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Related: About this forumLetter from Wisconsin Senator Erpenbach to Capitol Police Chief Erwin
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August 6, 2013
Chief Erwin
Wisconsin State Capitol Police
2 E Main N B2
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Chief Erwin,
Today I write regarding the protocol for the issuance of citation for building rules violations in the Wisconsin State Capitol. I question that the issuance of what amounts to municipal ordinance violations, like jaywalking, requires the handcuffing, detainment and photographing of individuals.
It is my understanding that arresting someone, handcuffing them, detaining, and taking a mug shot is not at all standard police protocol for the issuance of municipal ordinance violations. While the Department of Administration is not a municipality, they have a set of building code which you and Secretary Huebsch have chosen to enforce with citation issuance. That is your choice; however ordinance violations are not universally or even practically enforced with the handcuffing and detainment of citizens. This is not the norm in Wisconsin for enforcement of an ordinance violation and I would like you explain the necessity of a non-conforming police protocol. Additionally, I would like to know specifically for what purpose you will use the photos you have taken of citizens and to whom these images will be shared.
Thank you for your prompt response.
Sincerely,
JON ERPENBACH
State Senator,
27th District
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Letter from Wisconsin Senator Erpenbach to Capitol Police Chief Erwin (Original Post)
Scuba
Aug 2013
OP
longship
(40,416 posts)2. A Senator doing his job. nt
R&
hue
(4,949 posts)3. More like Nazi Germany every day!!
Mr. David
(535 posts)4. Order a hearing immediately
and order Walker and his cronies to lie to them, while building a criminal case for these Republican stooges.
EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICANS needs to be imprisoned for the next 250 years and the ideology of right-wing bullshit die a permanent death.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)5. Thank you, one of the heroic 14
This sh** has to stop.
Lefta Dissenter
(6,622 posts)6. LOL today
watching the cop march around the Rotunda balcony, informing spectators during the sing along that they are subject to arrest just for being there, but he skipped right past Jon Erpenbach, who was up there next to the railing, making a statement to the press.
I asked the cop later why Jon wasn't warned, and he didn't answer my question.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)7. Thank you senator Erpenbach.
I still think he'd be a good candidate for governor.