This is a story that has two sides to it: Don’s and the parking attendant’s.
They both agree on these things:
[Plusquellic says,] “I swore at him, fine. I threw in a few choice swear words to suggest to him that he was not being reasonable.”
They both agree that the mayor threatened his job.
That’s enough to know that Don Plusquellic is too big for his britches. You’re a working man, Don. You believe in the common man. Your son-in-law is a fireman. Don’t treat people like that. That guy was just trying to make a living. He doesn’t need someone telling him, “Look buddy, I happen to be the mayor.” That means you are a city servant. Just from a PR standpoint you would do well to show a little humility.
People in power love to push little people around. I know it makes you feel big and powerful Don. But really it makes you look petty and cowardly. You don’t need to prove yourself by getting some guy fired from his parking attendant job.
Now you see what has happened Don. A web page labeled Don Plusquellic – Akron Ohio Mayor – Don’t Be a Jerk is now coming up very high in the search engines for your name. And it’s all because you wanted to push somebody around for no good reason.
This is a totally different topic. But I want to make the point that I’m a diehard liberal. I voted for you before and I’ll vote for you again. You being a jerk doesn’t mean you govern poorly. But it would mean a lot to all the working people who vote for you to give all the little guys a little slack.
Lighten up Don Plusquellic.