Journal pudge's Journal: Fred Walser Fails to Keep Confidences 2
In our latest descent into the public record of Fred Walser, we look at the fact that Walser has displayed a pattern of not keeping confidences as part of his official capacity as a public servant.
He has on multiple occasions released information to department personnel -- both at the Washington State Patrol, and at the Sultan Police Department -- about investigations being done of them, and twice -- within about a year -- released information to the media that were prejudicial to criminal cases.
Any elected official must be able to keep confidences to do their job. Walser has shown on multiple occasions over many years, and leading up to the incident that resulted in his criminal conviction and one-year jail sentence this June, that he is sometimes either incapable or unwilling to do so.
Cross-posted on <pudge/*>.
Ouch! (Score:2)
I mean wasn't there anyone better to run against Stevens?
I really don't want this guy in office.
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I mean wasn't there anyone better to run against Stevens?
I really don't want this guy in office.
I dunno what they were thinking. My best guess is they figured his wife is Monroe's mayor, and he is popular among some of the U.S. 2 crowd, and they thought the media wouldn't really cover his conviction. They were right about all that, but they didn't count on us informing the public. I aim to make sure they realize they made a mistake! :D
(Note that this isn't even about pure partisanship: many Democrats are against him, and I have never gone after any other Democrats like this. He's terrible, and the