EM Kevyn Orr: Taxpayers shouldn’t foot bill to defend ex-Police Chief Godbee

[Honky Tonk]

When you're a public figure as part of your job, you attract personal lawsuits. People who don't like you will sometimes file suit just to embarrass you, distract you from your public duties, or just to destroy you. If your public employer doesn't cover your back, enemies of you and City will attack you personally with unfounded allegations. Look at that HP guy [[Davis). He'll sue or claim anything just to get in the newspapers.

I don't know anything about this case. Maybe he's guilty as sin, and maybe it has nothing whatsoever to do with his job. But I wouldn't be surprised if this suit only exists because of his job. It offends me to pay for defense for an idiot -- but it offends me more to allow good public employees to be attacked and be financially destroyed with a lawsuit.

He did resign over this, you know. He didn't say "she's making this up and I'll fight it in court". I'm still a little amazed that she's that gullible.