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Do you think the community is getting a raw deal?

In Elk city Oklahoma two city employees were recently convicted of negligent endangerment and lying to federal agents when they forced inmates to work in an asbestos infested renovation of a railroad depot with out proper protective equipment. I read in the paper today that they are currently in the appeals process both have received a stay of sentence until the appeals process has ended. I was personally displeased to read that they are also still employed by Elk city and currently on the payroll. So my question is do you think the community is getting a raw deal paying employees that have been tried and found guilty of such horrible things? Do you think that they should get to keep their jobs after the have served their time...which by the way is only 8 months for one and 18 months for the other.

Public Comments

1. Yes.
2. yeah they need to be fired
3. I think every American citizen is entitled to due process of law.
4. Yes the city residents are getting a raw deal. The city employees should have been suspended without pay during the investigation and terminated upon conviction. Plus the inmates can now sue the city for exposing them to a dangerous environment without proper protective equipment and slave labor if they were not paid for the work directly or indirectly. The citizens of your community should hold the city council,police chief and the head of the 2 city employees accountable. If the inmates were paid,the money should have gone into an account for each inmate to pay for necessities they need.