Please see below the fantastic Mr. Jerry Schreibersdorf wrote to the Forest Hills Ledger.
Gallagher resignation call was premature
I would like to respond to the letter from Fredrick R. Bedell Jr. (Dennis Gallagher should leave office,” Aug 16, 2007).
Mr. Bedell, in his usual manner, has come up with a simplistic answer to a complex issue. Let this letter not be interpreted as a statement for or against the guilt of Councilman Gallagher.
I agree with Mr. Bedell that the crime the councilman has been charged with is “an iniquitous act of depravity upon this woman.” The key word is “charged.” Not convicted. Just accused.
Mr. Bedell rightly states that a person is innocent until proven guilty. He then goes on to state that Councilman Gallagher should resign from the City Council.
The problem lies herein: What if Councilman Gallagher is proven to be innocent? Does he get back his seat on the City Council? I don’t know how much time he has left on his time in the City Council, because of term limits, but what of the people who elected him?
Will they not have been deprived of a representative elected by them, because of him being accused of a heinous crime?
If all it takes to remove a representative from office is accusation by someone, how do we keep people in office?
We will then have recall by accusation. After the problem at Duke University, do we dare take accusation at face value? Think of the ramifications.
Jerry Schreibersdorf
Douglaston, NY
1 comment:
Duke University is a great comparrison People are rushing to judgement without hearing all the facts. Time may show that this woman needs to be reviewed for filing a false report.
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