Molly McPherson condemns a District Attorney who blamed the public for angry calls after mishandling a crisis. She calls it a "wah-wah" excuse and argues the DA should apologize to his own staff, not the public, for the fallout his decisions created.
What's one line that really stood out by me as someone who's seen this happen in real time? Over the past 2 weeks, many people have called my office. Others have simply insulted and sometimes threatened my office and my staff. I call that the wah. What, what in that statement? Who are they blaming? You. I mean, not you if you haven't called, but they're blaming the public. They're blaming the public for being appalled by how the DA handled this. Because if you have a crisis that leads to your staff having to pick up your— from your choices, your staff is dealing with the mess the DA made for the staff. That's not the public's fault. That's how you run the office. And I say this because I've seen this multiple times in my work. You cannot wah wah on our staff dealing with everything. That's not the public putting the public's problem onto your staff. That's a problem you created for your staff. That's what comes with being a public servant. Taxpayers, they have a right to complain about this. They absolutely do. So what the DA is trying to do— what is the— what is the DA trying to do here? So here's one comment. DA needs to apologize to his staff, not the public. Apologizing to the staff?
