BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU ASK for in MILWAUKEE

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MARY GLASS - Chief Visionary Officer, Smart Cities & Smart Growth
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC

3-27-20

ALERT.  ALERT. BE INFORMED.  

BE CONCERNED.  

BE SENSITIVE AND AUTHORIZE "COMMON SENSE".

CALL ON INFORMATION SHARING.  

CHECK TO SEE IF INFORMATION IS "SATURATED" AND UNIFORM.  STOP ASSUMING THAT "ALL IS EQUAL" IN INFORMATION SHARING IN THE AREAS BEING TARGETED IN THIS TMJ4 REPORT.

THE RESULTS HERE IS "NO DIFFERENT" FROM BEHAVIOR ACROSS AMERICA AND THE WORLD - CHECK THE FACTS.

DO WE WANT INDIVIDUALS - YOUNG AND OLD - FAILING TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILY AND/OR THE PUBLIC AT-LARGE? 

 ABSOLUTELY NOT.  

LEADERSHIP

AS FAR AS A $250 FINE, GIVE COMMON SENSE A BREAK.  IT'S LIKE THE "PARKING TICKET" EXTREMES FOR MILWAUKEE THAT TARGET THOSE WHO "HAVE NOT".  

WHERE IS OUR FUNDING FOR MASSIVE PSAs and other mechanisms to change behavior - for whatever reason.  I heard the possibility of thought with the city and county Charter Officers showing LEADERSHIP NO. 1.

Alderman Russell Stamper - District 15

As far as Alderman Russell Stamper, presently running to retain the position of Alderman for District 15, this is the time for him to show the voters of the 15th District and nationwide why he should be elected April 7, 2020.

Stamper MUST take the LEAD in representing those harshly mentioned by DiAngelo Montgomery, the young man/young blood in the video (out to get gas in the gas can).  Montgomery, who's aim is goodwill, lacks breadth given the past profiling behavior of Milwaukee Police - it could go extreme/EXTREME with death to young brothers like him.

Stamper's comments were confusing.  He must "Be clear".

Stamper should KNOW by experience, by being of the area and growing up around basketball courts, but most of all the LACK OF INFORMATION SHARING to his constituents can lead to "non-distancing".  The idea of working with other elected officials is VITAL.

Leadership to/for the citizenry is needed at times like this.  As an elected official, his comments can contribute to PROFILING, negative branding of the neighborhoods he represents.  It can also curtail non-compliance BY the citizenry AND unacceptable behavior of paid public servants who will implement the $250 fines.  

Stamper should be on ALL media outlets and the media campaign utilizing quality entrepreneurs who support the neighborhood such as AUGGIE SCHOBER Schober Outdoor marketing to get the word out to the neighborhoods.  

PSA should be massive and NOT PUNITIVE.

This would include partnering with radio spots (i.e., Riverwest Radio, WNOV, WUWM, Public Radio, etc.), podcasts, print media, ALL television outlets and the like without making broad sweeping statements that further demean his constituents and fail to get the behavior changed - self-sustaining.

NON-COMPLIANCE

I point to similar non-compliance behavior of others across the country on beaches, visiting and picture-taking in large numbers without safe distancing to watch "cherry blossoms".  Then there is RAND PAUL - US Senator, endangering his colleagues and others with his wild behavior - this is a present leader of the US Congress.  I do not recall hearing or seeing where he received a ticket from the Washington Police nor those on the beaches and cherry blossoms paths. 

Paul even used the Capitol community gym and swimming pool.

We are Better than this

Stop the dumb and punitive stuff of People of Color and Work-Challenged families.  Call for accountability.  Yes. But do not forget to continuously SHOW THE WAY first.

This includes wild statements of "acting crazy". referenced by D'Angelo Montgomery, prominently mentioned in this WTMJ4 Report/ARTICLE.  Given the patterns of profiling of Latinos/African Americans in Milwaukee and throughout America, we too often see statistics that end up tragic when young brothers are "stopped".  As a matter of fact, an innocent act of walking for gas - stopped - one-word-to-another - requested ID - running checks - having a ticket, not having probable cause for stop - accused of obstruction, etc. and we are off to the races.  

Frankly, I can see him thrown up against a cop car - handcuffed and/or sitting on the ground curbside because of the double/triple standards and discrimination that we have in Milwaukee.  

I can also see him murdered by the police but the case ends up "justified" - another major suit against the city, an African American life has been taken and sadness forever for the family.  

Let's use better and best judgment for this and all social issues like this.

Mary Glass here.

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