[quote=no_such_reality]June 7, 2012: A little closer to SD for you. Sweetwater School boardmember returns to work at Southwestern College after pleading not guilty to 8 felony corruption charges
Warehouse employee reinstated after pornography and masturbation accusation Apparently watching porn on a cell phone may be part of their duties.
“After conducting a hearing in May, Commissioner Francesca Krauel on Wednesday said she found the employee had watched about 90 seconds of pornography on a cell phone while at work but saw no proof he fondled himself.
Krauel said warehouse employees sometimes view pornography as part of their duties, which include storing property left by people who die without a will.
She added that the worker admitted his conduct was inappropriate but she thought the punishment was too extreme.”[/quote]
re: Arlie Ricasa – the “fat lady” hasn’t sung in her case yet and you’re already making assumptions. The “DA” has gotten overnight “search warrants” to raid many, many offices and homes over the last few decades. A good portion of these “raids” were later found to be retaliatory and an invasion of privacy in subsequent civil litigation.
re: the Public Administrator whse worker: Cmsr Krauel is correct. A 90-day suspension was in order for inappropriate viewing of porn on county time. The employee’s “supervisor” obviously “made up” the “fondling part” expressly to “trump up the charges to termination level.” When push came to shove and he/she couldn’t bring in “witnesses” to the “fondling” (or they ended up going “south” on him/her on the stand), the Dept lost their case. None of this is uncommon in the county’s “Kangaroo Court.” Nor it is uncommon at all for a “supervisor” to trump up disciplinary charges on a subordinate with whom they consider a “rival” or have deep-seated jealousies of which go wa-a-a-a-y back … yes, even to childhood :=0
Sadly, nothing will likely happen to the supervisor, even though he/she caused their Department to incur many thousands in salary for unworked time and also legal representation by County Counsel, for which they were billed. It’s all “funny money” which was removed from their annual “budget.”
Just look at the public comments on the UT article. An “Estate Mover” has got to be THE sh!ttiest job in the county! Literally. The County Public Administrator handles estates of decedents who die intestate and their “heirs,” if any, cannot be located. The vast majority of these decedents were “recluses” and also renters. The landlord wants their property back but more often than not, the decedents hoarded all manner of things and trash and their residences are emptied out by “Estate Movers” (classification of the “subject employee”). The Job bulletin for this position states, in part (not exact language). “Able to lift 50 lbs repeatedly and use moving dollies. Requires frequent stair-climbing while moving boxes and furniture. Working conditions include the wearing of face masks working in closed-in spaces with rodents, insects, urine and feces present.”
I have no doubt these workers routinely find stacks of porn also, both in print and video.
