Tuesday, June 20, 2023

City Employee Brian Murphy Accused of Belittlement & Mockery

 




If you're not familiar with the story so far...

Two years ago, Florence exploded with demonstrations from the group Project Say Something to remove the Confederate memorial from Lauderdale County Courthouse property. One of the leaders of the PSS demonstrations was City of Florence employee Brian Murphy, now director of Pope's Tavern Museum and the Indian Mound complex.

Not long after the advent of these demonstrations, Florence political activist David Carson launched counter protests. Carson, a city taxpayer, often wore clothing with a U.S. flag pattern.

Above and below are photos of Brian Murphy in similar garb and carrying a placard supporting Marxism. At the time, supporters of Murphy called the museum director a "performance artist." During this period, Murphy also took part in a demonstration against the City of Florence, his own employer.



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Flash forward to June 2023: We find that Murphy, now known for prevarication and infidelity, is being considered for a city department head position. How does that work? Publicly protest your employer and receive a huge promotion?

As for the protests themselves, we don't support either faction in an endeavor that can easily turn violent and ruin careers. That being said, no matter the cause, a city employee in a position of some power should never publicly make fun of/ridicule any citizen. Such actions demonstrate the real character of an individual. 

In Tuesday's Florence city council meeting, David Carson spoke against promoting Murphy, accusing him of belittling and mocking certain citizens. We totally agree with Mr. Carson. Many of our readers expressed shock at a Salvation Army leader calling a drunk vagrant names. How much worse is it when a city employee acts in that manner to a taxpaying citizen?

Want to know more of Brian Murphy's egregious behavior? Here's a short read: New Florence Museum Director?

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  1. CommonSenseJune 21, 2023 at 8:12 AM

    It was refreshing to see Mr. David Carson take the podium at the public remark portion of the 06-20 Florence City council meeting. You could see the contempt, even through the cyber broadcast ,coming from the council members. Mr. Carson spoke directly and stated his position. By the end of his comment, it looked as though Dick Jordan and Andy Betterton were about to explode. Remember people, these are ELECTED officials. They may have "cliques" but not to the point of ignoring citizen complaints. People have been fired for protesting the company they work for in the Shoals. Why is this situation any different? And how can a city employee who is paid by taxpayers be allowed to mock the citizens he was (supposedly) hired to serve? Mr. Carson is to be applauded rather than ridiculed. He is responsible for the city broadcasting the work session (the REAL city council meeting) through facebook at meeting times. He shines a light where darkness has thrived. This town could use a lot more citizens with the tenacity and drive of David Carson. We seem to have enough "performance artist" like Brian Murphy, even on the taxpayer dime! Mr. Carson helps the citizens of Florence PRO BONO! If Florence citizens such as him are to be mocked, let's get in line! THANK YOU DAVID CARSON!

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