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Shamefully, the Madison Common Council failed to uphold the Ethics Commission’s verdict of undue influence on the part of inveterate police critic Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores Tuesday 01-14-25.
The City Ethics Commission had unanimously upheld an ethics complaint filed by a Madison police officer that Ms. Kilfoy-Flores attempted to use her position as the chair of the Police Civilian Oversight Board to threaten police with an official investigation by her quasi-judicial body after they arrived to arrest her daughter for car theft (a charge later dropped).
“I’m the chair of Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board. You will be thoroughly investigated to make sure any of your arrests involving young black women will be thoroughly investigated. … Your discrimination tonight is obvious.” — Kilfoy-Flores, according to the police complaint.
Her attorney played the race card, speaking before the Council Tuesday. “She was accused of looking for accountability for a fairly racist, openly racist police activity.” Ms. Kilfoy-Flores herself suggested that the complaint was due to police antagonism to the Police Civilian Oversight Board. She accused Madison police of subjecting her to “public shame and punishment to single me out.”
She complained that she had never been trained in the city’s Ethics Code. Her ally in the anti-police Community Response Team, Amelia Royko-Maurer (speaking remotely from another county), accused police responding to the scene, of “misappropriating an indigenous term for a Mexican woman who was wearing large earrings of native design … and saw her brutalized daughter being detained and led into a police squad car.”
Ald. Barbara Harrington-McKinney was having none of it. “She used that position to get favoritism. … She is not above the law. The ordinary citizens would not have been able to use those references in that particular situation.” But enough of the 19 alders abstained to deprive the Ethics Board recommendation from a majority.
To Uphold: Alds. John Duncan, Derek Field, Yanette Figueroa-Cole, MGR Govindarajan, John Guequierre, Barbara Harington McKinney, Bill Tishler, Michael Verveer, Regina Vidaver — 9
To Overturn: Tag Evers, Sabrina Madison, Juliana Bennett, Nikki Conklin — 4
Abstain: Alds. Jael Currie, Isadore Knox, Amani Latimer-Burris, Dina Martinize Rutherford, Charles Myadze, Marsha Rummel — 6
Blaska’s Bottom Line: Who knew using your government status to get your daughter out of trouble was unethical?
27 responses to “Madison alders take a pass”
I’d like to know why so many abstained. Are afraid of retribution?
WHAT??!?!?!? That was a no brainer abuse of her authority. Shame on the alders who did not “see” that!!!
I’m not surprised at all. Shameful behavior to those without a modicum of morality.
Aren’t Madison Alders/Municipal Employees required to complete mandatory Ethics CE? Despicable Lefty’s sure 1st in line to demand that everyone submit to Didn’t Earn It training.
The fix was in; if it weren’t for double standards, despicable Lefty wouldn’t have any standards at all!
The Gotch
But, crime is down according to head of police. Ok, Joe, sure. Oh wait. Wrong bs’er
And. Crime has improved, according to head of police.
sounds just like Joe.
I learned about ethics from my cats: If you don’t get your way, caterwaul and instill guilt. 😸
Disclaimer: Any resemblance by Shady to a self-involved feline is purely coincidental and not meant to reflect negatively on cats in general.
So sad that the council members are afraid to enforce ethics rules because a minority is involved. Sounds like collusion to stop the charges. The members that abstained are cowards and don’t belong on the Council.
Brother Mike, when he chaired the Dane County Board, always said “we’re being paid to vote, not abstain.”
It doesn’t matter in the long run. She’s trouble and even her “allies” know it now. Off you go to join Toriana Pettaway and Lilada Gee on the Island of misfit grifters.
“Off you go to join Toriana Pettaway and Lilada Gee on the Island of misfit grifters.”
Forgetting Madtown Misfit Grifter/RAYcist Extraordinaire, Brandi “Baby Momma” Grayson…?
The Gotch
Law and order. Ethics? Have you seen rumps blacklist? Paul Ryan? Pence. Cheney. On and on. He hired over 1000 people already. You all can kiss that small, efficient government bye bye. Despicable righties.
Black privilege.
In spades.
And a local issue becomes TDS.
Madison is hopeless – I’d rather watch Bob Uecker’s greatest moments!
“And a local issue becomes TDS.”
Only when a generationally imbecilic d!p$#!t uses The Werkes an idiotic Dunning Kruger Effect infused, comically off-topic, Leftardate news aggregator.
The Gotch
“I’d rather watch Bob Uecker’s greatest moments!”
Too many to mention, not the least of which was his ability to get a ceremonial 1st pitch across the plate @near 90.
In stark contrast to flaccidly enfeebled, disgustingly despicable, laughable Lefty liar Anthony Fauci, who couldn’t even get it in the Same Zip Code
The Gotch
Is anyone seriously surprised by this decision? When accusations of racism (no matter how specious) are hurled, Madison’s guilty white liberals run for cover.
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“Showers are limited to five minutes”
The Gotch’s Dear late Father (a disabled Navy Veteran) enforced a two (2) minute limit on showers.
The Gotch
You ever have to share flushes with your brothers?
“You ever have to share flushes with your brothers?”
Sure did, with both of them, and four (4) sisters, to boot. Still practiced in the Gotchberg Household.
The Gotch
From “Madison Alders take a pass” to “Gotchberg family members take a piss”.
I love it when a plan comes together.
It’s very postmodern.