Regarding “High court hears Phoebe Putney retaliation case”:

I guess I'm a little confused by the argument in this case. If I understand it correctly, the claim is that it is not illegal for the chief investigator of the Dougherty County district attorney's office to lie under oath, three times, to the grand jury, in his efforts to have false charges brought against a whistle-blower, in an effort to help higher-ups at the hospital? How can that be a question at all?

Not only is it illegal, because of his position of public trust, it should be far more illegal for him to lie, under oath, three times, to a grand jury, in his efforts to have false charges brought against someone. Am I really reading this correctly? I hope the Supreme Court sides on the side of logic, and finds that not only is there zero level of immunity for a public official committing perjury in order to press false charges against someone, but that he should in fact be thrown in jail for years upon years, and never allowed to receive another dime in taxpayer paid salary again. I am absolutely baffled that the question in this case even exists. I can't wait to learn more about this one.

Thom Brown
Management Solutions Group
Atlanta