Excuse me, Robby, but I fail to see anything political in asking you not to make light of the death of a person who was likely a resident of this city. I don't know, and frankly don't care what his political affiliation might have been, just like I don't care what his race, age and sexual orientation were. He was a human being who met with a tragic death.
As far as official business is concerned, I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and to advocate for rights of the citizens of this city. In my view, that includes the right to live and die with a measure of dignity. Sometimes that means I am compelled to speak up when I see, hear or read something that could lead to further polarization of our community. Frankly, when I first commented on your crude and insensitive "joke", I assumed that you wrote what you did off the cuff without thinking of how it might offend your fellow citizens. I really expected you to just say "I'm sorry, that was a little over the top." Instead, you have chosen to defend the indefensible and to deflect your culpability by turning this conversation into a referendum on whether my reaction to your behavior violates the Hatch Act. Based on that, I can only assume that you are not sorry for your comment and that the "damaged the floors" remark is truly reflective of your, as Ms. Henderson put it, "absence of empathy and compassion for others." I don't know you but I want to believe you're better than that. Please tell me that you are.
Bradley A. Thomas
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 2:28 PM
To: Thomas, Bradley (ANC 5C01)
Subject: Re: RE: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times)
To: Thomas, Bradley (ANC 5C01)
Subject: Re: RE: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times)
Commissioner Thomas,
You continue to use your official dc.gov email address for non-official personal and political purposes. This was brought to your attention once already on the Ward 5 email list.
Again, as others have please stop using you official email for non-official purposes.
___________________________________________
"In everything you do. Always be yourself"- Lee Hall, Billy Elliot
From: "Thomas, Bradley (ANC 5C01)" <5C01@anc.dc.gov>
To: RobbyCU <robbycu@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 2:18 PM
Subject: RE: RE: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times)
Just admit you're wrong, apologize for your childish behavior and move on.
From: RobbyCU [robbycu@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 11:33 AM
To: ward5@yahoogroups com; wardfive@googlegroups.com; Thomas, Bradley (ANC 5C01)
Subject: Re: RE: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times)
Abusing your official email again, hmm, where's the number for the IG? Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android |
From: Thomas, Bradley (ANC 5C01) <5C01@anc.dc.gov>;
To: ward5@yahoogroups.com <ward5@yahoogroups.com>; wardfive@googlegroups.com <wardfive@googlegroups.com>;
Subject: RE: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times)
Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 1:52:54 PM
Amen! Plan TODAY for what's on the way. September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. To learn how to prepare & to sign up for critical emergency alerts, go to www.72hours.dc.gov. From: ward5@yahoogroups.com [ward5@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of khenderson029@aol.com [khenderson029@aol.com] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 1:01 AM To: ward5@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times) The comment is shameful and angry and demonstrates a lack of empathy. Having empathy allows us to connect with others, underscoring our humanity. The absence of empathy and compassion for others typically describes sociopaths. Unfortunately, some lose the ability of self-restraint when sitting in front of a computer. The comment has no merit and is clearly ill-advised. Kathy Henderson Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® From: "Thomas, Bradley (ANC 5C01)" <5C01@anc.dc.gov> Sender: ward5@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:03:09 -0400 To: ward5@yahoogroups.com<ward5@yahoogroups.com>; wardfive@googlegroups.com<wardfive@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: ward5@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times) That shameful comment was in extremely poor taste. I find it offensive when people find humor in the tragic and violent death of a fellow human being. I don't know the deceased person but I hope I don't see any more of this kind of "joke" on these list serves. Bradley A. Thomas Plan TODAY for whatx2019;s on the way. September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. To learn how to prepare & to sign up for critical emergency alerts, go towww.72hours.dc.gov. From: ward5@yahoogroups.com [ward5@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RobbyCU [RobbyCU@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:17 PM To: ward5@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times) I wonder if he damaged the floors. ___________________________________________ "In everything you do. Always be yourself"- Lee Hall, Billy Elliot From: KPW <WKPW3@aol.com> To: ward5@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:30 PM Subject: [ward5] Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home [Ward 5] (Washington Times) Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. homeA man was found fatally shot Thursday afternoon inside a home in Northeast, and D.C. police are investigating the death as a homicide, officials said. The man had been shot in the back of the head and was pronounced dead at the home, located in the 5100 block of 7th Street Northeast, according toMetropolitan Police Department spokesman Officer Araz Alali. Officers were called to the home around 1 p.m. for a report of an unconscious person and preliminarily called the death a homicide, Cmdr.George Kucik said at the scene. Officers filed in and out of the single-family home where the man's body remained Thursday afternoon and talked with neighbors in the street. A crying woman — who neighbors said was the person who found the man's body — was escorted away from the home and into a police car. Police had not publicly identified the man Thursday and had no suspect description or motive early in the investigation. Neighbors described the area, located a short distance from both the Fort Totten Metro and the Lamond Riggs Library, as a community with many longtime residents who look out for one another. Over the last 10 years, an influx of new residents has brought noticeable crime and nuisance issues with them, but many of the now-elderly homeowners banded together to address those problems and even run out a few bad apples, saidTed Washington, who grew up in the neighborhood. "These people won't let that happen," said Mr. Washington, who has since moved away but happened to be back visiting his childhood home where his mother still lives when police arrived on the scene. "When I see stuff like this, it makes me think they are losing." Read more: Man found dead inside Northeast D.C. home - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/13/man-killed-inside-northeast-home/#ixzz26PIb6Bnq Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter __._,_.___ To Post a message, send it to: ward5@eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ward5-unsubscribe@eGroups.com  Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group| Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___ |
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