Dear Editor,
As a younger person I worked as an assistant district attorney.
When I first got out of law school I worked in Wood County and Portage County. I then worked for many years in Milwaukee County.
I always trusted the people who served on juries to do the right thing after they had an opportunity to hear the facts and see evidence from witnesses and to be instructed by the judge about the law.
I remember working with bailiffs in Portage County courts who were World War II veterans. Three of my uncles and my father were in the service during that war.
One uncle lost an arm in Germany and another uncle’s ship was sunk in the Pacific.
I love this country and have always respected the police. If you know someone who lives in WI ’03 congressional district, could you please ask them to watch a short video which shows what Derrick Van Orden did while he was in Milwaukee at the RNC in 2024? He got a young woman arrested and held in custody for reportedly fifteen hours before the DA’s office decided there was no evidence a crime had occurred.
Here is a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= LjÈ5NCzt5jÚ
The person who posted it entitled it “Van Orden Trying to Cut in Line, Falsely Claiming he was “Assaulted””
I think the video speaks volumes and needs no explanation.
As to statewide races, as someone who lives in Milwaukee County (and also owns property in Iowa County) I am proud to support David Crowley for governor. As someone who worked in the criminal justice system I strongly support Josh Kaul as attorney general. I hope that the ads that try to vilify Mr. Crowley and Milwaukee County are seen as the smears they are.
We’re all in this together. Wisconsin is a great state and we are lucky to live here.
Sincerely, Mary Smith, Milwaukee/Linden *Paid letter