Tucker resigns

[TheVillageChicken]

According to The Villages News, he couldn't take the heat.

[rubicon]

The story line is "Tucker resigns" but we do not know what actually happened? Was it a face saving overture? Frankly I do not care one way or another but I do not readily accept everything I read, see or hear as gospel

[Bogie Shooter]

According to The Villages News, he couldn't take the heat.

What day was the article that he "couldn't take the heat"?

[JB in TV]

Pardon my ignorance, but who is Tucker?

[skip0358]

Chief Tucker was the Chief of The Villages Fire Dept. IF he resigned he must have had good reasons. He was a well educated and decorated chief. Did an awful lot of work to bring the Public Safety Dept. to where it is today. As I've said IF he resigned leave it at that it was his choice let's not beat him up or destroy his name. JMO

[JB in TV]

Chief Tucker was the Chief of The Villages Fire Dept. IF he resigned he must have had good reasons. He was a well educated and decorated chief. Did an awful lot of work to bring the Public Safety Dept. to where it is today. As I've said IF he resigned leave it at that it was his choice let's not beat him up or destroy his name. JMO

Gotcha...thanks...just didn't recognize the name

[graciegirl]

I don't know, but I do know that I received a vicious email from someone who thinks that any corporal punishment of children is wrong. I do not think that any corporal punishment of children is wrong. Many kids need nothing but the parents disapproval and taking away privileges, but not all kids are cut from the same cloth and you have a better chance of directing them without a smack on the bottom if they arrive as babies...in my opinion.


I have heard that Chief Tucker and his wife adopted children who were not infants and who had problems due to their sad beginnings. Like all parents, that puts them in charge of them and makes them responsible to keep them from doing things that would harm themselves and others. This kid is a teen. If anyone has raised teens they know that some can be very defiant and very physical and very WRONG.


I think that Chief Tucker has done what he thinks best for the community he served with such honor.

[manaboutown]

I don't know, but I do know that I received a vicious email from someone who thinks that any corporal punishment of children is wrong. I do not think that any corporal punishment of children is wrong. Many kids need nothing but the parents disapproval and taking away privileges, but not all kinds are gonna listen.


I have heard that Chief Tucker and his wife adopted children who were not infants and had problems. Like all parents, that puts them in charge of them and makes them responsible to keep them from doing things that would harm themselves and others. This kid is a teen. If anyone has raised teens they can be very defiant and very physical and very WRONG.


I think that Chief Tucker has done what he thinks best for the community he served with such honor.

:agree:

Well stated Gracie!

I know some fine people who adopted troubled children who, frankly, had more "issues" than almost anyone could handle. Their stories are not pretty.

[BarryRX]

According to The Villages News, he couldn't take the heat.

When I read the following from the Village News article that you reference
"The events of the past few weeks have taken a tremendous toll on both my family and me. With family being my first consideration, it is time to heal and restore that familial foundation that has been challenged to the core."
I did not interpret it as "not being able to take the heat" as you did.

[KathieI]

My opinion is this is a sad situation. There was so much speculation, rumors and gossip and we were never actually given any facts (not that we should have), and not many people or families can overcome that much controversy from their community. His service spoke for itself and I think this is a terrible loss for us. I hope that his family can overcome this and they can heal any problems they incurred.

[TexaninVA]

The story line is "Tucker resigns" but we do not know what actually happened? Was it a face saving overture? Frankly I do not care one way or another but I do not readily accept everything I read, see or hear as gospel

Agree ... based on what I saw happen in previous organizations for roughly analogous situations, my guess (ie speculation) is the whole situation got too hot for the VPSD, and the PR was terrible. Thus, the Chief was encouraged to move on. To give them credit, they did it in the most face saving way possible.

[billethkid]

it is usually one of those mutual type agreements like it would be better to resign than to be fired!! (usually)

Due more to optics than practicality (my personal opinion).

[marianne237]

So sorry over this whole situation for the Chief and his family.

[aaffmom]

No child deserves to be hit. In fact no one deserves to be hit. I don't care who he is or what kind of job he has done.

[redwitch]

Having raised a child that was horribly neglected and abused prior to my adopting her, I have great sympathy for Chief Tucker. To say that raising a child that was adopted other than as a newborn is difficult is putting it mildly -- sadly, for some of these kids' issues, there is no treatment that works. Sometimes, the best you can hope for is that your child doesn't get on drugs, doesn't go to jail, is still alive at 25. There are no easy answers and even those of us who have walked in his shoes cannot say what is right or wrong in his case. Should he have used force on his son? Of course not but that doesn't mean it isn't understandable and forgivable.

As to his resigning, I don't buy it. His attorney specifically said they were going to ask that Chief Tucker be reinstated. I think most of TV wanted Chief Tucker back -- he did a truly admirable job and, from what I have heard, deserved the accolades he received. His personal life was none of our business. This was something that should have been handled in family court with no publicity. However, since there was publicity and since Chief Tucker was first charged with felony child abuse, I'm sure that Ms. Tutt, et al., had some serious misgivings about reinstating Chief Tucker. I totally agree with TexaninVA.

[DonH57]

I for one hope the best for the chief and family. Will miss his service to community and best wishes.

[fedUP]

The only thing that this forum is useful for is outright slander. Chief Tucker truly is an amazing man, and he deserves respect for everything he has done for your community. Clearly the decision to resign was totally on him. He is a family man, that's respectable. Sometimes in life it is time to move on. I believe it is probably more because of those of you who are too ignorant to leave him alone already why he resigned. He has been through enough already. Geez. Leave him alone. Don't be a rumor weed.

[Barefoot]

My opinion is this is a sad situation. There was so much speculation, rumors and gossip and we were never actually given any facts (not that we should have), and not many people or families can overcome that much controversy from their community. His service spoke for itself and I think this is a terrible loss for us. I hope that his family can overcome this and they can heal any problems they incurred.

I'm sorry to hear that Chief Tucker resigned. I agree this is a real loss for The Villages. I wish Chief Tucker and his family the very best.

[ilovetv]

This is pathetic, that the man was tried in the media and his reputation was destroyed, when in the end, the kid asked to drop the case and let his dad come home.

Too bad that change of heart couldn't have been made privately, BEFORE the media clowns slime a man in public.

So much for "innocent until proven guilty"!!

"Reports said the victim was bruised and scratched.

The State Attorney’s Office said the teenager has a history of behavior problems and the fight had to do with the teenager being suspended from school and his grades.

The victim asked the state not to pursue the case and said he wants his father to come home.

All the members of the family are now in counseling."

Charges against Villages fire chief dropped | www.wftv.com (http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/charges-against-villages-fire-chief-dropped/nd3j7/)

[jmac1031]

Amen! Well put as always!

[caseycasebeer]

If Chief Tucker is as good at his job as most seem to think he is (and I have no reason to doubt his abilities...), I think it's sad that WE may have lost someone of his ability.

In today's complex World, employee's are often permitted to take-off a few months to cure/help/restore various personal and family issues. I wonder if he was given that chance?

I suspect a six-month leave of absence might give the Tucker Family the opportunity to heal their family, and The Villages would not loose a talented employee.

Maybe Janet (I forgot her last name) needs to renegotiate Tucker's resignation and see if there isn't some other satisfactory remedy.

Maybe (hopefully...) this isn't over.

Best,
Casey

[Chi-Town]

Many times after a difficult and embarrassing situation occurs in an environment that shuns such, the resolution is to rid the history of the event. It probably wasn't his choice alone.

[graciegirl]

Many times after a difficult and embarrassing situation occurs in an environment that shuns such, the resolution is to rid the history of the event. It probably wasn't his choice alone.


This is where women's intuition defies logic.


I FEEL that his employers were understanding and supportive of him as a person. I think that he chose a very high road in order to not have any naysaying against them..



But we will never know, and we will think what we think.

[Indydealmaker]

No child deserves to be hit. In fact no one deserves to be hit. I don't care who he is or what kind of job he has done.

Unrealistic over-simplification.

[TheVillageChicken]

Originally Posted by aaffmom

No child deserves to be hit. In fact no one deserves to be hit. I don't care who he is or what kind of job he has done.

Unrealistic over-simplification.

I would call it a generalization. Perhaps she should have said that no child deserves to be beaten to the ground, mounted, and subjected to a closed fist assault as alleged in the police report.

[ROCKETMAN]

No one knows for sure what happened but janet tutt had a difficult decision to make with a popular chief. Just my opinion but i think in the best interests of the dept., she offered for him to resign and not be fired. I am sure he will resurface somewhere in a different fire dept.