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Friday, April 11, 2008
Message to Lithonia: Stop the silliness
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wow—This thing in Lithonia is getting very serious. Okay let’s recap:
At a recent city council meeting, Lithonia Mayor Joyce McKibben fired Police Chief Willie Rosser and had him escorted out of the building.
The Lithonia City Council then re-instated Chief Rosser although we’re not sure if anyone was escorted out of the building.
Council apparently asked the mayor and her transition team to leave, perhaps opposed to being escorted out of the building.
Acting on mature instincts, the transition team locked themselves in the City Hall holding their hands up to their ears, all the while making loud noises as not to hear anyone attempting to speak to them.
Police, those unfired, entered City Hall and made all of the transition team members go home and go to their rooms. The cops then escorted themselves out of the building.
A locksmith arrived and changed the locks—perhaps a deadbolt. Deadbolts safeguard your home and family with superior protection against attack by crowbar, hammer, disgruntled political adversaries, wrench, saw, lock pick and kick-in. With that kind of security, you can spend less time comparing brands and more time checking your schedule for booking dates on Jerry Springer.
On Wednesday, two aides to Mayor Joyce McKibben were arrested when the mayor arrived to pick up a new key. Press reports say a tussle developed and injuries were inflicted—evident by the lawyers, standing by just outside the spot where people are escorted to, holding bags of neck braces.
Thursday night the city council rejected, by a vote of 3-2 to reject Councilman Lloyd’s motion to defer all six items on the agenda. With that, the mayor got up and in spite of attempts to get her to return so someone could escort her out, she left. Security was tight. Officers announced there would be no foolishness tolerated including lock-ins and unauthorized escorting out of the building.
On Friday when we had to read all this, we were either really entertained by all its silly mindlessness and foolishness or simply wondering why Lithonia has a city charter in the first place. Ugh, stop all this silliness.
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