Six Months Later - And Da Safety of Manalapan Women Is ?????

It has been just over six months since Manalapan Township Committeewoman Queen Michelle Roth had her now-infamous YouTube moment. During a meeting of da Manalapan Township Committee, in da middle of da business of da township, da Queen made a statement that is now front and center of a defamation case brought by da decorated and esteemed Manalapan Police Chief Stuart Brown. In that extraordinary statement, we were all told by da Queen about an apparent investigation being handled by da township labor attorney, who is on da township payroll, paid with YOUR TAX DOLLARS.

That was over six months ago. What has happened with that investigation - which was ordered by da township using YOUR TAX DOLLARS to uncover how many women have been allegedly threatened or subject to da alleged "rage" of Chief Brown?

Thanks to embedded sources within Manalapan Town Hall, as for this investigation that has lasted now over six months, what has been determined thus far into any irregularities regarding da Chief into alleged wrongdoing against women?

So far --- NOTHING!

Allow us to repeat this --- NOTHING!

To be fair, let's start first by going back to that fateful September evening when da Queen gave her crocodile-tear-filled read from a written statement mea culpa of allegedly how women in da vicinity of Chief Brown should hypothetically be in fear of their lives. Let's break down what she said - and this is on da record:

"Sexual harassment, verbal abuse and abuse of power by Manalapan Police Chief Stuart Brown are a big problem. Bringing this problem public creates a safer working environment for all the women of town hall and protects our residents and our township. The public need to know that Chief Brown has a history of verbally assaulting and threatening women. Chief Brown’s attack last September on me was not the first time he was threatening to a female employee of Manalapan … It is this governing body’s responsibility to make sure that this despicable behavior stops and that no other woman becomes a victim of Chief Brown’s rage."

She continued, "Those who came forward to defend the chief at the last meeting were probably not aware of the full scope of the serious issues we face with Chief Brown and his repetitive abusive behavior toward women. I say this because I cannot fathom anyone, male or female, who would support and defend someone who is abusive to women. Defending individual rights and keeping people free from harassment and intimidation, especially by a police chief who has sworn to uphold the law, is the responsibility of every elected official. I will continue to protect all the women employed by Manalapan against Chief Brown’s abuse, his demeaning language and threatening behavior. I do not want any other women to be victims of Chief Brown’s rage.”

Note da Queen's words, said during da business of a Manalapan Township Committee meeting very carefully:

"The public need to know that Chief Brown has a history of verbally assaulting and threatening women."

Is there a predator in our midst?

Without giving any evidence whatsoever, da Queen says da Chief has "a history of assaulting and threatening women." Not much "gray" area here. She claims clearly and distinctly that Chief Stuart Brown "has a history of verbally assaulting and threatening women."

Should da Queen be believed?

"Bringing this problem public creates a safer working environment for all the women of town hall and protects our residents and our township"

Is da Chief dangerous?

This basically says that, according to da Queen's statement, there must indeed be a problem, therefore, by exposing light to it and bringing it out into da open, women within da vicinity of Chief Brown now know he "has a history of verbally assaulting and threatening women."

Is this true? Can it be true? Why would da Queen say this if it weren't true?

"no other woman becomes a victim of Chief Brown’s rage."

Again, not much "gray" area here.

"keeping people free from harassment and intimidation, especially by a police chief..."

This statement, as it was said, basically says that "harassment and intimidation" by da Chief must have happened before.

Does da Chief single out women and intimidate them?

"I will continue to protect all the women employed by Manalapan against Chief Brown’s abuse"

Of course, we're all still waiting for this "abuse" to materialize.

Now, you don't have to believe datruthSquad if you don't believe da Queen actually said this. If you have any doubts as to what da Queen said, how she said it, and her demeanor, vocal inflection, and mannerisms of her speech, all you need to do is watch da video for yourself, which was posted on YouTube! This way, if some other website tries to spin da truth, or make up their own, you'll be able to judge da actual events for yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ltgAzep3oA

Now, before we go to da investigation, let's give da Queen da benefit of da doubt here. Let's say for da sake of argument she is 1000% accurate. If she is correct, then what she did on that fateful September, 2009 evening took remarkable courage and strength and should be commended for her actions as da protector of women in all of New Jersey. Standing up to da bully - that's what legends are made of.

However, if this was, as some have alluded to, merely a publicity stunt to kick start a failing political campaign, or merely an action to tarnish da image and reputation of da Chief, then da door has been opened to a lawsuit that Manalapan taxpayers would have to pay for - since da statements came at a Township meeting, on Township time, at Township taxpayer expense.

Now, as for that "investigation...."

ISSUE 1: We have been told that an attorney representing Manalapan at taxpayer expense was supposed to be handling this investigation against da Chief, which, by da way, da Chief allegedly never knew about, which is a violation of his rights if indeed he did not know - and he has claimed just that. That investigation started before da Queen's mea culpa on September 9, 2009. That investigation was allegedly designed to seek out other women who she claims along with Tara Tiara have been subject to da "rage" of Chief Brown.

So, that investigation, being overseen by a paid-with-taxpayer-money township lawyer, has been going along for almost 7 months at da very least - that we know about.

What ever happened to that investigation?

What were da results?

Are there other women da Chief allegedly subjected to his alleged "rage?"

Interesting questions indeed. As for answers --- so far --- THERE ARE NONE!

DaTruth is, an investigation with da purpose of keeping Manalapan women safe has been going on for nearly 7 months --- with absolutely no word whatsoever on what results have been uncovered. Does this mean no other women, other than da Queen or Tara Tiara, feel they have been subject to da Chief's rage in da last 29 years of his Manalapan employment?

DaTruth is, a number of people have posted in our comments section that they believe this whole sordid affair could have been nothing more than a publicity stunt by da Queen to get da favor of da women's vote during her severely failed State Assembly election bid - da one she lost by a landslide. Was it a publicity stunt? Could it have been? Unfortunately, we do not know, but we can only hope and pray it wasn't, because hypothetically, if it was, women - any woman - will have a much harder time proving harassment if someone were to hypothetically cry "wolf."

Now, to be fair, both da Queen and Tara Tiara have both claimed they were just two of da subjects of Chief Brown's alleged "rage." However, as this blog has noted previously, Manalapan Township Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen has publicly stated on da record that da events as da Queen allegedly remembers them were not, according to Deputy Mayor Cohen, exactly as things happened, since she was an eyewitness.

Cohen said specifically that da Queen "left out key facts" and "gave an inaccurate account of the 2008 incident."

And, she too is, like da Queen, on da Township record.

Now, when it comes to da protection of women, Committeewoman Susan Cohen has a rock-solid reputation. She told da Asbury Park Press last September - and this is important -- "Cohen, however, testified in the disciplinary hearing (against Chief Brown) that both the chief's and Roth's voices had been raised at the 2008 meeting. She said in a phone interview that Roth left out key facts and gave an inaccurate account of the 2008 incident."

Now, this in itself not only muddies da waters, but it would seem casts a giant shadow on da entire case being brought by da Queen and her court against da Chief.

Here's where da severe problems are:

ISSUE 1: What if da Queen is telling da 100% truth?

Let's say da Queen is 100% right and da Chief did everything she said exactly as she said it, and her claim that "Chief Brown’s attack last September on me was not the first time he was threatening to a female employee of Manalapan." If that is da case, then why has this gone on for so long? Why has this investigation not been fast-tracked? If da Queen is correct, then for da last six months plus, and actually since 2008 - women have been in danger due to a snail's pace-like investigation. Why hasn't anyone spoken out about this? Are there other women who da Chief has threatened? Why have they not come forward? Do we know if these women exist?

ISSUE 2: What if, as Cohen alleges, that "Roth left out key facts and gave an inaccurate account of the 2008 incident."?

If this is accurate, then da problems here are much deeper, not only for da Queen, but for Manalapan taxpayers. You see, if what Cohen alleges is true, then a number of questions must immediately be raised. One - was perjury involved? Two - could this impact da case brought by Chief Brown and cost Manalapan taxpayers money in a settlement or actual legal victory by Brown? Three - why would Cohen say what she said against da Queen, and put her reputation on da line, if she weren't telling da truth?

ISSUE 3: Da investigation into sexual harassment against women by Chief Brown.

One would think that every minute this drags on means that women are in danger and living in fear. If a known child molester were in our midst, wouldn't people in da vicinity both want to know and more important, have something done about it? Right now - NOTHING IS BEING DONE - and potentially, if Roth is accurate, not one women is safe, and remains unsafe until this is resolved in da open.

ISSUE 4: What if da almost 7-month investigation turns up absolutely nothing, despite da Queen's claims to da contrary?

Well, if we were Chief Brown, one might suspect da name of da town of Manalapan might change to "Brown-ville" or "Stu-city," because da settlement alone might be extreme.

DaTruth is, Manalapan residents, and especially da women of Manalapan should demand from da boy-Mayor and da Township Committee what in da world is taking so long - how much this has cost - and what conclusions have been made at taxpayer expense!

Da longer this goes on - da longer Manalapan women are not safe. We have a right to know why this has dragged on for so long - what da findings are - and if truly Manalapan women aren't safe to be walking da halls of Town Hall.

It's time for answers - and we should demanding it at every meeting until we get them. And, Mark Rosman, it's also time for you to do one of those award-winning unbiased investigations you have become known for - and we have come to expect from you as a true reporter of Manalapan events.

If da Queen is accurate, then there would be no doubt women in Manalapan could be living in fear. Da People of Manalapan must have and deserve answers - and they deserve them now!

And that's daTruth.