A Breach of Ethics? No?!?

**Beautiful Disaster** · 08-26-2010 06:58 AM

I had no idea where to post this.

Several months ago the police department in my city was performing an undercover sting on a local park that was rumored for illicit sexual activity, predominantly among homosexual men. One Thursday morning, they began this undercover sting and at around 9am that morning they walked up on one of our City Commissioners (who is married) giving oral sex to some guy (not her husband). She was charged with indecent exposure and fined $200. The next step was for the ethics board to review this and determine whether or not her behavior was a breach of ethics. They determined no, and so she was cleared by the ethics board and allowed to remain in her position as City Commissioner.

Could there be some problems with the way the code was written that allowed her to "get off" (no pun intended)? Sure. Who knows.

But if getting caught in a PUBLIC place, during what would otherwise be work hours, giving oral sex to someone (much less someone that is not your spouse) is not a breach of ethics.......I don't know what is! Hmmm.

What do you all think?

**KMonte85** · 08-26-2010 07:09 AM

I guess it depends on what your city's ethics policy states and how its layed out - is the code set out to GUIDE member's behavior establish behavioral REQUIREMENTS? It could be considered more of a "mission statement" than a hardlined policy.

Most of the time they're public, so if you're really curious you could find out and decide for yourself if it was a breach or not...

The fact she was being "indecent" with someone who isn't her husband is pretty skeevy, but is her business... To me - the her being "indecent" in PUBLIC and abusing time during working hours - is the violation, and would be grounds for her losing the commissioner position...

But this happens all the time, we had some dirty politics going on in my small town too with the town chairman, and nothing ever happened to him - he just had to pay back the money he EMBEZZLED FROM THE TOWN and was able to complete his term without any legal action against him or losing his position. Yeah...

**Beautiful Disaster** · 08-26-2010 07:12 AM

Gosh....politics are "dirty". lol

**KMonte85** · 08-26-2010 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by Beautiful Disaster

Gosh....politics are "dirty". lol

LOL! mind=gutter

**WildChild** · 08-26-2010 08:24 AM

Hummm, well,
Who was the man?
Maybe she really gives her all for the city.

**pretzel** · 08-26-2010 08:26 AM

Ok you too, enough.........................

Remember the ethics board is probably made up of both friends and political colleagues so yeah, pay the fine deal with the politics later.

It was a misdemeanor not a felony. Big difference.

**Beautiful Disaster** · 08-26-2010 09:58 AM

Lol WC!!

The guy was someone who had previously worked with her....in politics as well.

Definitely not a felony...and not really a question as to whether she should be thrown in the slammer or not.........but come on....she was giving someone a BJ at a public part (adjacent to a daycare lol) that was under STING because its so known for illicit sexual behaviour. lol......in BROAD daylight during a workday. Talk about serving the community. haha.

She's an attractive female, part of the political scene, in with the big wigs who I'm sure all wish they'd been on the receiving end that day.......and she in my opinion has gotten waaaay too much sympathy.

**Texinator** · 08-26-2010 11:20 AM

Now that's a way to buy votes! Haha!

But I think if she had been just any regular woman and not politically connected, the punishment would have been harsher.