As a former resident and journalist at the @Kenosha_News,
I& #39;m sickened by what& #39;s happening in Kenosha.

Acts of racist violence can happen anywhere.

But what I feared most is coming true: local government& #39;s incompetency is making a dangerous situation much worse.

After covering government in Kenosha, here& #39;s what I know: the city is run by an insular and amateur group. I couldn& #39;t believe the petty infighting I saw.

One example: A city IT contractor was caught spying on the emails of the administration& #39;s enemies. https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/city-it-director-hired-amid-records-investigation/article_8da74877-6d6c-5734-ac03-1f739775d895.html">https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/city...

That contractor was hired to a cushy new IT job with the city despite being under investigation for illegally accessing city emails.

The man was LOCKED OUT of the city& #39;s computer system due to the investigation, and still got its top IT job. https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/police-chief-defends-employee-at-heart-of-probe/article_ffdf43c9-ec93-5cef-a60d-d7a6edc8ef8e.html">https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/poli...

Example of Kenosha political incompetence:

When the mayor tried to hold a press conference outside but moved it indoors because of presence of protesters, helping to spark tense confrontation between police and activists. https://twitter.com/AJBayatpour/status/1297982608870199297">https://twitter.com/AJBayatpo...

More incompetence:

After doing little to deter vigilantes, Kenosha police appears to be blaming murder victims for being out past curfew.

Aren& #39;t city officials supposed to be trying to bridge gaps and stem violence? How does this help? https://twitter.com/GidTruth/status/1298697049551011840?s=20">https://twitter.com/GidTruth/...

Voting matters. Voting and being engaged in local elections matters. Black Lives Matter.