This activity is completely against work policy and he has fired others for “more minor personal computer use” regarding their work computer and work time.

Then if we go into his work history —
1) He made the battlefield roads a mess of one way roads with parking scattered here and there where people would normally be 'driving.' Visit and drive these one way roads and you will understand what I am saying. He had the State put a traffic light up on a main road that caused one accident after another, and which should have been evident this would occur by the knob or hill at this location. To counter this, the tour was rerouted in exactly the pattern I said should have happened from day one which would have made NO light necessary. To this day it is still there causing havoc in heavy traffice times.

If JOHN LATSCHAR had any COMMONSENSE, we would not have had all the trees destroyed ( and not put to any useful purpose ), our battlefield property unkempt and making unaware visitors subject to getting lyme disease, large herds of deer destroyed till you can see none anymore when touring the battlefield ( used to be a favorite pasttime for many ), a fantastic private tower imploded, other battlefield towers cut down to nothing, and private artifacts that were donated hidden away in the monstrosity of a new Visitor's Center that cost way more than it should have ( at the public's expense ) . Friends seem to always be involved in all
these happenings, and then he is offered a high paying position with this same organization.

Hmm… no conflict, huh? And this same organization controlling or profitting at the Visitor's Center?? And if I were a Friends contributor, I would definitely be looking into where their money is “really” going.

And then we find the only punishment for his misdeeds, also coming out of the pockets of the public, is that he will keep his salary and be moved to another job made just for him. No wonder the public is outraged, as well they should be.

Personally, I think the investigator needs to be 'demoted” also, as well as a new investigation conducted into Latschar's activties with Friends. Any time something like this is discovered on a work computer – or any computer — it usually becomes a police matter. That they “dumped” this porn ( and I am assuming that meant 'got rid of ” ) was an action totally unethical all by itself; and if not dumped, then it can still be handed over for a more thorough investigation into that finding.

The fact that Latschar thought he could get away with this type of behavior – or that it was Not monitored by the network administrators – is something that should be remedied immediately. The facts speak for themselves — not only did he do this act, which shows total lack of control and stupidity that he thought he could get away with it, but proves he was not working while being paid by the government. This is a big deal and this happening was totally mishandled. This is just another example of government incompetence at all levels and government wasting our money.

To conclude – someone higher should definitely be looking into how this whole mess was handled and make some changes based on those findings.

This activity is completely against work policy and he has fired others for “more minor personal computer use” regarding their work computer and work time.

Then if we go into his work history —
1) He made the battlefield roads a mess of one way roads with parking scattered here and there where people would normally be 'driving.' Visit and drive these one way roads and you will understand what I am saying. He had the State put a traffic light up on a main road that caused one accident after another, and which should have been evident this would occur by the knob or hill at this location. To counter this, the tour was rerouted in exactly the pattern I said should have happened from day one which would have made NO light necessary. To this day it is still there causing havoc in heavy traffice times.

If JOHN LATSCHAR had any COMMONSENSE, we would not have had all the trees destroyed ( and not put to any useful purpose ), our battlefield property unkempt and making unaware visitors subject to getting lyme disease, large herds of deer destroyed till you can see none anymore when touring the battlefield ( used to be a favorite pasttime for many ), a fantastic private tower imploded, other battlefield towers cut down to nothing, and private artifacts that were donated hidden away in the monstrosity of a new Visitor's Center that cost way more than it should have ( at the public's expense ) . Friends seem to always be involved in all
these happenings, and then he is offered a high paying position with this same organization.

Hmm… no conflict, huh? And this same organization controlling or profitting at the Visitor's Center?? And if I were a Friends contributor, I would definitely be looking into where their money is “really” going.

And then we find the only punishment for his misdeeds, also coming out of the pockets of the public, is that he will keep his salary and be moved to another job made just for him. No wonder the public is outraged, as well they should be.

Personally, I think the investigator needs to be 'demoted” also, as well as a new investigation conducted into Latschar's activties with Friends. Any time something like this is discovered on a work computer – or any computer — it usually becomes a police matter. That they “dumped” this porn ( and I am assuming that meant 'got rid of ” ) was an action totally unethical all by itself; and if not dumped, then it can still be handed over for a more thorough investigation into that finding.

The fact that Latschar thought he could get away with this type of behavior – or that it was Not monitored by the network administrators – is something that should be remedied immediately. The facts speak for themselves — not only did he do this act, which shows total lack of control and stupidity that he thought he could get away with it, but proves he was not working while being paid by the government. This is a big deal and this happening was totally mishandled. This is just another example of government incompetence at all levels and government wasting our money.

To conclude – someone higher should definitely be looking into how this whole mess was handled and make some changes based on those findings.

Wrong.

I think anyone who is thinking of defending the leaker should ask themselves first “Is there anything in my own employment records that I would mind waking up and finding plastered on the front page of the newspaper in the town where I work and I and my family live because of the unilateral decision of someone who has access to those records?” No points for taking refuge in believing that one is too obscure for the media to care. That's unpredictable. That tends to be a mix of how important the person, how juicy or shocking the item, and how much the leaker and/or the media is willing to distort it or take it out of context, and how slow a newsday it is. Only after thinking about the answer to that question and answering it honestly should the decision be made to defend this leaker. If someone wants to defend him/her, that's their right, but I think this should be a consistent position. If you think it would be wrong and criminal if it happened to you and/or someone you cared about/respected, it's wrong and criminal if it happens to someone you hate/disrespect even in cases where that hatred/disrespect is amply merited.

Needless to say, in this case you're both wrong. Yankees in six. Seven if you're really not nice (more painful). In that case we'll have to find a sports bar in Louisville. Somehow I don't think that will be too hard.

You raise a very good point, one I hadn't even considered, about what will happen to the park alterations that occurred under the Latschar plan. It made me wonder: How much of that plan (can't recall the formal name for it, but I know there is one) has been executed to date? I don't mean the new VC, which obviously is a fait accompli, but other alterations, like the kind you mention: clearing of various grasses and trees, etc. Is there a chance that Latschar's replacement would—or could—take a different path moving forward, i.e., scrap any remaining bits of the original plan not yet implemented (again, if there are any)? I suppose so. Again, hadn't even thought about that.

And how bad a guy can you be, if you're quoting from what's probably the best episode of the original Star Trek TV series? Spock's the man.

Kevin: Sorry for replying to my own post here, instead of yours or Harry's. For some reason, I see no 'reply' button after either of them.