He does not deserve his sick pay

By J.C.
Published/Last Modified on Monday, March 31, 2008 5:14 AM CDT

 

 

 

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What Will wants is to slap the public in the face again. He wants his sick and vacation pay. Well lets see he was charged with better than $500 thousand  he mishahandled, and used for personel reasons, yet he only paid back $100 thousand. Sounds like a really good investment to me. take 500, pay back 100 and keep the other 400. Now he wants his sick and vaction time. What he should get is  some jail time instead. What about his slush fund that he got to keep also, even though he is not running for public office. Looks like he feels he is entitled to what ever he ask for. It is time to tell him no and to make him accountable. I believe that what was told to the public was just the surface of what he had done wrong not all things were put out for the public to see.

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    Rest in Peace wrote on Apr 11, 2008 12:30 AM:

    " When our elected officials get caught with their hand in the cookie jar it certainly appears they are held to a lessor punishment. Sure they do the sentence given to them however minute. But they continue to think the community owes them. The tax payers of Iberia Parish do not owe Will anything. If he wants to be left alone he should tell those that still want to scratch his back to stop offering up the people's money. If it weren't for that nobody one care about Will one way or another. Just another criminal. "

    Tell it like it is wrote on Apr 8, 2008 6:30 PM:

    " I think Will an all retired parish employees should get a cost of living increase every year to keep up with the high rising fuel costs, and inflation. "

    disgusted citizen wrote on Apr 8, 2008 4:14 PM:

    " Sorry, Will Chapman broke the law while holding public office. His retirement should be forfiet. This is the Good Ole Boy network in action, those with connections can get off, while anyone else would have been subjected to the fullest extent of the law. "

    Tell it like it is wrote on Apr 7, 2008 4:59 PM:

    " To poor ole If enough is enough then why do you keep harping on it . Its over said an done so go fly a kite or do something costuctive. "

    nml wrote on Apr 7, 2008 3:43 PM:

    " This man should have gone to jail with the amount of money he took. To say that everyone does it doesn't cut it. He betrayed the public trust. "

    just an opinion wrote on Apr 7, 2008 2:22 PM:

    " Don't give him the retirement money and call it even. "

    Poor ole Will wrote on Apr 6, 2008 12:02 PM:

    " He took from the taxpayes. What he did as community service was a joke. House arrest was a joke to. He paid back less then he took. Now the poor ole soul wants his sick and vacation pay. I say he got all his payment in full when he took what wasn't his. He has his money he collected from when he was running for Parish President again. Use that as his sick and vacation. I say let the public vote on that one. He still has followers on the council. I say enough is enough with poor ole Will. "

    Brian wrote on Apr 2, 2008 2:15 PM:

    " What about other people in parish government who were involved, but, got to keep their jobs just because they "cooperated" with the investagation? That's the real injustice. "

    juan wrote on Apr 1, 2008 7:47 PM:

    " okay suppose will would have gone to trial oh from the d.a 's office on down the whole courthouse would have been involved. so this is 2008 get a life. are you perfect? have you ever done wrong if you did you not bold enough to admit the truth. he owned up to the wrong doing paid his dues, so why not give him the money he sure worked for it. i am praying that he gets it. go to church and pray. "

    elaine wrote on Apr 1, 2008 7:40 PM:

    " first of all why is everybody complaining i am sure somewhere down the line good ol boy will helped one of you the person complaining about the party must have been invited to know about the party, so what you came cheese in his face the night of the party and now you are writing about it. oh yes he did his community service every last bit and more, even after he was finished on paper he put in hours. he also helped a young man to do the right thing in his life. he is now working offshore. "

    Tell it like it is wrote on Apr 1, 2008 6:38 PM:

    " To no more crooks---- Just to let you know the party was not for the removal of the ankle bracelet. It was to celebrate their wedding anniverary and his birthday . So once again go look in your closet. "

    tell it like it is wrote on Apr 1, 2008 6:34 PM:

    " Tommy broussard would please leave Will an his family alone. Have you looked in your closet lately? "

    Concerned Citizen wrote on Apr 1, 2008 4:37 PM:

    " THIS is why New Iberia is the way that it is. There are too many people worried about other peoples lives, and not worried about their own. Yes, he did wrong, he served his time, paid whatever he had to pay, even if it wasn't all of it, how do you know that he doesn't have a time period to pay it in. But what concern is it of yours? I agree with the first comment. That was what, a year ago?! It's time to leave well enough alone! "

    no more crooks wrote on Apr 1, 2008 11:09 AM:

    " No Will it is not time to leave the man alone. He stole from the public our trust. As far as I'm concerned we gan dog him all day long. How can you justify giving this criminal a party at the Gougenheim to celebrate taking off his ankle bracelet? The guy is a crook,not a returning war hero. "

    Will- NO way wrote on Mar 31, 2008 12:48 PM:

    " House arrest-are you kidding?He did and went everywhere he wanted-that is not my understanding of house arrest-I agree with the initial writer-He should have lost his retirement as well-Why is it when the everyday individual does wrong he gets the book thrown at them-A public official/person of means get away with it-Injustice in this country for the everyday working person-the rich buy their way out, separate laws for them-it is proven every day,open the newspaper= I fully support the new bill in being submitted-Maybe they can make it retro active back to include Will- "

    Will wrote on Mar 31, 2008 6:47 AM:

    " Ain't it time to leave the man alone? He paid for his crime. He plead to a felony count of malfeasance in office and, as a result, lost his career. He and his family were embarrased. He'll never vote or run for office. He paid a fine. He had 6 months house arrest. He had 480 hours of community service. He now has 5 years supervised probation. He's done. Let the man live in peace for goodness sake. Too bad we don't hold the rest to the same standards. "

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