Apparently, only prison will cure Julie Scott’s mania for punishment

We don’t normally issue specific queries for information, but we just saw a disturbing report on Fronnie’s blog a little while ago about an alleged incident at an employee meeting down at the Burbank police station.

The story goes that during a recent seminar on “sexual harassment,” Julie Scott began to issue a verbal rant about how all the lawsuits against the BPD were “b.s.,” and that the city will go to all lengths necessary to pursue their defense against them and spare no expense, including all the way up the Appeals Court, and when they prevail they will go after the offending officers for “damages.”

Considering that there are outside third-party investigators looking into these same legal troubles and accusations, we think Scott should have waited a bit before she started making specific threats against the cops who are suing her and the city on grounds that they were previously threatened or even disciplined by them after complaining about discrimination. There will be other sources of information besides the evidence allowed in front of a jury somewhere, and it might make a difference to the totality…

Our concern here is that we’re wondering if it’s true that Scott actually made these threats in front of one of the female plaintiffs at this “harassment” meeting. If so, she was deliberately intimidating them in front of their peers only because that same person had engaged in the legally protected activity of filing a discrimination lawsuit.

If there is anybody who can confirm this for a fact, or who was there, please contact us and let us know the details.

Considering that a basis for a few of these lawsuits– like Bill Taylor’s– is a ‘retaliation for engaging in protected activities’ charge, was it really very wise for this veteran city attorney to be exhibiting the same kind of behavior that they are being sued about already?

Scott is also full of crap if she thinks that the city could ever recover “damages” from a plaintiff who files a good-faith lawsuit to redress workplace wrongs. Even if they lose, the most the city can collect would be their own legal fees, and even that would be rare.

So, if true, why did Julie Scott foolishly try to intimidate this employee in front of her peers this way with punitive threats about the consequences of their actions? Isn’t she crazy to be validating these serious charges, by behaviors of her own, personally, in front of other people, in the position of the BPD’s chief counsel?

And about this claim of hers– alleged– that the city will do whatever it takes to fight the cases against them, and spare no expense to go all the way up. Hey city council, is this your OFFICIAL position, too?

Since just when? We thought you said the investigations were still ongoing? Or have you made up your mind ahead of time about what to do, regardless of the evidence?

Or instead, are these upper-management loose cannons again speaking out of turn, and getting you guys into even more hot water just to protect their own skins at taxpayer expense? Just who speaks for Burbank these days? Is it the city council or their hired dragoons?

Or does the council-majority not even know any more? Last week, an offensive rogue statement appeared out of the official city Public Information Office that in no uncertain terms threatened ex-Deputy Chief Bill Taylor with retaliatory legal action because he filed a lawsuit alleging previous retaliation. Was this official, too?

Two pieces of advice. If Scott did indeed make this threat in front of the officer and her peers, we suggest that the employee contact her lawyers and amend her complaint. And if true also, we suggest Scott herself enroll in one of Rosoff’s Career Survival workshops down at the headquarters. Maybe he’ll give her the family discount.