Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 1:18 PM
Opinion
By Stephanie Ramage
MAYOR FRANKLIN PATS SGT. KREHER ON HIS SHOULDER--BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
As oddities go, it ranks up there.
Yesterday, in the City Council meeting where the 3-mill tax increase was passed—with my outspoken approval—something completely weird happened, I mean weirder than the usual weirdness. Something weirder than the mayor and I shaking hands.
I was sitting right behind Sgt. Scott Kreher, president of the local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers and Gina Pagnotta, local chapter president of the Professional Association of City Employees, when Mayor Shirley Franklin walked in, said hi to me (!), reached across me to pat Sgt. Kreher on his shoulder, and said, in a friendly manner, what sounded like “Hi, Scott, how are you?” to which he responded with a cordial hello and a hand shake.
I don’t know what to make of it, but certainly thought the readers would like to know.
Kreher was suspended after saying at a council meeting on May 20 that the way the mayor's administration was treating police officers injured in the line of duty sometimes made him want to beat her in the head with a baseball bat. He apologized the next day, but was suspended anyway. He returned to work an administrative duty only on June 20. Kreher remains on admin duty without a gun or badge.In the world of cat fights I believe this move is called waiving your tail in the face of your opponent.
Did you shake her hand before or after this?
Turner
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 5:44 PM