The majority of writers are blaming Governor Fitial for allowing the federal detainee to go out from prison to perform massage without approval from the federal officials. The blame should not be with Governor Fitial, but blame should squarely fall on Mrs. Dolores M. Aldan, the supervisor for the Corrections facility, who did not use her good judgment to first get approval from the federal officials, since the detainee is federal property and not the CNMI.
But knowing from the background of Mrs. Aldan as a long time devotee of Christian belief to help other people who are in pain and needs, it over-shadowed her ability to make a good judgment. That is one of the reason I did not support Governor Fitial during this recent election. I was the writer of several letters to the editor, such as “Wake up Marianas.”
In the letter, I indicated the various crises in the government because I believed that if Governor Fitial hired qualified individuals with lots of common sense we would have minimized these crises.
Mrs. Aldan’s action to release the federal detainee under her command fits this crisis. Everyone knows here in the commonwealth that when Governor Fitial got his massage, there were visitors and dignitaries from all over the Marianas, Japan, Korea, China, Palau, the FSM and the U.S. mainland.
Our governor possibly was experiencing pain with his problem in his back from his busy schedule welcoming and entertaining visitors and dignitaries to our commonwealth.
Although despite the pain he was enduring, he showed real Chamorro/Carolinian hospitality during this very special occasion, his Inauguration Day.
Ask yourself these questions. If you are experiencing pain and you need to immediately feel better because you have to go to a very important job: Who would you call to have your pain treated? Do you call your massager who is massaging you for years and whose expertise you trust, or would you call somebody you do not know?
JUAN M. SABLAN
As Teo, Saipan
