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Kudos to council

Sat., March 10, 2012

I’ve been following the Brad Thoma case with interest and was pleased that the Spokane City Council turned down his request for $275,000 in back pay and job reinstatement.

It is completely foolish to pay a man back pay for his sickness when he could get help thru Alcoholics Anonymous. Plus, leaving the scene of an accident is uncalled for.

Now, he has filed a $4 million lawsuit, which, in my opinion, is groundless. If any ordinary citizen did what Thoma did, they would most likely have had a heavy fine, maybe jail time, and, of course, loss of a driver’s license.

I hope I’m not on the road when Thoma is driving.

John Sparley

Spokane

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