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October 21, 2021 Escanaba City Hall Meeting. "Who Done It?" and "Is Anyone Else Still Doing It?"

This is an interesting meeting to say the least. 😬 Seems like there are some great things going on in Esky the town is coming together on some important key directives that could impact their future. There is a little drama toward the end of the video. 🧐 A little tid bit on a contractor because this is often one of the common places such activities occur. It is also precisely why looking at the books from time to time encourages checks and balances on behaviors. Similarly, audit and reviews can be helpful in finding discrepancies. 

A publication by the Columbia Law School discusses the benefits of "spot checks" and whistle blowers as well as some other places to check for inappropriate behaviors from the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity article, 'Taking a Byte out of Corruption'. Sometimes poking around at different activities leads to whole new discoveries. The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. ― Neil deGrasse Tyson

 What I can say is that taking money from the city is the same as taking it out of the hands of its citizens; stealing from a community. Sometimes investigations are not publicized because they aren't finished, could have more to them, and incorrect information could falsely hurt people (lots of different reasons and I'm probably missing a few.). That is why its always best to bring forward issues when people are first aware of them to reduce damage and improve options (We can keep going back to this concept of "If I was a person who knew something I might want to report it right away?" ...but that is just me. I've seen people debate that or not say anything when they should have and in part they become morally responsible.🤷)

When potential foul play is involved.....it should be reviewed with care and discretion because one thing about human behavior that is likely true....its patterned often around subconscious emotional needs that lead to cyclical thinking and in turn to repeated behaviors at other places and times (At least without critical examination.). Thus a person who engaged in a willful act that takes significant cognitive engagement likely has done similar things in other places (...leading to a kind of data trail. Whether or not that data is available, where it can be found or how to draw are different kinds of questions. 'Physiological and behavioral patterns of corruption')

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