OCEAN CITY — There are still more questions than answers as to whether an Ocean City councilman’s disparaging comments on a local resident’s social media page were his true sentiments, or if he was hacked, but the issue flared up again during Monday’s meeting.
The issue arose two weeks ago when Councilman Mark Paddack commented on the Facebook page of the recently-married wife of a local business owner and longtime resident while the couple was honeymooning in Italy. In a picture from the honeymoon, Bobby Hammond, whose family owns and operates Atlantic Physical Therapy, was apparently seen wearing a baseball-style hat backwards.
Paddack, in a Facebook post sent to Hammond’s wife allegedly posted the following message deemed inappropriate and flirting with racism:
“Tell the dude to turn his hat back where the white designed the hat to be worn,” the post reads. “Where I come from, that is a punk. Immature POS.”
Hammond shared the contents of Paddack’s comments on his own Facebook page. The social media post quickly went viral and the Mayor and Council learned of it. For the record, Paddack has claimed his social media account was hacked, and there is an investigation into that claim. Paddack reached out to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an investigation into whether his social media account was hacked. The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Sept. 15 confirmed the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation was leading the probe as a result of Paddack’s inquiry.
And so goes social media and those that participate. Life is so much more enjoyable and stress free when it is ignored and not used.
So true
“Where I come from, that is a punk. Immature POS.”
Where I come from, you are a pompous and self centered narcissistic systemic snob who is not qualified to represent any people.
Just like the Paddock Club….the end is near for Mark.
Joe, you should update this. POS Paddock is actually considering running again for Council