I’ve been staying updated on the Sheila Dixon trial through my Twitter feed as well as tuning in to the news. After the verdict was given yesterday, I paid even more attention.
What will this mean for Baltimore? Will Dixon inevitably be forced to step down as mayor? Shouldn’t she be? I sure think so.
When I actually stopped reading my Twitter feed and turned on my television, I was watching Dixon being interviewed post-trial, and never did I get a sense of remorse or apology from her. And it doesn’t even seem like the media is making a big deal out of what she did? Hello! She stole from needy kids and that is that!
Sure we all make mistakes, but I think we should hold our leaders to higher expectations, and that includes Mayor Dixon.
I also have to wonder, would the outcome of the trial have gone differently if the mayor were a man?
I had a discussion today with some of my coworkers on the topic-also saw similar opinions in a Sun article– and we came to the same conclusion. Yes, we think if it were a man in her place, maybe the jury wouldn’t have been so sympathetic. Did the jury assume that because Dixon is a woman that perhaps she may have gotten “mixed up” and “accidentally” thought the gift cards were hers?
Sure, she was found guilty for that, but it still makes me question whether this whole trial was just a big gimmick all together.
Anyway, enough ranting from me. Anyone else care to share their thoughts on the outcome of the trial?
Beauty UnSilenced 