Sunday, July 11, 2010

Reasonable Requests



Over the last seven months I've made numerous requests to meet with the Mayor of Wheat Ridge and other public servants to resolve our differences in a manner that is fair to everyone.

All my requests have been denied. Here are two examples.

May 24

Dear Sir,
I am in receipt of your information and have looked into the incident that occurred here at the Recreation Center. I have found no wrong doing by the employees here at the Center. It is the responsibility of Recreation Center employees to insure the health, safety and welfare of all participants, as well as other employees when in the building.
Thank you for contacting me regarding your concern.

Joyce Manwaring
City of Wheat Ridge
Director Parks and Recreation

Hi Sean,
I see no reason to meet at this time.

Mayor Jerry DiTullio

I've been accused of a crime I never committed by people I do not even know.

Shakespeare said there is no art to reading the mind's construction on the face. My experience is that only a face to face meeting can expose the truth. A person's integrity is revealed by the look on their face and the expression in their eyes.

A principle in our judicial system is that the accused should have the right to face his accuser.

It's easy for the Mayor to hide behind his computer and accuse me of things that aren't true, like I have a notebook with cartoons of employees.

It's easy for the police officer to hide behind her blue, double knit suit and ambush me and be a bully when I'm least expecting it.

It's easy for Wreck Center employees to hide behind office doors and discuss me and judge me without even talking to me or even knowing me.

But it's difficult to meet me on a level playing field and look me in the eye and say to my face what you've said behind my back.

I don't respect these people in Wheat Ridge. I think they are public servants with a private agenda. I think they live in a very insulated little society and protect each other and get away with abusive behavior that would not be accepted in a larger city like Denver.

Character is revealed by how you treat those whom you can gain nothing from. These people have looked down at me and judged me as an insignificant, white trash old man who is unworthy of their time.

If they want to call the Petty police and try to have me arrested for drawing cartoons and call that stalking, fine.

If employees at the Wreck Center want to give my personal information out to thugs who can come to my home and beat me up,fine.

If Wreck Center managers want to collect government paychecks and turn their head and pretend to be too dumb to know what is going on in the facility they manage, then fine and dandy.

But these people can hardly complain that after all this time I am doing exactly what I said I would do. I'm exercising my right to freedom of speech. I'm using the written word and cartoons to defend myself against their false accusations, gossip and lies that have spread like a fire to scorch my reputation, harm me and my family.



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