This is really Rich!

News item: among the people who are suing the City of Pacific is former Mayor Richard Hildreth, who is claiming $500,000 in damages to his reputation.

This is the mayor who 

• was insulting and demeaning to individuals  when they tried to speak to the city council
• participated in a raid on a church to arrest a youthful skateboarder
• sent out a news release practically identifying the victim of a home burglary and assault, including noting that the individual was an elderly man who kept cash in his house and explaining how the burglar gained entry
• used public moneys to augment his salary by sending himself to school for his next career
• illegally used a city credit card to travel all over the country for his own self development
• exacerbated the city's flooding problem with ground work on the banks of the Stuck River
• publicly endorsed an effort by the city's police command staff to violate the First Amendment rights of people to complain about police conduct by threatening to arrest demonstrators in violation of law
• defamed an individual for making a public records request
• overlooked the findings by an outside police agency that his public safety director misused his power
• distributed to the city council the beating photos of a domestic violence victim in order to discredit her
• hounded a long-serving member of the parks board off that board
• made naked power grabs at every opportunity and displayed a continuous disregard for the truth
• finally became so unpopular with the electorate that an incompetent and unknown challenger defeated him handily on a write-in ballot; 
• and who seemed incapable of ever assigning credit to others for work well done.

If Mr. Hildreth wants reparations for damage to his reputation, he might start by suing himself.