Monday, April 21, 2014

The Whistle Blower's Toll

I'm representing a police officer who stood up to a Chief who was engaged in a lot of inappropriate behavior and intensely disliked by all except those few he rapidly promoted over others. This Chief was finally terminated after much mayhem and turmoil.

Yet here is the interesting thing. Those that did not work with my client, although they also intensely disliked the Chief, they had similar sentiments about my client, had a lot of negative things to say about him and believed the rumors spread by the vary Chief they opposed. When pressed for the bases for their opinions, they usually had none but were nonetheless convinced of their position.

Then, upon interviewing the few that worked with the whistle blower for any period of time, they also disliked the Chief but had favorable things to say about my client.

So, plan your moves wisely and be ready to weather the storm when you do the right thing and blow the whistle on those who abuse their authority.

Loren M. Lambert © April 10, 2014

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