D.C. hires former Philadelphia health commissioner who ordered destruction of bombing victims' remai

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D.C. hires former Philadelphia health commissioner who ordered destruction of bombing victims’ remains

Former Philadelphia health commissioner Thomas Farley made national headlines in May when he admitted to ordering the cremation and disposal of human remains that belonged to victims of a 1985 police bombing in West Philadelphia years ago, without notifying their surviving family members.

Farley was asked to resign. And even though the Philadelphia Inquirer reported afterward that one of Farley’s subordinates had apparently disobeyed his orders in 2017 and preserved the victims’ remains instead, Farley’s admission still outraged members of the Black radical liberation group MOVE, whose headquarters were targeted in the attack some 36 years ago.

But Farley was the subject of criticism again Tuesday, when it was revealed that he was hired to join the executive ranks within D.C.’s health department. Black Lives Matter DC tweeted a screenshot of a message sent to the “DC Health Team” that detailed Farley’s hiring, asserting that his appointment would have an adverse impact on Black city residents.

“It’s unacceptable for this man to hold any position [in] District government,” the group wrote.

Farley was hired as senior deputy director of community health administration within the D.C. Department of Health, and started Monday. A spokesperson for Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) confirmed the hire but did not respond to other questions about Farley’s hiring.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/11/09/dc-thomas-farley-health-move-bombing-remains/

[marble falls]

1. Bad recruiting move. And in DC, yet.