Mark Pinsley

Like I can't live knowing that America is like that or that Pennsylvania is like that.

Like I have to do something about it.

I mean, as I learned more stories, I couldn't sleep at night for two reasons.

A, I knew that I'm putting them through their trauma again.

And B, I actually now believe them.

And I'm like, you know, I can't get this report done fast enough.

Like, I literally can't get this report done fast enough.

I am like, now I'm waking up at six o'clock in the morning starting to write the report.

I'm not going to bed until midnight to get this report out.

So something's not right.

There is a problem.

I start contacting all of the commissioners.

I'm calling each one of them.

Like, I really want you to take a listen to this.

Are you willing to talk to families?

So when you say it's a PDF attachment, you know it's going to be long.

The most significant overarching concern is whether your pursuit of this information for the reasons you have stated goes beyond the scope of your authority as the controller.

This was just like, hey, you're going to get us sued, and you're going to get sued, and maybe other people are going to be sued.

That's what this was.

And we're telling you in order to scare the shit out of you.