I have absolutely no sympathy for people who speed and then complain that it's too difficult to follow the law when they get a ticket. Maybe Coopertown Mayor Danny Crosby is right.
Some residents of this Robertson County town blame their flamboyant mayor for giving their small, country community a bad rap, and they want him out of office.
Over the past month, about 500 people have signed a petition to oust Mayor Danny Crosby, organizers of the ouster effort say.
"He has embarrassed our town and made a lot of people victims," said Sam Childs, an organizer who lost to Crosby for the town's top job two years ago. "I think everybody who lives here loves this place. The only reason any of this is going on is that we don't like to see our neighbors victimized."
In public and on the Internet, Crosby's been accused of running speed traps for city profit, misusing city funds and bullying town residents — charges the brash mayor says are without merit.
"I pay them morons no attention. … If I'm doing something wrong, come in here and tell me I'm doing something wrong," Crosby said.
[Traffic-trap flap spurs petition to oust mayor - Tennessean - 04-22-06]
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