Off to the dark side?

What happens that makes an apparently decent man turn
his back on his beliefs?

Marty Esquivel, one night at a policy
committee meeting, built a compelling
argument on the need for an independent
audit of the administration of the APS.

Paula Maes said, no swingin' way.

And the words accountability audit
have not slipped past his lips since.




David Robbins, one night at
a policy committee meeting,
laid administrative and
executive role modeling of
the student standards of
conduct on the table for
open and honest discussion.

And the words,
rolemodeling of the Student Standards of Conduct
have not slipped past his lips since.

David Robbins ran for office on the promise of a honest
independent administrative audit.

And the words, administrative standards and accountability
audit, have not slipped past his lips since.

What makes an apparently decent man turn his back on his principles?

If you stand up to the leadership of the APS, at some point
you will come toe to toe, nose to nose, eyeball to eyeball,
with some really powerful people ('s lawyers),
people who can do some real damage to your life,
people every bit capable of creating "a culture of fear of
retribution and retaliation",

who tell you to, back off or else.


And then most people do.
The good ol' boys that run the APS
depend upon it.




photos Mark Bralley