Woman who tweeted that Howell should be “first city to burn” won’t lose her job

/

The State of Michigan employee who tweeted that Howell should be “the first city to burn” in Michigan will not be losing her job over it.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that Damia Morse, an employee at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline, will be serving a 10-day unpaid suspension, but will not lose her job.

Lynn Suftin, spokesperson for the department, issued this statement:

“The employee who made the social media post will be serving a 10-day unpaid suspension. They have expressed remorse for their actions and will receive additional training upon return to work.”

Morse tweeted on May 30 under the user name @WowDamia that Howell should be “the first city to burn” in Michigan in the wake of the George Floyd killing.

Morse’s potential problems aren’t over. The Howell City Police Department is recommending that she face charges of issuing a terrorist threat, and Livingston County Prosecutor William Vailliencourt said he’s reviewing the case to see if charges are warranted.

DON’T MISS A BEAT

Sign up for our weekly newsletter

We don’t spam!

Sharing is caring!

The Livingston Post is the only locally owned, all-digital information and opinion site in Livingston County, Mich. It was launched by award-winning journalists who were laid off from the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus by Gannett Co. Inc. in 2009.

8 Comments

  1. Governor Whitmer slaps the hand of someone making a terrorist threat on social media…and fines hairstylists $1000 each & yanks their licenses to practice their livelihoods for doing free charity haircuts on the capitol lawn as a peaceful protest of arbitrary lockdown orders.

  2. I think she should be fired.

    P.S. I see that the gay pride flag is proudly displayed on this website. Did this paper also display the Blue Line Flag as well, or at least some other form of recognition, during this months Police Week?

  3. Biggest problem I see here is if she was a different kind of person she wouldn’t have a job. Look at all of the celebs who lost jobs because they were terrible people inciting hate.

  4. I think its unfair that she doesn’t lose her job and shes not in jail. I don’t know what happen to this country but im pissed off because from the president down to the cops they get away with everything. No one is better than anyone one else. These are jobs and if you threating, or kill people because you think you can you need to be treated like anyone else. Im sick of untiltlement. People grow up and we need to get along. WE NEED TO LIVE IN THE HIPPIE LIFE!

  5. Seriously, we’re paying the salary of someone who can’t even spell “aye”. I definitely want a rebate on my taxes for her and the idiot manager that hired her. It’s no wonder it costs so much to live here and we get nothing for it. All in favor, say “Aye!”

  6. She should apologize to the city of Howell for such a crud statement

  7. She should be prosecuted for terrorism. I don’t want my tax paying dollars to support someone like this.

Comments are closed.