Ald. Ashanti T. Hamilton was in attendance.
Fellow Milwaukee Alderman Ashanti Hamilton also spoke at the event, calling the McGee prosecutions evidence of "a system gone astray."
"What we are witnessing now is a manifestation of the mistreatment of an elected official," he said. "Let's correct this, and let's not stand to let our system of justice to be perverted, because it's all of ours. If we don't correct it, then we stand to be in that position, too."
Hamilton's concern about the justice system became a more personal matter over the weekend.
Hamilton had his own brush with the law.
Granted, it's nothing compared to McGee's alleged crimes. Hamilton isn't in the same league as McGee. Nonetheless, this is significant.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee Ald. Ashanti T. Hamilton received a $175 ticket for disorderly conduct after an altercation with a political challenger over the weekend, according to the citation and the other man involved.
The municipal citation says that at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, "Hamilton attempted to provoke a political rival into a physical altercation by making verbal threats and pushing the victim, causing him to fear for his safety."
Hamilton was not arrested.
The ticket includes a court date for Nov. 8.
In a letter to Common Council President Willie Hines Jr., C. Orland Owens, a candidate for alderman in Hamilton's district, said Hamilton "stalked, threatened and physically attacked" him at the corner of Fairmount and Hopkins streets.
The letter asks Hines to "rein in" Hamilton and his supporters.
Owens is delusional if he thinks Hines can or will "rein in" Hamilton.
He couldn't if he tried.
What can you say about the Common Council?
It's plagued with scandal after scandal, and we're not talking about unpaid parking tickets.
I suppose it should be no surprise that the violent, dysfunctional city has violent, dysfunctional officials.
Politics in Milwaukee isn't just dirty. It's dangerous.
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