The lawman and the lap dancer
September 23rd 2010 09:16
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The lawman and the lap dancer
Wyatt Earp would not be pleased
VYOOS EDITORIAL
Unemployment in the United States is close to 10 per cent, a disturbing level for a developed country, and is forecast to rise.
When unemployment hits 10 per cent anywhere, there are hardship stories all around. For those with children and no job, the hardship can be better described as heartbreak.
One man who does have a secure job is William Nolan. He lives in Connecticut and is a state marshal. It's a position that means a lot in the US. Built on the legacy of romantic figures like Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickock, and with an unbroken history of service stretching back to 1789 when the office was created by the Judiciary Act passed by the first US Congress, it's a position of trust.
William Nolan must be a proud man, and one whose hand you'd be happy to shake.
Maybe not.
William Nolan went to work one day recently, and was given the duty of serving a tax warrant on Johnny Kraft, owner of a strip club. The tax warrant was for US$9,800. Nolan, it has been alleged, added 10 per cent to the amount, which was discovered when Kraft paid the bill directly to the city, rather than to Nolan.
Still at the club, having delivered the tax demand to Kraft, Nolan decided to wile away a work hour or two by availing himself of the pleasures of the premises. He hired himself a lap dancer.
Nolan this week appeared before a commission of inquiry, which found "probable cause" that he "unreasonably blurred the lines between professional and personal conduct''.
"I think it was a lack of judgment and I want to put on the record that I apologise to my wife and family and my 87-year-old mother," Nolan told the commissioners, reportedly through tears.
The commission recommended a disciplinary hearing.
If Nolan loses his job, let's hope his replacement appreciates the privilege the position brings.
middletownpress.com
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