SITTING IN THE COLD

THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, IF YOU SAW YOUR NEIGHBORS DOG OUTSIDE, YOU PROBABLY WOULD CALL ANIMAL CONTROL AND REPORT IT. THE POLICE WOULD PROBABLY BE CALLED AND THE ANIMAL WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. THE OWNER WOULD MOST LIKELY BE IN TROUBLE.

BROKENWING EDITORIALS, RECENTLY INFORMED TRIBAL MEMBERS ABOUT THE ALLEGED NEW POLICY OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL PUBLIC SAFETY (SECURITY). THIS NEW ALLEGED POLICY IS THAT OUTSIDE SECURITY (PUBLIC SAFETY) CAN ONLY DRIVE THE FORD ESCAPE SUV (ELECTRIC CHAIR) CARS, TWENTY (20) MILES PER SHIFT AND THE DRIVERS MUST WALK IN THE PARKING GARAGES AT LEAST 90 MINUTES PER SHIFT.

THE EDITORS OF BROKENWING EDITORIALS AND THE FEATHER NEWS HAVE BEEN OBSERVING OUTSIDE SECURITY AND THEIR CARS. WHAT WE NOW NOTICE IS THAT, THE SECURITY CAR DRIVERS ARE SITTING IN THE CARS WITH THE MOTORS NOT RUNNING. IF THE MOTORS AREN'T RUNNING, IS THERE ANY HEAT IN THESE VEHICLES? THESE PEOPLE LOOK COLD.

IF SOMEONE, IN CHARGE MADE THIS DECISION, IT SEEMS QUITE FOOLISH. MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO AN ANIMAL, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO OUR WORKERS, ON THE MOHEGAN RESERVATION.

COULD THIS BE A LABOR BOARD VIOLATION? IS WHAT WE ARE OBSERVING REALLY HAPPENING? DOES ANYONE KNOW? IF IT IS HAPPENING, WHO'S IDEA WAS IT?

WHEN BROKENWING EDITORIALS RECENTLY WROTE ABOUT SECURITY PERSONNEL SITTING IN CARS STAYING WARM, IT WAS NOT ABOUT THE DRIVERS SITTING THERE BURNING GASOLINE, BUT RATHER ABOUT THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBE'S (GOVERNMENT AND CASINO) WORKERS AND PATRONS. MAYBE THE SECURITY PERSONNEL COULD USE THE HEAT AND THIS SUMMER MAYBE LEAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN..

INSTEAD OF HAVING PEOPLE FREEZING, WHAT BROKENWING WAS ENDEAVORING TO DO WAS HAVE THESE PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE BEING USED MORE EFFICIENTLY IN DOING THEIR JOBS.

IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT I WOULD RATHER SEE SECURITY DO IS USE THE CARS ON PATROL MORE, NOT LESS. I WANT THEM (SECURITY) TO BE PROACTIVE NOT REACTIVE.

WHAT IS THIS DOING TO MORAL OF OUR OUTSIDE SECURITY PEOPLE? HOW MUCH MONEY IS THIS REALLY SAVING THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT?

IF YOU TAKE SIX CARS PER SHIFT, THREE SHIFTS PER DAY AND SAVE A GALLON ($2.00 PER GALLON ) PER SHIFT IT WOULD EQUAL OUT TO MAYBE FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR.

DO THE SAME FORMULA USING TWO GALLONS PER CAR PER SHIFT FOR THE YEAR AT $2.00 PER GALLON IT WOULD COME TO $29,000.00. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? HOW MUCH IS THIS COMPARED TO AN ESTIMATED $120 MILLION GOVERNMENT BUDGET?

ISN'T THE WELL BEING OF OUR SECURITY PEOPLE, WORKERS AND PATRONS MORE IMPORTANT THEN POSSIBLY SAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS? WHO INSTITUTED THIS INSANITY? IS WHAT WE ARE OBSERVING REALLY HAPPENING? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: SOME PEOPLE SAID THIS IS NOT TOTALLY TRUE, MOST SECURITY PEOPLE ARE NOT SITTING IN THE CARS BEING COLD, BUT INSTEAD ARE WALKING THE PARKING LOTS BEING COLD.