A Slow Painful Death
By Richard Olivastro
February 4, 2009
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Consider this: "Bay City Manager Robert Belleman said that he was 'deeply saddened' by Schur's death... (and) "He also said neighbors have a responsibility to each other. Belleman went on, 'I've said this before and some of my colleagues have said this: Neighbors need to keep an eye on neighbors' ".
Does City Manager Belleman realize what he disclosed with that statement?
That as City Manager he did not consider Mr. Schur - and presumably other residents - as "neighbors". Or, that he, as city manager, is too far removed - could that be above - to see Mr. Schur as a Bay City neighbor. Since Belleman, and others in the city administration, failed his own test of neighborliness - as well as any objective test of serving Mr. Schur as a Bay City customer, client, or taxpayer, much less as a human-being - there is at least one certain conclusion: Bay City, Michigan needs to find a new city manager. While the search for a replacement is underway, it appears from the record, that the people would actually be better served - and safer - if the position became vacant immediately.
The obfuscation that continues in Michigan will not dilute the shame, blame and responsibility of officials in Bay City. Installing an arbitrary automatic 'limiter' device is an undeniable irresponsible act. Every individual -- affiliated with any entity, public or private - whose operational recklessness, greed, and incompetence causes the death of a person must be held accountable. Since the Supreme Court has defined a corporate entity as a "person", Bay City government is the corporate "person" that also must be held criminally accountable for causing the death of Marvin E. Schur.
A Michigan state grand jury must convene this month to hear testimony under oath from the Bay City mayor through the installer of the "limiter". This should out more facts. Indictments are warranted for all those culpable. The charge is involuntary manslaughter due to criminal negligence. The American public must not permit any level of government to be used to shield the perpetrators.
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Richard Olivastro is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, president of Olivastro Communications - an executive leadership development company - and founder of Citizens For Change.
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