E.R.A.S.E. (End Racism and Stop Exploitation) Racism: Dear Sirs:

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Dear Sirs:

June 11, 2008

Dear Sirs:

Since January 2007 to date, moreover, since the devastating March 2008 Mt. Pleasant Street fire, I’ve witnessed and raised many concerns about the ethical, moral, and social character and condition of our department. Specifically, among the head officials who manage our services and operations on a daily basis. I’ve been a proud member of my department for over 18 years. I’ve worked hard to climb through the ranks and make a positive difference, in each place I’m assigned. Never before during my service have I observed such impropriety as I have witnessed since the turn of the century; and again, that impropriety shines out most among our management. Such impropriety between officials is to be compared to combat. The primary difference here is that the casualties that are taking place are not among the enemy, but are resulting from concealed acts of “friendly fire”. This simply should not be! Many of the improprieties arise from a lack of commitment to properly enforce the rules, regulations and policies. If and when the policies are enforced, they’re not enforced with equality, consistency, or respect. I highly honor the foundations of order which have been put in place by our forerunners to protect and conserve the department’s trust and great name. And though I recognize that we’ve gained on the scale of economy, we’ve also become drastically deficient in our principles and humanity towards our own. Integrity; Equality; Integration & Democracy are all faces without a name. Simply stated, these truths should be self- evident to all who see and wear them. My petition is, as each of you strive in your respective capacity to assure the efficiency and integrity of governmental operations and services to the citizens and visitors of the District of Columbia, I ask, that you duly remain relentless and faithful to also protect and support those employees who earnestly and tirelessly serve and assist you in “making the mission happen.”