It was predictable that if Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Chairman Holloway submitted a motion to censure supervisor Lynne De Bruin for revealing the truth about the abuses at the county’s Mental Health Complex, he did so knowing that he had the votes lined up to win.
Those votes he had, and the county board censured De Bruin on a vote of 13-6. See, County Board Votes to Censure Supervisor Lynne De Bruin.
When confronted with evidence of official abuses and a public official’s misconduct, Milwaukee County walked the well-trod path of most communities — blaming honest people rather than addressing wrongful government conduct. The issue won’t go away so easily, although at this stage, the County will likely dig in, and try to hold on until after the fall elections. Behavioral Health Division administrator Chianelli should have been fired at the first certain revelations, weeks ago.
Wisconsin’s possible next administration is looking no better than the one it seeks to succeed.
I’ve posted about Chianelli’s policy, and the tragedy that is conduct at the MHC, before. See, A Milwaukee County Bureaucrat’s Immoral Utilitarianism, Update: A Milwaukee County Bureaucrat’s Immoral Utilitarianism, Update 2, Update 3, Update 4, Update 5, Update 6, Update 7, Update 8, Update 9, Update 10, Update 11, and
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