you have lots of money or have the resources of Government behind you, Justice can never quite reach YOU. It is, unfortunately, the way of things in our society, but I do agree that that APS or Charter school employees should not be able to break the bank defending themselves. Perhaps some legislation setting a spending cap on such things is in order? And a policy from the Da that they won't give sweetheart deals to alleged criminals, no matter who they are or who they know. Possibly letting defendants spend whatever they choose on their own defense, AT their OWN expense, then if they win they get reimbursed. The law would have to be changed, public officals are pretty much covered at public expense as it stands in the statutes right now.
I can tell you one thing, I would much rather see these people brought before a judge and have public due process than a bunch of back room deals resulting in confidentiality agreements and waivers of prosecution. The public, then can never find out what happened. and history is doomed to repeat over and over.
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