Bizarre, a top pentagon official harasses a nanny on his Capitol Hill block.

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Anonymous wrote: Why not parade him through the town square and put him in stockades? Wait, the Post did that ! And you good people of Salem are eating it up.

Oh, FFS. He's an affluent DoD spokesperson who was picking on some poor immigrant childcare worker who dared to park near his million-dollar house.

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Is DCUM changing its view on what makes someone affluent? I'm sure hr lives comfortably with his family but he's at best a well-paid UMC bureaucrat even after factoring in his military retirement pay. It's the Hill, not Spring Vslley or Kalorama.

You are ridiculous. I can't believe you are defending his behavior.

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Anonymous wrote:His punishment was a slap on the wrist. This is theft. Asshole.

It's more than theft. It was harassment too. The family and nanny no longer feel as safe in their homes. I wouldn't either. This douche should have been arrested.

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I wonder about those who are trying to minimize his calculating and bizarre behaviors.

I'm guessing one or two people that know this guy showed up. DCUM was pretty united in thinking he is a jerk and all of a sudden defenders showed up.

Yep. Maybe even the guy himself or his wife.

He's not fit to be a public servant.

Salem Witch Trials. He didn't betray the public trust or engage in official misconduct. He didn't slash any tires or torch the van. Heck, he didn't even ill off a Chicago sunroof. He was exposed as being a world class dick in his personal and professional lives, pilloried by anonymous posters on social media, his career is in shambles, and a judge has determined that his record will be expunged if he pays the fine and performs community service. Moreover, the WP felt compelled to publish unnecessary details such as the assessed value of his residence and what he hsppened to be watching on TV, which are hardly a matter of newsworthy investigative journalism. How many times and in what other ways does he need to be punished so you can feel better about yourself? Get a life and move on.

What does it say about your life that you are defending this loser on an anonymous board? The fact that he was stalking and menacing a babysitter is what makes it newsworthy. Pick on someone your own size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Why not parade him through the town square and put him in stockades? Wait, the Post did that ! And you good people of Salem are eating it up.

Oh, FFS. He's an affluent DoD spokesperson who was picking on some poor immigrant childcare worker who dared to park near his million-dollar house.

+1

Is DCUM changing its view on what makes someone affluent? I'm sure hr lives comfortably with his family but he's at best a well-paid UMC bureaucrat even after factoring in his military retirement pay. It's the Hill, not Spring Vslley or Kalorama.

Are you kidding? His house is probably worth $1.3 million.

[Anonymous]

+1 to the poster who wrote this on the now locked thread. I think it sums it up perfectly.

Cake is definitely baked. He needs to move out of DC to a less stressful place, get a new job somewhere and calm the F down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 to the poster who wrote this on the now locked thread. I think it sums it up perfectly.

Cake is definitely baked. He needs to move out of DC to a less stressful place, get a new job somewhere and calm the F down.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Sounds like he has some Walter White tendencies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:His punishment was a slap on the wrist. This is theft. Asshole.

It's more than theft. It was harassment too. The family and nanny no longer feel as safe in their homes. I wouldn't either. This douche should have been arrested.

+1

I wonder about those who are trying to minimize his calculating and bizarre behaviors.

I'm guessing one or two people that know this guy showed up. DCUM was pretty united in thinking he is a jerk and all of a sudden defenders showed up.

Yep. Maybe even the guy himself or his wife.

He's not fit to be a public servant.

Salem Witch Trials. He didn't betray the public trust or engage in official misconduct. He didn't slash any tires or torch the van. Heck, he didn't even ill off a Chicago sunroof. He was exposed as being a world class dick in his personal and professional lives, pilloried by anonymous posters on social media, his career is in shambles, and a judge has determined that his record will be expunged if he pays the fine and performs community service. Moreover, the WP felt compelled to publish unnecessary details such as the assessed value of his residence and what he hsppened to be watching on TV, which are hardly a matter of newsworthy investigative journalism. How many times and in what other ways does he need to be punished so you can feel better about yourself? Get a life and move on.

What does it say about your life that you are defending this loser on an anonymous board? The fact that he was stalking and menacing a babysitter is what makes it newsworthy. Pick on someone your own size.

Please point to anything in my post which indicates that I am defending this man. I do find it ironic that anyone is demanding that he be fired or stripped of his retirement pay two decades after having left the Army. IMO it's the same type of unhinged and obsessive judgementalism that landed Whitman is the spotlight. And isn't it a pretty low bar if we're now prepared to take away retirement pay earned in the service of our country anytime a veteran is found guilty of a misdemeanor? Or does this standard only apply to some select group of veterans based on the value of their home and GS level?

[Anonymous]

He twice STOLE something from the same person. He could have left 50 notes and I would be more likely to let him get off easy, but the combination of harassment and active stealing something twice makes him seem unhinged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Why not parade him through the town square and put him in stockades? Wait, the Post did that ! And you good people of Salem are eating it up.

Oh, FFS. He's an affluent DoD spokesperson who was picking on some poor immigrant childcare worker who dared to park near his million-dollar house.

+1

Is DCUM changing its view on what makes someone affluent? I'm sure hr lives comfortably with his family but he's at best a well-paid UMC bureaucrat even after factoring in his military retirement pay. It's the Hill, not Spring Vslley or Kalorama.

Are you kidding? His house is probably worth $1.3 million.

You're not in real estate, are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:His punishment was a slap on the wrist. This is theft. Asshole.

It's more than theft. It was harassment too. The family and nanny no longer feel as safe in their homes. I wouldn't either. This douche should have been arrested.

+1

I wonder about those who are trying to minimize his calculating and bizarre behaviors.

I'm guessing one or two people that know this guy showed up. DCUM was pretty united in thinking he is a jerk and all of a sudden defenders showed up.

Yep. Maybe even the guy himself or his wife.

He's not fit to be a public servant.

Salem Witch Trials. He didn't betray the public trust or engage in official misconduct. He didn't slash any tires or torch the van. Heck, he didn't even ill off a Chicago sunroof. He was exposed as being a world class dick in his personal and professional lives, pilloried by anonymous posters on social media, his career is in shambles, and a judge has determined that his record will be expunged if he pays the fine and performs community service. Moreover, the WP felt compelled to publish unnecessary details such as the assessed value of his residence and what he hsppened to be watching on TV, which are hardly a matter of newsworthy investigative journalism. How many times and in what other ways does he need to be punished so you can feel better about yourself? Get a life and move on.

What does it say about your life that you are defending this loser on an anonymous board? The fact that he was stalking and menacing a babysitter is what makes it newsworthy. Pick on someone your own size.

Please point to anything in my post which indicates that I am defending this man. I do find it ironic that anyone is demanding that he be fired or stripped of his retirement pay two decades after having left the Army. IMO it's the same type of unhinged and obsessive judgementalism that landed Whitman is the spotlight. And isn't it a pretty low bar if we're now prepared to take away retirement pay earned in the service of our country anytime a veteran is found guilty of a misdemeanor? Or does this standard only apply to some select group of veterans based on the value of their home and GS level?

I didn't advocate for him to lose his retirement pay. There are many of us in this thread. You're calling this a witch hunt because he's been shamed on social media and his career is in shambles. It seems like a fitting reward for someone who was trying to interfere with the nanny's ability to do her job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Why not parade him through the town square and put him in stockades? Wait, the Post did that ! And you good people of Salem are eating it up.

Oh, FFS. He's an affluent DoD spokesperson who was picking on some poor immigrant childcare worker who dared to park near his million-dollar house.

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+3. What was the point of the harassment when neighbors say parking is not an issue in that neighborhood and she wasn't even parked on his block? I think it's the Trumping of America and I don't want this guy representing my country in any way.

I feel sorry for the nanny and her employers and glad this perp is up for public shaming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He twice STOLE something from the same person. He could have left 50 notes and I would be more likely to let him get off easy, but the combination of harassment and active stealing something twice makes him seem unhinged.

Yet you're not neither prosecutor nor judge. Setting aside the fact that there no such thing as passive theft, what do you think an appropriate punishment would be at this point based on what is publically known, bearing in mind he has been placed on administrative leave while the Zpentsgin conducts its own inquiry? Shall we go the Sharia route and cut off his hand? Or simply lash him with a stick Singaporean style? Perhaps you want to go all High Sparrow in him and impose a walk of atonement down Pennsylvania Avenue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:His punishment was a slap on the wrist. This is theft. Asshole.

It's more than theft. It was harassment too. The family and nanny no longer feel as safe in their homes. I wouldn't either. This douche should have been arrested.

+1

I wonder about those who are trying to minimize his calculating and bizarre behaviors.

I'm guessing one or two people that know this guy showed up. DCUM was pretty united in thinking he is a jerk and all of a sudden defenders showed up.

Yep. Maybe even the guy himself or his wife.

He's not fit to be a public servant.

Salem Witch Trials. He didn't betray the public trust or engage in official misconduct. He didn't slash any tires or torch the van. Heck, he didn't even ill off a Chicago sunroof. He was exposed as being a world class dick in his personal and professional lives, pilloried by anonymous posters on social media, his career is in shambles, and a judge has determined that his record will be expunged if he pays the fine and performs community service. Moreover, the WP felt compelled to publish unnecessary details such as the assessed value of his residence and what he hsppened to be watching on TV, which are hardly a matter of newsworthy investigative journalism. How many times and in what other ways does he need to be punished so you can feel better about yourself? Get a life and move on.

What does it say about your life that you are defending this loser on an anonymous board? The fact that he was stalking and menacing a babysitter is what makes it newsworthy. Pick on someone your own size.

Please point to anything in my post which indicates that I am defending this man. I do find it ironic that anyone is demanding that he be fired or stripped of his retirement pay two decades after having left the Army. IMO it's the same type of unhinged and obsessive judgementalism that landed Whitman is the spotlight. And isn't it a pretty low bar if we're now prepared to take away retirement pay earned in the service of our country anytime a veteran is found guilty of a misdemeanor? Or does this standard only apply to some select group of veterans based on the value of their home and GS level?

I didn't advocate for him to lose his retirement pay. There are many of us in this thread. You're calling this a witch hunt because he's been shamed on social media and his career is in shambles. It seems like a fitting reward for someone who was trying to interfere with the nanny's ability to do her job.

Agree. Additionally, it's been reported that he's been suspended due to his failure to report the incident appropriately to his superiors, not just the theft itself. All in all, he's showing terrible judgement in all aspects of this (except for arranging and agreeing to a good plea with the prosecutor) that makes it unlikely he's fit for his job.

If you're going to build a career in public relations or communications, the first rule is never become the story. He became the story so he's out of luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He twice STOLE something from the same person. He could have left 50 notes and I would be more likely to let him get off easy, but the combination of harassment and active stealing something twice makes him seem unhinged.

Yet you're not neither prosecutor nor judge. Setting aside the fact that there no such thing as passive theft, what do you think an appropriate punishment would be at this point based on what is publically known, bearing in mind he has been placed on administrative leave while the Zpentsgin conducts its own inquiry? Shall we go the Sharia route and cut off his hand? Or simply lash him with a stick Singaporean style? Perhaps you want to go all High Sparrow in him and impose a walk of atonement down Pennsylvania Avenue?

Not PP, but...there is seriously something wrong with you.

He committed a crime, he got caught, and it was in the news. He lost his job as a result. This happens all the time. Are you advocating similarly for all people whose crimes are reported in the news?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:His punishment was a slap on the wrist. This is theft. Asshole.

It's more than theft. It was harassment too. The family and nanny no longer feel as safe in their homes. I wouldn't either. This douche should have been arrested.

+1

I wonder about those who are trying to minimize his calculating and bizarre behaviors.

I'm guessing one or two people that know this guy showed up. DCUM was pretty united in thinking he is a jerk and all of a sudden defenders showed up.

Yep. Maybe even the guy himself or his wife.

He's not fit to be a public servant.

Salem Witch Trials. He didn't betray the public trust or engage in official misconduct. He didn't slash any tires or torch the van. Heck, he didn't even ill off a Chicago sunroof. He was exposed as being a world class dick in his personal and professional lives, pilloried by anonymous posters on social media, his career is in shambles, and a judge has determined that his record will be expunged if he pays the fine and performs community service. Moreover, the WP felt compelled to publish unnecessary details such as the assessed value of his residence and what he hsppened to be watching on TV, which are hardly a matter of newsworthy investigative journalism. How many times and in what other ways does he need to be punished so you can feel better about yourself? Get a life and move on.

What does it say about your life that you are defending this loser on an anonymous board? The fact that he was stalking and menacing a babysitter is what makes it newsworthy. Pick on someone your own size.

Please point to anything in my post which indicates that I am defending this man. I do find it ironic that anyone is demanding that he be fired or stripped of his retirement pay two decades after having left the Army. IMO it's the same type of unhinged and obsessive judgementalism that landed Whitman is the spotlight. And isn't it a pretty low bar if we're now prepared to take away retirement pay earned in the service of our country anytime a veteran is found guilty of a misdemeanor? Or does this standard only apply to some select group of veterans based on the value of their home and GS level?

I didn't advocate for him to lose his retirement pay. There are many of us in this thread. You're calling this a witch hunt because he's been shamed on social media and his career is in shambles. It seems like a fitting reward for someone who was trying to interfere with the nanny's ability to do her job.

For the sake of playing Devil's Advocate, I'm not sure there's any basis to conclude that he was trying to interfere with the ability of the nanny to do her job. On street parking for household employees is a convenience that did not exist prior to the much-abused VPP system being implemented after the Nationals moved to their new stadium. Capitol South Metro is two blocks away. How do I know? Our nanny takes Metro every day. To be clear, I'm not defending or excusing Whitman's actions but find the visceral responses equally unnerving.