Final thoughts on this Crime 4 of 4

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I was watching the movie Moneyball recently and there was a quote exchanged between two characters.  This is a film based on a true story so this isn't probably a fiction based line, but even if it is, it was very relevant to my whole situation in dealing with the San Francisco Zoo Management.  I tried to be helpful by being extra eyes and reporting not only misbehavior for which this particular crime against me was committed, but to offer suggestions on how to make the Zoo be all it can be and thrive.  I thought there would be value on the perspective of a Visitor.  I thought trying new things and moving forward would be welcomed.  Instead I learned that that Zoo is run based on personalities and the personalities running the place are not open to thinking outside the box that has been their way of doing things for decades.


Quote from the movie Moneyball:


 I know you've taken it in the teeth out there, but the first guy through the wall. It always gets bloody, always. It's the threat and not just the way of doing business, but in their minds it's threatening the game. But really what it's threatening is their livelihoods, it's threatening their jobs, it's threatening the way that they do things. And every time that happens, whether it's the government or a way of doing business or whatever it is, the people are holding the reins, have their hands on the switch. They will bet you're crazy. I mean, anybody who's not building a team right and rebuilding it using your model, they're dinosaurs.




My thoughts:

This is kinda old news as it happened via post mail on Friday December 23, 2011.  I had planned to "update" the crime right away, but that didn't happen, so I pushed off the date to the year anniversary of when our Memberships were revoked Valentines Day.   Sadly the deaths of five Zoo friends (Lion, Eland, Rhino, Seal and Bear) in five weeks, starting on January 23, 2012, set me back. 

So to wrap this up, I will say a few things.  I don't think its necessary to say to much as except for my thoughts about my Membership being returned, I have detailed everything in the previous posts.  Every fact and thought about the situation and those who perpetrated this action against myself and my friend Lee is there.  

This action in my opinion was meant to create a cover for Zoo procedures that are faulty and to keep us from financially being able to visit as often as we had been, aka so we wouldn't be as privvy to the going's on there.  That didn't work.  We continue to be privvy to too much stuff.  Stuff I don't even want to know, but for some reason, the Master of the Universe wants us to be.

The Master of the Universe has also led me to believe that the simple act of returning our Memberships and Complimentry I might add, shows an admission of guilt, or it would have never been returned AND definitely not free of charge.  ... You don't go as far to say the Zoo is unsafe with us there and then give us a free ticket.  If any of the accusatioins were true, they would have stood by them.  I proved they were untrue.  

In addition to what I knew to be true, I conducted my own investigation (one that no Media could do, nor City official would do) and compounded the facts I already knew with additional information.  That information proved there was no way the accusations against us were true.

Untruth is a common practice among humans.  Its something that I don't practice in my life and that sometimes causes me conflict with those who do.  It is something that I can not stand by and let happen to myself or something I am passionate about.  

In the Letter from Director Peterson, she states, "To the extent further issues arise beetween you and the Society, a subcommittee of the Board will be formed to review."  I don't particularly like being threatened, which I take this to be.  Since I have proven that there was no basis for the original action, this to me is nonsense.  We did nothing wrong.  Director Peterson either launched or became the face of this situation based on untruths.  A situation which lasted almost a year long, caused everyone involved to waste an incredible amount of time and energy dealing with it, whether on our part defending ourselves or on the Zoo's part trying to keep the story going.  If the she and the rest of the Management Staff spent as much time on the Zoo as they did on us, maybe the place would be run better and there would be less people harassing the Animals.

Lee got the same, Membership and Letter, as I did,  although her letter had the added "Happy Holidays" in the closing.  I guess I didn't warrant pleasantries.  Maybe because I don't follow the Director set chain of command.  Oh wait, I don't work there, so I don't have to.  If the Zoo Staff on all levels had a way to report abuse of power, without fear of losing their jobs, maybe the Zoo would have better Management Staff and practices.  

I contacted people outside the walls when someting wasn't right.  The first time was via the SF Animal Control and Welfare Chair regarding the arrival of Tucker the Hippo.  The second was in regards to this Membership Crime.  When you work at the Zoo, you can't speak outside your immediate supervisior.  This keeps the nest that is bad Management intact.

I will continue to question things there, report misbehavior and relate MY expereiences in MY blog, that not against rules, those are my rights as a citizen of this country.  

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Thank you to all who followed this crime drama saga, and who commented or contacted me.  Your support will always be appreciated.


This case in finally closed!


Please read all 4 posts in this series for the full saga.