I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of the problem in this state.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The government is promoting bad behavior.
As the governor of this state, I obviously see the issue quite differently.
At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility.
Politicians are usually the first to forget that if you assume someone else is acting in bad faith, they will do the same to you. Questioning motives poisons the well.
Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.
You know journalists. You know the media. They are going to hang on to anything negative they possibly can.
The state of our state needs serious attention.
What I learned is that policymakers have to force consideration of actions that may not have occurred to them at the time.
States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking.
Even a competent lawyer may not be able to mount an adequate defense against the state, with all its resources, if he has next to nothing for investigation and effectively works for starvation wages.
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