The Webster v Albero Saga Ends

As noted on Salisbury News, the lawsuit brought by Salisbury Police Chief Allan Webster against Salisbury News publisher Joe Albero has been settled hours before the trial was due to begin in Snow Hill. Albero could not comment other than to refer me to the lead of his post:

"The Parties have resolved their disagreement on non-monetary terms."

Given that the settlement is on non-monetary terms and there was no mea culpa from Albero, it is a safe conclusion that he did not initiate the agreement. We can only speculate as to why Webster would settle this late in the game.

I guess that only Albero and his ever growing army of Joeys are happy over this one.

Perhaps Webster had assumed (or been promised) that the Salisbury taxpayer would pick up his legal fees. Miles & Stockbridge doesn't come cheap.

Given the current political climate in Salisbury -

• Tax increases
• Water & Sewer rate increases
• A Mayor on her last legs
• A Councilman who is a mayoral wanna-be

it's a pretty safe bet that the taxpayers of Salisbury will be saved from this bill.

What has Webster gained? NOTHING. Albero doesn't call people "Idiot!" as much, but Albero, and tangentially, I are more responsible for that than the Webster suit.

What has Webster (and Barrie Tilghman) lost? A fair amount. This is one of the few times that someone has stood up to the bullying ways of the Tilghman administration. Albero walked away intact - minus some legal fees.

Now Tilghman and her cronies are minus on of their most important tools - INTIMIDATION. What will happen when people realize that there really isn't much that she can do to harm them?

Can we expect more outspoken opposition? I can only hope!

We need to remember that Barrie Tilghman's lawsuit is still out there. Unfortunately for the fascist ruler of Barrieland, her suit was weaker than Webster's. It will be interesting if she continues her jihad against one of those "Dirty, Rotten Bloggers". She may be in for a few surprises.

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Can we expect an apology from Bill Duvall and the rest of the anti-Joeys? Don't hold your breath. Expect these purveyors of non-fact to continue beating the drum for Tilghman and then the real trial.

When it all goes away, you won't hear a peep from these folks. No one ever said that they were gracious.

cross posted at Delmarva Dealings