Auntie Charo's Soapbox

I've heard that convicted felons are very smart...keen, infact...so could it be that they're great hires for positions at the hallowed(BS, it's spelled, shallowed) halls of the 29th Guam Legislature........
So....I'm reading KUAM's online webpage and find that Jess Lujan has introduced a bill that will require all elected and appointed government officials to disclose any felonies that they may have been convicted of.......Mr. Dude says; "that any elected or appointed office that has the confidence of the people should be able to disclose any felony records." Hmmmmmm.....how about the elected officio's staff who may be a convicted felon...do ya suppose the public will jump up and down with joy that this person has access to just about everything......soup to nuts about you? After all, he can call any agency and ask about you saying he's doing it for his boss..
KUAM further reports: "that there is also a law already on the books that requires Government of Guam officials to undergo ethics(ha ha and ha....in your dream....I don't think the word ethics is in their Direct Instruction text!) training adding that his bill would help improve the transparance of the government." Oh boy, 'transparancy' ain't in their DI text, either, infact, it ain't in most govGuam agency texts. For all they know, ethics could be a seasoning that you put on a sloppy joe sandwich, something like MSG at a Chinese Restaurant!

So, on the same subject of felony and conviction (I think we could make a new game and market it....something like Monopoly.....only instead of buying places, you could make them agencies and figure out how best you can get a felony and conviction pass and the one who can get out and work for a senator wins the game.....what'dya think?) KUAM reports that:" Former Guam Police Department captain Gene Tennessen is working for the Government of Guam again. KUAM News has confirmed that Tennessen, who was convicted on felony theft charges and official misconduct and who is currently on trial for witness tampering, now works for former police chief and newly elected senator Frank Ishizaki (R). According to the senator, Tennessen is very competent and experienced worker who is now a staff assistant at his office. "You know, other people have had convictions on crime and had been given a chance to work for this government, I don't see why Tennessen should be treated differently. I have a lot of faith and confidence in him and I don't believe he is guilty and I think he was wrongfully convicted," said Izhizaki, who was elected to his first senatorial term last November."
So, okay.....I'm thinking that maybe this dude had a special kinda court thingy? The former chief'o'pohleece says:"I don't believe he is guilty and I think he was wrongfully convicted." So, who were the idiots that wrongfully convicted this poor man, wow, that's a bummer!!! How could they go and do that? And then there's the big 'wonder' about what the treatment was for this poor ole nice guy that was mis-wrongfully-convicted by the coppers because the chief'o didn't think he wuz guilty.
But......like the guy that's on drugs and keeps on driving the school bus, the deputy director that shoots strange thingies in the night when he's not supposed to cuz it's not 'that time o'the year' and firepeople who fail their urine tests cuz it's clouded with drugs....we'll continue to hire these people and they'll continue to give the example that it's okay to do whatever.......cuz you're gonna appeal your case.
What picture does this hiring paint for the cops? The bad cops will certainly continue to be bad, perhaps even get 'badder' and the good cops will hang their head in shame that no matter how hard they try to do their job, someone's always gonna doubt them....making them look like they didn't do their job right.......wrongfully convicting is something that happens when a cop does a bad job of gathering his/er facts..........
But I keep forgetting it's Christmas time and I haven't gotten into the mood yet..........hey, Mr. Felonios, welcome to the zoo, may all your days be interesting ones!

Good job, KUAM.....