You have got to be kidding me.
Eighty five days.
After eighty five days, the results of a "thorough internal investigation" have been released. To quote WBOC's report, "Delaware Department of Correction Commissioner Stan Taylor said security lapses and an unhappy, disgruntled inmate are to blame for the seven-hour hostage standoff that left prison counselor Cassie Arnold raped and inmate Scott A. Miller, a convicted serial rapist, dead."
Scott Miller, a convicted rapist serving a 699 year sentence for kidnapping and multiple sexual assaults, walked through a security checkpoint and held Cassandra Arnold hostage for seven hours, raping her during her captivity. He used a homemade knife, the origins of which are unknown, to threaten her life.
If this sounds like a newspaper clipping from the days following this horrific incident, I'm sure it's merely happenstance. The ugly truth is that the report says just that, and little else.
Why would the Governor and the DOC spin their wheels for nearly three months, vocally refuting the need for an outside review? I mean, unless the Governor wanted to buy time until after the election for the independent review's undoubtedly scathing indictment of the Department of Correction, and by extension, the Governor herself.
The independent review is inevitable - Governor Minner will likely call for it herself in the coming days. She is very aware that whoever conducts it - the Department of Justice, the Feds, or an outside agency - will take more than 4 weeks to determine the truth.
Unfortunately, it's very clear that the Governor is more interested in surviving until Election Day than either learning the truth or fixing the problems that plague the Department of Correction. Her ability to avoid trouble before this election has been phenomenal - dodging independent inquiries, skipping debates (the latest, a Candidate's forum this Saturday in Gumboro), and her now-famous "sending out Greg Patterson to speak with anyone". Remind any undecided voters that they should vote for someone willing to face the issues.
After eighty five days, the results of a "thorough internal investigation" have been released. To quote WBOC's report, "Delaware Department of Correction Commissioner Stan Taylor said security lapses and an unhappy, disgruntled inmate are to blame for the seven-hour hostage standoff that left prison counselor Cassie Arnold raped and inmate Scott A. Miller, a convicted serial rapist, dead."
Scott Miller, a convicted rapist serving a 699 year sentence for kidnapping and multiple sexual assaults, walked through a security checkpoint and held Cassandra Arnold hostage for seven hours, raping her during her captivity. He used a homemade knife, the origins of which are unknown, to threaten her life.
If this sounds like a newspaper clipping from the days following this horrific incident, I'm sure it's merely happenstance. The ugly truth is that the report says just that, and little else.
Why would the Governor and the DOC spin their wheels for nearly three months, vocally refuting the need for an outside review? I mean, unless the Governor wanted to buy time until after the election for the independent review's undoubtedly scathing indictment of the Department of Correction, and by extension, the Governor herself.
The independent review is inevitable - Governor Minner will likely call for it herself in the coming days. She is very aware that whoever conducts it - the Department of Justice, the Feds, or an outside agency - will take more than 4 weeks to determine the truth.
Unfortunately, it's very clear that the Governor is more interested in surviving until Election Day than either learning the truth or fixing the problems that plague the Department of Correction. Her ability to avoid trouble before this election has been phenomenal - dodging independent inquiries, skipping debates (the latest, a Candidate's forum this Saturday in Gumboro), and her now-famous "sending out Greg Patterson to speak with anyone". Remind any undecided voters that they should vote for someone willing to face the issues.
posted by RickJ @ 8:29 PM
5 Comments:
At October 12, 2004 at 12:50 PM,
Anonymous said…
Why doesn't the Lee campaign stop being a bunch of pussies and just say, "It's Minner's fault the girl got raped.... and Minner is happy about it."
That's what you guys are getting at anyway. It's very sick and sad that this is where Lee has gone.
At October 12, 2004 at 1:29 PM,
RickJ said…
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Internet.
Clearly no one believes the Governor intended for this to occur. However, her negligence makes her culpable. Her disregard for this girl's safety, and her continuing disrespect for her, are marks of her poor character. If you wish to believe otherwise, you do so in the face of overwhelming evidence.
At October 12, 2004 at 2:03 PM,
Anonymous said…
That's ridiculous. If you use that logic, then Lee is responsible for his parents' suicide/murder.
At October 12, 2004 at 2:55 PM,
RickJ said…
I can see you've thought this out very carefully.
Ruth Ann Minner put into place, through direct policy (hiring freezes) and inaction (ignored recommendations from previous studies of the Corrections Department), an environment where a dramatically underpaid workforce was undermanned in a dangerous setting. She should bear responsibility for being in charge of a system that deteriorated into the dangerous mess it is, and for the acts of violence that have occured.
By the way, good job slipping in the ultra-classy remark about his parents. I'm sure if the Lees were alive today, they would be very proud of their son - which is more than your parents must be thinking about you right now.
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