A pawn? That is interesting observing there Pirate. I have heard similar takes from other survivors. I enjoy alternative viewpoints regarding executive management of straight just like I enjoy listening to the throngs of opinions regarding any other hot topic in the news. After delving into the activities of Riddile using the proverbial microscope, I found that he knew all too well what he was doing. He was a linebacker in college football. He sat next to Newton and drank in the koolaid like it was going out of style. He took his newfound power and went to Capitol Hill and testified before the Congressmen/women lauding the "necessary" methods used by straight to get kids off of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. Having made special deals with the school system, he ensured that straight would not be charged with truancy, he started new sites, trained new directors, met with all the White House folks, all during the lawsuit years. He even installed the higher rated UV ray fluorescent light bulbs, the light from which your skin soaked in during your stay at the building. I suppose he could be considered a pawn, but one who had exceptional powers and proliferated the program at every turn. He still has his koolaid cup he carries around from job to job these days... He was given ample opportunity to explain himself, apologize and all that, but he did not. Instead, he orders his biographies to remain void of any mention of the program. Anyone who sees the errors of their ways and is a noble soul would do what they could to help healing, not run and hide.
