The Move
On May 13, 1985, a confromation between Philidelphia police and a cult called MOVE resulted in one of the most astounding debacles in the history of American municipal government. After massive gunfire, deluges of water, and explosive charges failed to dislodge the group from there fortified row house, police dropped plastic explosives from a helicopter onto a roof top bunker. The MOVE tragedy severely damaged the reputation of Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode, who until then had been considered an effective manager, a rising star of national politics, and a symbol of hope for his city. The Special investigation commission (PSIC), appointed by the mayor himself, charged that "the Mayor abdicated his responsibities as a leader," a condemnation sharewd by most informed observers. With Respect to the twelve values Charles Gilbert(1959) identifieds with adnministrative responsibity, Goode and his key subordinates conspicuously failed to satify at least seven -responsiveness,......
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