tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1445723967969563412..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: TYC conservator gone but controversies remainGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46906791353812228822008-11-06T22:52:00.000-06:002008-11-06T22:52:00.000-06:00We need more outside monitors that talk to the kid...We need more outside monitors that talk to the kids and staff and listen to what is really going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91251250448674836072008-11-06T21:31:00.000-06:002008-11-06T21:31:00.000-06:00That's the priority - as long as it sounds good in...That's the priority - as long as it sounds good in the media and to the politicians and as long as it looks good on paper. Nevermind what is REALLY going on on the campuses....the kids are in NO better situation than when this mess started. I'm sorry, did I mention the kids.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46816516410971119172008-11-03T14:38:00.000-06:002008-11-03T14:38:00.000-06:00Yeah, 11:46, OIG is a real attribute to the agency...Yeah, 11:46, OIG is a real attribute to the agency - that's why they can't get any indictments, excedpt against kids. And we were getting those through local law enforcement and DAs before. They're great - especially on paper - we can say "yes, we have our own police force". It sounds great, to any idiot that never looks any further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47767134471239180052008-11-02T19:02:00.000-06:002008-11-02T19:02:00.000-06:00Investigations at WTSS were handled out of a regio...Investigations at WTSS were handled out of a regional office. When the investigator out there started getting too close, they moved his office, knowing that his family circumstances prevented him from moving. Ray Worsham would not stand up to the power clique. Thereafter, investigator who were sent out there were subjected to regular attempts at intimidation by the administration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14792810510540979842008-11-02T13:29:00.000-06:002008-11-02T13:29:00.000-06:00There was an investigator assigned to WTSS. At one...There was an investigator assigned to WTSS. At one time it was Randy Chance, not sure who followed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38378583240923734452008-11-02T12:23:00.000-06:002008-11-02T12:23:00.000-06:00My question is this: why wasn't anyone suspicious ...My question is this: why wasn't anyone suspicious when Ray Worsham did not request an investigator position in WTSS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29406801671232527872008-11-01T13:17:00.000-05:002008-11-01T13:17:00.000-05:0011:41 is right on the money.12:12, my posts that w...11:41 is right on the money.<BR/><BR/>12:12, my posts that were deleted were not nasty or obscene in any way. They were just critical of the way Grits chooses which posts step over the line, based on who is being ragged on. I would prefer that he deleted every "nasty" post, but he doesn't.<BR/><BR/>I agree that he can run his blog any way he chooses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-80786119999342328662008-11-01T12:12:00.000-05:002008-11-01T12:12:00.000-05:00Not really understanding what has been written con...Not really understanding what has been written concerning GFB being one sided because it is more than obvious that he has allowed all of us to voice different opinions although some go way overboard and I can understand why some things are being deleted.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for allowing us to voice but sometimes I wish I had the power to delete a few things myself so for those that are that upset, they need to get their own blog and quit b....ingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72585471097679726542008-11-01T11:46:00.000-05:002008-11-01T11:46:00.000-05:00Oh and ask this: Do you think if we had an OIG the...Oh and ask this: Do you think if we had an OIG then like we have now that any of this would have ever happened? That is one good thing that came out of this debacle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25055794654910323862008-11-01T11:41:00.000-05:002008-11-01T11:41:00.000-05:00You know - we were right on board with you Grits w...You know - we were right on board with you Grits when we had the Bronco Billy/Pope/Mr. Ed show going on at the circus. But again, you don't seem to want to accept those of that know what happened prior to conservatorship.<BR/><BR/>We all know and accept that the director of juvenile programs at the time of the sexual abuse really dropped the ball. She was responsible for doing the investigation, and she dropped the ball big time and just didn't believe the allegations. But when the Ranger got involved, it all started coming out and Ray Brookins and Hernandez were fired. <BR/><BR/>1. Dwight had no control of the lack of prosecution. We had no authority to force the issue;<BR/><BR/>2. The gov's office was informed and there is e-mail to support it; <BR/><BR/>3. John Whitmire et.al were informed and there's video to prove that;<BR/><BR/>So the agency just sat and waited for this idiot prosecutor to do his job, believing the Ranger was in charge of the case.<BR/><BR/>And then came Blanskee and Swanson. Bam. Put all the blame on TYC, and Dwight in particular.<BR/><BR/>Dwight resigned to not be a distraction to appropriately funding TYC. I don't blame him one bit after seeing how Whitmire behaves in these hearing. I don't blame him for not wanting to waste his time sitting up there listening to what this idiot has to say. It didn't matter one bit what truth existed, Whitmire would twist it any way he wanted, and that's exactly what he did. However, if it were me and I had retired, I would have went up there and blasted that little cueball right out of his seat, but then again I think, how would that help this agency? It wouldn't do any good, so I really don't blame Dwight for just leaving. The agency is much, much worse off today than it was then thanks to all the interference.<BR/><BR/>When are you ever going to see that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17527035345738527312008-11-01T11:30:00.000-05:002008-11-01T11:30:00.000-05:00Dude...you are obsessing about this too much! Get ...Dude...you are obsessing about this too much! <BR/><BR/>Get some Fluvoxamine and get a life. <BR/><BR/>This is a blog and it belongs to GRITS and as such he has the right to make the rules. First amendment rules don't apply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21331302606955848042008-11-01T09:54:00.000-05:002008-11-01T09:54:00.000-05:00Notice, readers, a classic example of parsing:"Tha...Notice, readers, a classic example of parsing:<BR/><BR/>"That ship sailed the day Dwight Harris resigned to avoid answering questions about the Ranger's report." (Grits at 9:31)<BR/><BR/>"he didn't resign because he refused to answer some Ranger's questions" (anon at 11:50)<BR/><BR/>"I never said that. You're just complaining out of reflex, not because of anything I wrote." (Grits at 1:21)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85481802203997425162008-11-01T09:19:00.000-05:002008-11-01T09:19:00.000-05:00"However, my post at 8:14pm only re-stated what I'..."However, my post at 8:14pm only re-stated what I've read in other posts. Grits has been trying to tell TYC employees..." That's scarey. Surely, 8:14, you don't believe everything you read on Grits! Are you a current or former TYC employee, or do you have some other source of independent knowledge about TYC?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2165817944793814312008-11-01T08:51:00.000-05:002008-11-01T08:51:00.000-05:00Grits, 8:34 again. When you delete posts complain...Grits, 8:34 again. When you delete posts complaining about your one-sidedness, you ARE debating it, but not fairly. Yeah, I know -- get my own blog if I don't like it.<BR/><BR/>Grits readers should know that at least two of my posts have been deleted this morning, not because they were nasty or libelous but because they called Grits out for his one-sidedness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83278401903810843972008-11-01T08:34:00.000-05:002008-11-01T08:34:00.000-05:00I HAVE e-mailed you, Grits, and it went no where e...I HAVE e-mailed you, Grits, and it went no where either time. Keep deleting my posts, if you want to. Grits readers who watch closely might still see them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56496671868243200592008-11-01T08:30:00.000-05:002008-11-01T08:30:00.000-05:00fyi, direct complaints about Grits comments policy...fyi, direct complaints about Grits comments policy to me via email. I'm not going to debate it here. Thanks.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40027286495810333532008-10-30T18:40:00.000-05:002008-10-30T18:40:00.000-05:00Scott, I agree that DH's departure left us in the...Scott, I agree that DH's departure left us in the lurch. However, I listened to many of the previous interchanges between him and the Dean. The Dean did not listen to him. DH said he was resigning because he thought his presence would be a distraction. Maybe so - and maybe he was just tired of being treated like the Dean's "House N....."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2567245348969973712008-10-26T23:18:00.000-05:002008-10-26T23:18:00.000-05:00Good riddance 11:09. We won't miss you either.Good riddance 11:09. We won't miss you either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72048118171934009932008-10-26T23:09:00.000-05:002008-10-26T23:09:00.000-05:00To be honest, I really wonder who is telling the t...To be honest, I really wonder who is telling the truth. You or the ledge. I don't believe either one of you, and wish you'd monitor your blog a little more closely and keep people on topic. Otherwise, you are doing nothing but feeding in to this bullshit.<BR/><BR/>I won't bother myself with whatever you (GFB) chose to respond to here or in the future. It's our belief that you are nothing but a f'ing liberal idiot. <BR/><BR/>Enough said amigo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-36782136607924278812008-10-26T16:10:00.000-05:002008-10-26T16:10:00.000-05:00Congratulations for slamming that poster who was a...Congratulations for slamming that poster who was accusing everyone, he got a bit dirty, also. I think he needs some psy help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47852339237209667272008-10-26T13:21:00.000-05:002008-10-26T13:21:00.000-05:00"he didn't resign because he refused to answer som..."he didn't resign because he refused to answer some Ranger's questions "<BR/><BR/>I never said that. You're just complaining out of reflex, not because of anything I wrote.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8610466440134996182008-10-26T11:50:00.000-05:002008-10-26T11:50:00.000-05:00Ok now you have it right. But he didn't resign bec...Ok now you have it right. But he didn't resign because he refused to answer some Ranger's questions as you said earlier. He resigned because he was about to have his ass handed to him by the ledge and he knew it. And your right, he did leave us out there and should've taken the heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73869786501859287802008-10-26T11:40:00.000-05:002008-10-26T11:40:00.000-05:00Dwight Harris resigned IMMEDIATELY before he was s...Dwight Harris resigned IMMEDIATELY before he was supposed to answer questions before the Lege then chose not come to the hearing, even in his capacity as a private citizen, or answer questions by the press or anyone else. He wholly refused to be held accountable in any way, preferring unemployment to standing up and taking responsibility for what happened during his tenure. That's just history, a factual recounting of what happened, whatever his excuses are.<BR/><BR/>He hung y'all out to dry, big time. I continue to believe if he'd behaved like a man and stuck it out, a lot of the flailing about last year could have been avoided - the agency possibly wouldn't have even entered conservatorship. Once he abandoned ship, though, the die was cast.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20108902041169707902008-10-26T10:31:00.000-05:002008-10-26T10:31:00.000-05:00"That ship sailed the day Dwight Harris resigned t..."That ship sailed the day Dwight Harris resigned to avoid answering questions about the Ranger's report."<BR/><BR/>What evidence do you have to support that comment because that's not the reason he gave us. Are you drawing factless conclusions here? If so, how is that not a "nasty" missive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69438102007844866772008-10-26T08:10:00.000-05:002008-10-26T08:10:00.000-05:00Stay on topic, people - Geez.And to the jerk who w...Stay on topic, people - Geez.<BR/><BR/>And to the jerk who wants to pretend that everyone who thinks TYC had a sex abuse problem is really the author of "Raped by the State" writing anonymously, I'm bored with you now so I deleted a couple of your nastier missives and should have gone farther. That crap goes on on WAAAAY too many strings and I'm pretty sure it's all one person doing it. You don't know who anonymous commenters are on Grits and neither do I, so shut up about it stay on topic.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.com