10-31-2016, 04:09 AM
As far as "prosecuting the staff," the higher ranking (and likely culpable) officials in this mess have been given immunity to guarantee their testimony against Kenoi. After hearing the rather shaky testimony of the various officials, several of my more cynically speculative friends have decided that the "fix" is in and that the whole trial was a politically motivated sham not intended to produce a conviction. The real intent? To falsely show that our state government is looking out for us and to deflect our attention from any larger crimes by both Kenoi and other officials that might be lurking out there. The punishment of Kenoi's career being badly damaged would be for poorly handling the situation and not for the actual malfeasance.
Of course, one can always believe that an acquittal would simply be the result of incompetence on the part of yet another state agency. This time it would be the Attorney General's office and not the DOT, DHHL/OHA, DNLR, . . . oh, hell, the list is just too long.
Of course, one can always believe that an acquittal would simply be the result of incompetence on the part of yet another state agency. This time it would be the Attorney General's office and not the DOT, DHHL/OHA, DNLR, . . . oh, hell, the list is just too long.