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Mr. Scall,

What you don t seem to understand that not only is this behavior ignored by the mayor and the department heads, it is standard activity. The reason that it has proliferated to this point is that it has come to be the norm as the mayor is controlled by the workers. What you also fail to realize is that this behavior has been brought to the mayors attention privately behind closed doors for years and again, nothing has been done. You can stand on the sidelines and do nothing but criticize, but that will never assist in ending the problem. Furthermore, this behavior, which can be seen everyday without looking for it, contributes to our current fiscal dilemma, breeds inefficiency and complacency, and one other small thing, IS CRIMINAL!!! Maybe you don't understand that when you are hired to do a job that is paid for by the taxpayer, and you take premeditated action to avoid doing that job, or doing as little as possible, that's called obtaining money under false pretenses. I would invite you to look up some of the numerous examples of court cases which show that fact, as there are many.

The other issue that is problematic is that good hard workers are effected by the slackers. You may choose to sit back and comment but the general public has the right to document this behavior and make it public in an effort to stop it. It is exhausting hearing the comments that condone the behavior, moreover, it's insane.

To address your comments about the press, I have been involved in numerous issues with the press such as this and what you don't understand is that for the press that is already overburdened in Rhode Island, they don't just jump when they get a tip. It is numerous hours of legal battles behind the scene before they can even get clearance to begin.

You do state one fact, people do have an ax to grind with city workers. We don't like being robbed and that's what they are doing. Maybe you think that they should be allowed to drive across the city on the clock to go to the bank and perform personal business on the clock. I don't. Maybe you feel a joy ride on a backhoe is ok, I don't. Maybe you think taking a water department truck to L:owes to buy a home air conditioner and then bring it you your house on the taxpayers dime is ok. I don't. Maybe you think that its ok for certain members of the tree cutting crew to cut down a tree, cut it into cord wood, deliver it to their own house on the clock with a company vehicle where they sell it, I don't.

No business can operate in this fashion, but the Warwick Mayor allows this to happen every day.

So do something about it as you show nothing but words. Words are not actions, so try to solve a problem instead of defending your relatives who are most likely some of the culprits.

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