Alderman Michael McGee's Brickin' Solution

"[J]ust start brickin’ em, for real"
I was disgusted when it happened on April 3, and I'm just as disgusted now.

When Michael McGee, Jr. won by a landslide in a recall election, it became clear to me just how shockingly dsyfunctional the city of Milwaukee's 6th District is.

The man routinely makes bigoted statements and encourages thuggish behavior, yet his supporters stand by him.

The latest disgrace:

On WNOV-AM, Michael McGee, Jr. discussed his solution to thwart speeders.

Are you thinking he suggested speed bumps? If you are, you don't know McGee. That solution would be rational and LEGAL.

No, no, no.

McGee has a better idea to slow down the dangerous drivers -- THROW BRICKS AT THE SPEEDING CARS!
Badger Blogger has the audio.

Patrick transcribes the crux of McGee's plan:

I really want to organize some of these young guys in the community. When they see people speeding recklessly and swerving down the hood man, just start brickin’ em, for real… And start bricking these cars, man, gorilla style… And they are going to learn that you can’t drive down certain blocks and feel that they can be reckless.

Good grief.

This lunatic survived a recall election!!!

Of course, speeding is a serious problem that can have deadly consequences. The tragic death of 12-year-old Melissa Bavier last week should make that painfully clear.

But an appropriate response to that is not to promise to organize a brick-throwing thug brigade.

Community leader McGee is inciting violence. The message he sends to his followers is to be thugs and be proud of it.

I wonder. Are McGee's statements shocking to people?

Have Milwaukee residents become so desensitized to McGee's antics that they don't care what he says anymore?

Forget about McGee's constituents, the ones responsible for keeping him in office.

What about other Milwaukee residents? They should be contacting their aldermen and demanding that McGee be censured. The decent aldermen need to formally condemn McGee and make it clear that Milwaukee's government doesn't condone the sort of behavior that McGee promotes.

Don't aldermen take some sort of oath to uphold the laws of the city when they assume office?

It's completely unacceptable for McGee, a MILWAUKEE ALDERMAN, to use the airwaves to tell people to brick speeders.

What's next?

Will he tell MPS students to start brickin' faculty and staff if they dare to get in their faces?