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-4- <br />Mr. Swanson: No I would not ca11 at that. <br />Mr. Shortle: Well, if I did it, it wou1d be called stealinga <br />NIr, Svlanson: No, I do no'u believe it would, for instance, if you vrere a <br />chauff'eur, you would not be arrosted for staaling if you borrowed your <br />employer's cax. At least, I do not th.in1c he would arrest you, on so <br />serious A charge. - <br />T'Ira Bill Coleman then made a 1ong speech dealing -with the thought that <br />Hasvaxd, being a public servant, was in tllv same posita.on as- a school <br />teacher or minister, and vaas contirauously under the public eye. He <br />could not get away from anything,'whereas we could have our little falling <br />by the vJaysl.dea vrlthout fear of ptzblic opinion and therefor should have the <br />'sarn.e right of f'orgiveness as othersa <br />Nr°. Skirburit: I am conrzocted with the Cleveland Po15.ce Force axtd we have <br />someth9.ng over 1400 meno I'P we condemned every rnan., we woulcl not hage a <br />police force at a11.. I think he should have,not another chan,oe, but maybe <br />fi4e or six. He is continuous7.y in the public eye aad to be as good as <br />the publ.ic expect is too mtich to ask even of an angel. Pola.ce work 5.s <br />on.e of tlxie hardest things to do, You cannot make frien.ds, xf you do, you <br />do it contrary to your otTn brains. By a1l means, ano'cher ch.aizce. <br />Mayor Swansons _ You have heard the comrrients of everyone present. T. <br />think T can now ca11 on Council to express its opinion. <br />Councilmari Heiss to Mr. Siedhar.mnel; Are the chaxges in your opir;ion so <br />great against thas man tlzat if he was your employee you would riot give <br />ham another chance? Chiefs Buclcland and Sledhammel both ansvsere No. <br />1 <br />CounciTman Hea.ss s I th5.nk he should have another chabco. <br />Counci7man Franz: If the man vrorked f'or me directly, I z,rot1ld give h9m <br />another chartce, but I do nolL want to take the responsibality of putting <br />h9.m backa His word of honor does not mean a th,xng to mee I have been <br />in business and have grovm to ]nrnv that a vTOrd of lhonor means nothing. <br />- Councilsnan Hax°c3rnan: hfy opa.n5.on is to forget he is my Son. I tha.uk every <br />man should Yiave another cha.uce. This is,.his first offense and I think he <br />shon].d be put bacls on, <br />Counci7lnan Sloan: . This is too deep for ine. From the start, Italked to <br />rdma,it about going on the polico force 1ong before it tiJas brought up in public. I told him that a.f hv did not measure up, that- ITrould be his <br />severest Eritic. I have been.doing some 4rancassing on the subject and <br />the opiniou is 50-50. I tha.nk he shoizld be given anotizer chance. <br />Councx3lnan Z5.ngleman: This is most embax°rassing. I tl1ixzk the man <br />should be given.another chance. Me have a11 made mistakes. I have made <br />plenty of theme Some of them Ihave gotten a-way vaith. Ithirig he shou7.d <br />be given a chance. He woula have a tandency to do twice as good a job <br />as he did before. I have also talkod to pvople in the neighborhood and