See How They Walk

This sort of thing is typical, for Kalamazoo County, I mean:

On Jan 21, 2020 1:48 PM, "Julie M. Rogers" <Julie.Rogers@kalcounty.com> wrote:

  Theresa,

I was looking forward to meeting with you to learn more about this issue that you and your family have been facing. Unfortunately, I was recently notified by our County attorneys that this matter is still in litigation, and have been advised against discussing it with you at this time.

I do support the idea of legislation to add another layer of a formal appeals process should people wish to appeal medical examiner decisions.

I am sorry I am unable to meet at this time.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

Julie Rogers

Kalamazoo County Board Chair

First off, BOOOOOO! BOOOOOOOO!!

Moreover, the matter is actually not "in litigation" at all. As Charlie's next of kin, my sister filed an Administrative Appeal, as allowed by law.  But once again, mysterious, unnamed, unconstitutional "County attorneys" are contravening our right to representative government.

It's a perversion of public service. And they don't mind doing it out in the open.

Bless her broken heart, just as she still has faith in God after losing her child, my sister still believes in the American way. She keeps searching for hope where there is none. Keeps believing that the next person who puts up a polite front might be the hero, might be the one who will help, might be someone with a soul.

I stopped believing all that stuff a long time ago because I lived in Phoenix. I came to understand that most people in government are capricious, arbitrary little pricks, and that our laws are written down because it's the only way to make these control freaks stay in line.

Until they refuse to. We see that a lot in government these days, don't we.

I would encourage you to stand up to your public officials - elected and appointed - in every instance, Citizen. Or this new abnormal will be cemented in place forever across our sweet land... Like it is, here, in Kalamazoo.

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2020 Vision

I know this is late in arriving, but can anyone guess what my New Year's Resolution is for 2020?

Same as it was in 2019.

And in 2018.

And in 2017.

And in 2016.

To keep pushing. To see it through. To know that the truth has been told.

Now, for sure, the county and the M.E. office is sick of me. They've ignored all my pleadings, plaintive or otherwise... Attempted to swindle from me my free speech rights... Denied me representation from my duly elected officials... Conspired with somebody who sued me (unsuccessfully)... Reported me to the police.

Those are all hard things to do. Yet what I am asking them for is a very easy thing to do: Check a box.

Oh, how they grouse and complain, these wet hens at WMed. I have the emails to prove it! But I could be worse than I have been.

For example, I could post a public document containing the medical examiner's personal email address, one of dozens we obtained via the Freedom of Information Act. It is there because Dr. Joyce deJong emailed something (having to do with this case) from her work account to her personal account.

Whether she's allowed to do that or not (just like faxing Charlie's release form to Martha right before she sued us, hm, Joyce?), as my attorney friend once said, those who reveal personal information during the course of public duties do so at their own FOIA risk.

But it's not a vendetta I'm pursuing.

It's a verdict.

My nephew, Charlie Wolf, is innocent as charged by Kalamazoo County's hired goons. He did not commit suicide.

I rest my case.

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