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This was, I believe, an incorrect ruling, and will be reversed on appeal. The same thing happened to Linda Gottwald and SUFA, and they eventually prevailed. Hang in there, Kathy!
Here again, no good deed goes unpunished. Faced with the choice of retirement or being fired, losing everything you’ve worked for, certainly constitutes duress and consequently an involuntary decision. By his decision, Judge Jones implies Kathy Reitzel should have allowed herself to be fired and bear personal financial burden in her fight for justice after doing what was upstanding for the taxpayers. What is the real reason why this was forced on a person who had the conscience and guts to do the right thing? It only stands to reason that corruption perpetuates itself by systematically eliminating the watchdogs. Killing the messenger by “public execution” is a clear message to us “minions” to put up and shut up and even reinforced by the courts. If such a disgrace can be perpetrated at this local level, imagine what is happening regularly on a national and global level. We’re all sold apple pie, motherhood and “the American way” but it disgusts me to realize what what the American way has really become. Kathy Reitzel is a heroine who deserves the support of the entire community instead of being kicked to the curb in concocted disgrace.