commentary

Being a competitors news and political site, you could almost expect the Gazette to rip this blog site. ALMOST. Almost because it IS a problem reading some of the posts, in that the Editor is right in some ways - its wrong to defame, degrade, and desecrate people WITHOUT knowing ALL the facts, which are NOT know as of this date. Altho somebody may know all the facts, I certainly dont. I assumed that some of the strongest stuff came from parents and friends of the young ladies involved, from the passion and vitriol that was expressed. Their outrage might be understandable IF all those things that have been accused, really happened like it was said. The problem is we dont HAVE all the facts, even tho some sort of investigation was supposed to have been done. I have mixed feelings- while its not fair to try and convict a guy in a court of public opinion without OVERWHELMING proof beyond reasonable doubt (and this isnt court), its also not right to sweep a possible serious problem under the rug like it never existed. I reserve the right to come to a firm conclusion until I have heard ALL the facts. If all the facts are not forthcoming I will probably wonder Why Not, perhaps in this spot? I, for one, am more concerned with the very questionable resume and the manner in which he was hired - both of which seem to have semi-serious fabrications attached to them (was he actually Rec Director in Wilton Manors and did Gym do the proper background checks and follow the policies before hiring him that he said he did?). For the Gazette to say it is anti-new gym forces behind this makes NO sense, because even if he were gone, Gorland will just take back over without any problem of administrative continuity. The new gym Director has no experience with construction anyway so its not like there would be a void in the construction process, right? The Gazette editor did have at least one other idea that I would like to try- I am signing my name... Dr. Mel P. Johnson