Ahhh, OSVA, you will indeed be happier if you abstain, as, unfortunately, folks on this part of the forum can get a bit testy at times.OSVAlacrosse wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:25 amVery weak response to a perfectly legitimate question. Thus ends my foray into politics on a lacrosse board.a fan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:11 amThe mayor would be thrown in jail. The only "opinion" in question would be whether or not you thought the mayor's prison jumpsuit matched his eyes.OSVAlacrosse wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:54 am What if the owner of the dealership acknowledged that that mayor told him it would be great if you would put a sign in your lot and the owner responded, "Sure I would be happy to do it and you have my support." Would that be worthy of removal of office? Either way the answer would be your opinion or mine.
In this case, you chose to ignore key elements of the scenario presented, as if somehow it was the same question.
I'll assume for the moment that you meant it sincerely.
New scenario:
The Mayor never dangled anything in front of the dealership, never withheld any approval from the dealership, there was no approval potentially to be concerned about, and the Mayor solely asked whether the dealer would be happy to put up a sign (happens all the time, legally).
Yup, legal ask.
But it has nothing to do with whether the dealer 'complained'...under the original scenario there was an exchange of value, whether implied or explicit (explicit in the scenario), so both got what they wanted...no need to 'complain'.
The "complaint" is on behalf of the community and the rule of law, which protects against such corrupt acts.