DTW CTLR DESCRIBED OPERROR WHEN LCL CTLR ISSUED INTERSECTION DEP CLRNC ON PARALLEL RWY WITHOUT APPROPRIATE B757 HVY SEPARATION.

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WHILE WORKING LCL CTL; A CTLR OBSERVED THE OPPOSING LCL CTLR DEPART A B757 AND THEN PLACE A BE58 INTO POS AND HOLD AT AN INTXN ON A RWY THAT IS LESS THAN 2500 FT APART. THE CTLR ATTEMPTED TO GET THE SUPVR'S ATTN TO STOP THE OP BEFORE IT GOT ANY FURTHER. THE SUPVR DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CTLR WAS CONCERNED AND FAILED TO STOP THE LCL CTLR FROM DEPARTING THE BE58 A MERE 89 SECONDS LATER. THE CTLR INITIATED THE ATTEMPT AT INTERVENTION WITH AT LEAST 45 SECONDS TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING! THE REQUIRED SEPARATION STANDARD IS 3 MINS. NEITHER THE OPPOSING LCL CTLR (NEWLY CHKED OUT); NOR THE SUPVR WERE CLR ON THE 3 MIN REQUIREMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY; THE CTLR POINTED OUT THE REQUIREMENT TO THE SUPVR; WHO RESPONDED WITH 'GREAT; NOW I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.' THE OPPOSING CTLR WAS CHARGED WITH AN OPERROR AS APPROPRIATE. THE REAL BEEF CAME FROM AN AREA MGR; WHO QUITE CLEARLY DESCRIBED (OTHER) ARPTS WE ROUTINELY LET THE SMALL ACFT DEPART; AND; THAT (THE AREA MGR) 'DIDN'T WANT TO EVER HEAR OF A CTLR BRINGING AN ERROR TO A SUPVR'S ATTN! IF; HOWEVER; THE SUPVR IS TYING HIS SHOE OR PICKING UP A PEN; THEN (THE AREA MGR) WOULD HAVE NO PROB.' SINCE THIS TIME; THE CTLR HAS BEEN PLACED ON NOTICE ABOUT BEING A BETTER TEAM PLAYER. THE CTLR CHOSE TO GO THROUGH THE SUPVR AND NOT YELL ACROSS THE TWR AND EMBARRASS THE CTLR. THE CTLR CONSIDERED THE AVENUE THE CTLR USED AS ACCEPTABLE AND IS CURRENTLY SEEING THAT THE MGMNT TEAM WOULD PREFER SOMETHING ELSE.