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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Saturday, September 6, 2008 39TH DISTRICT Wrong to overlook Walser's conviction Former Sultan Chief of Police Fred Walser's explanation that "it was a clerical foul-up" and "I just wanted to get it over with and move on" for being charged and pleading guilty to a gross misdemeanor does not convince intelligent individuals that the truth is being told. The crime Mr. Walser pled guilty to, "providing false information to a public official," involved the investigation by four separate law enforcement agencies over a period of two years which created over 1,000 pages of investigative reports and considerable cost to the city of Sultan. The seriousness of the crime that Mr. Walser pled guilty to resulted in the court ordering Mr. Walser to pay the city of Sultan $20,000 in restitution, participate in 240 hours of community service, and serve one year of supervised probation. This sounds more serious than a "clerical foul-up." Actually, the facts of the case as determined by the county prosecutor's office indicate Mr. Walser lied to his own city officials, the city he was sworn to protect, to cover up for an employee's misconduct. Now a convicted criminal, Mr. Walser wants to be your and my Washington state senator. To make things worse, he is endorsed and received contributions from many Washington state and Snohomish County Democratic organizations, as well as several top Snohomish County elected officials. Shame on them! I, for one, do not want to be represented in the Legislature by a convicted criminal who has already voluntarily admitted to violating the public trust. I will vote for the person who has actually served the 39th District as a state senator well without violating the public trust or commiting a crime while serving in public office. Jim Tagart Snohomish READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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