LAST EDITED ON Nov-15-07 AT 10:49 AM (EST)
 
>Don't see how it could be, really. Ecklie got suspended when he was
>charged, but that wasn't personnel management, that was established
>procedure. He resigned of his own free will. Maybe Gryphon made a
>mistake by not trying to keep him?
>
>...no, I really don't think I could make that argument.

No, Gryphon's mistake was in ALLOWING him to resign, instead of facing a full investigation and termination for gross negligence. Now Echlie can just brush it off as saying "I resigned" instead of being forced to admit "I was fired for cause after I almost killed someone."

In addition, people might now wonder if there wasnt some sort of cover up over just why Echlie left, which terminating him after a full and public investigation would have nipped in the bud.