Open letter to Joe D’Amico:

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This is the last week you run the Facebook page “Jefferson County Washington.”
For over six years this page and its “verified” checkbox (Facebook’s stamp of authenticity) has fooled citizens into believing this is an official source of information. The name gives you power.
We have witnessed your irresponsible and gross misuse of this power. You provide no transparency into who writes your articles or runs your page, a decision made to purposely keep readers in the dark about any bias your page may (and certainly does) contain.
You use the page for personal gain, publishing pieces to defame our elected officials who do not support your agenda.
You seek to destabilize the community and turn it against itself through starting a “tip line” for individuals to report government corruption at all levels, directly to you.
In recent months, you have crossed lines, publishing the names, photos, residences and workplaces of your political enemies in an attempt to inspire your supporters to engage in acts of vandalism or violence against these individuals.
You are a menace to this community. A man whose private security service sells protection on one hand, and aggravates violent conflict on the other, is no better than a terrorist or organized crime boss. You are a bully, the type of person governments are designed to protect us against.
You are not Jefferson County, Washington. You do not know how to wield power responsibly or with restraint. You do not understand the true value of things.
You are not worthy of the power, or the name.
It is in that spirit that I announce that on 11/11, at 11:11, the community will report your Facebook page en masse and strip you of your name and your power.
Enjoy your last week of tyranny.


Natasha Nur
Port Townsend