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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Clean and simple, Ted –<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Such actions, conducted in an official
capacity via public means (a tax-supported computer in this case), reflect
adversely upon the department of which she is employed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>Seeya round town, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><br>
<br>
"People who ridicule others while hiding behind anonymous monikers in
chat-room forums are neither brave nor clever."<br>
<br>
- Latah County Sheriff <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wayne</st1:place></st1:City>
Rausch (August 21, 2007) </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Ted Moffett
[mailto:starbliss@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August 25, 2007
3:55 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Sue Hovey<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>;
keely emerinemix; Debbie Gray; Tom Hansen; MoscowVision 2020<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Religion
Has No Part in Process</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sue et. al.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Assuming this communication was sent from Latah County Law enforcement
computers, personal use of work computers, whether in the public or private
sector, is sometimes tolerated. But sent from a tax payer supported
work computer or not, this e-mail sent to a church business
list (this was not a purely personal communication) expressing religious
and gender bias (the e-mail did not merely inform of job openings, but
expressed a desire for "Christian men" to fill the ranks) from
an employee of the Latah Sheriff Dept. raises serious issues that an apology
and press release do not fully address. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Expressing preference for a specific religion and gender in a
communication to recruit fellow employees demonstrates arrogance towards
and disregard of the principle of non-discrimination in hiring, a
principle that all tax payer supported employees of all public institutions
should be thoroughly aware of and respect. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Given this employee would prefer to have "Christian
men" employed by the Latah Sheriff's Dept, how well would this
employee work with, for example, a Wiccan, atheist or Islamic
co-worker? What about a lesbian? And in the "battle
against evil," will this employee be capable of maintaining
total objectivity on the job, regarding ethical issues that are
problematic for their religion, given their obvious
religious bias? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I doubt it. And this doubt extends to the objectivity that any
religious fundamentalist or extreme ideologue might be capable of applying on
the job.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The fact this employee appeared oblivious to the ethical flaw in
promoting religious and gender discrimination (though we are being led to
believe this employee was not representing the department when sending
this communication?) in the hiring process for a public service job clearly
expresses the insular bias that is unconsciously embedded in the mentality of
religious fundamentalism. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Quotes from the communication in question:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"We currently have three open positions down in our jail,"
she wrote. "It<br>
would be great to see them filled with Christian men. The Lieutenant of the<br>
jail, Jim Loyd, is a strong Christian and so are several of the detention <br>
deputies." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"You are issued a handgun and rifle, and you get to work for
Sheriff Wayne<br>
Rausch, a wonderful Christian," she continues. "Working as a cop is
an<br>
excellent opportunity for Christians to be at the forefront in the battle <br>
against evil."<br>
--------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ted Moffett<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 8/24/07, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sue
Hovey</span></b> <<a href="mailto:suehovey@moscow.com" target="_blank">suehovey@moscow.com</a>
> wrote:</span></font></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Roger, et al. When one is posting a message on a computer
which belongs to<br>
the place where you work, the message better be in compliance with hiring <br>
practice and the law. Regardless of her views, she should not be
posting<br>
them on a computer that does not specifically belong to her.<br>
<br>
<br>
Sue<br>
----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "<st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>" < <a
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com" target="_blank">lfalen@turbonet.com</a>><br>
To: "keely emerinemix" <<a href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com"
target="_blank"> kjajmix1@msn.com</a>>; "Debbie Gray"<br>
<<a href="mailto:graylex@yahoo.com" target="_blank"> graylex@yahoo.com</a>>;
"Tom Hansen" <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">
thansen@moscow.com</a>>; "MoscowVision 2020"<br>
<<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a>>
<br>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 11:43 AM <br>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Religion Has No Part in Process<br>
<br>
<br>
> Keely<br>
> You and many other may disagree with her, but there was nothing wrong with<br>
> her expressing her views. It was intended to be a private
communication. <br>
> It was not an official job posting or representing the department in any<br>
> way. What is suspect is the leaking of a private communication to Vera<br>
> White.<br>
> Roger<br>
><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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