Rabble Rouser

 Friday morning, when Gov. Ron DeSantis was set to speak in a Beach Drive ballroom, Mayor Rick Kriseman’s right hand man, Kevin King, sent out Facebook messages asking for protesters to appear outside the the event. [More]

Here's what everyone is missing, at least in the reporting I've seen: Assuming LKing was not on vacation or authorized leave Friday morning, the city has rules and regulations with associated levels of mandatory discipline up to termination concerning employee misconduct (Sec.7). Failure to apply them equally to makes other disciplinary actions challengeable, and thus a liability to the city and negligence or worse on the part of any official that does not enforce them.

Work-related misconduct includes:

Conducting personal business during working hours ... Unauthorized distribution of written or printed matter of any description on City premises ... Participation in prohibited political activity in violation of Florida Statutes ... Use or attempted use of political influence or bribery to secure an advantage of any manner, including the use of real or perceived City authority to obtain any personal benefit or advantage ... 

And that's assuming he didn't use city-owned equipment.

Then again, if you really want to talk ethics violations, look at the gun-grabbing oath-breaker he works for. It seems fair to wonder if a disciplinary investigation would show King's action was calculated and directed, and if sweeping this under the rug with a public wrist slap and no consequences will result in a cover-up,

[Via Michael G]