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| Gassed by Patrick Markham of Luxemburg, Wisconsin. Members of the Door County (Wisconsin) Indivisible Coalition held a small protest in April outside of the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club where Scott Walker and Republicans chided citizens for opposing Walker's reelection. The gathering of some 38 residents was disrupted by a white truck, reportedly driven by a local Republican activist, Patrick Markham, owner of North Shore Marine Services. The truck approached the crowd and ejected black smoke at the gathering, a rightwing tactic to disrupt protests. The tactic is known variously as "rolling coal" and the "coal treatment." Rolling coal is the injection of fuel into an engine to cause a profusion of black exhaust fumes directed at targets. The fumes are a dangerous pollutant, and extremely dangerous to children, a fact that Markham ignored. Patrick Markham claimed in Facebook comments that he "rolled coal threw, (sic) them when I left work." Markham also said, "I am glad they got the coal treatment," and "Suck my exhaust." Pictured above is a member of the Door County (Wisconsin) Indivisible Coalition, holding her baby at the Scott Walker protest. "In July 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency stated that the practice was illegal, as it violated the Clean Air Act," reads an entry in Wikipedia. |
Scott Walker has malicious supporters emboldened, including Patrick Markham of Door County who directed toxic truck fumes at families at an April protest, and then bragged about it. Markham was let off with civil citation, but pleaded Not Guilty
Updated - Patrick Markham pled Not Guilty today to a disorderly conduct citation issued for directing toxic fumes at families during a pro-democracy protest held outside a Scott Walker event in April in Sturgeon Bay, according the Door County Clerk of Courts office.Gov. Scott Walker spoke at the Republican Door County Wisconsin Lincoln Day Dinner in Sturgeon Bay on April 7, saying citizens opposing his reelection are hateful.
It's a typical move by Walker who has spent decades dividing Wisconsinites, attacking citizens holding to opposing views, and then accusing his opponents of engaging in hate, (Welter, Green Bay Press Gazette). When Walker ran for president in 2015, he likened protesters to ISIS, (Mal Contends, Mal Contends).
A local Wisconsin journal, the Door County Advocate, (part of the USA-Today Network), ran a Facebook video of the protest against Walker held outside the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club where Walker and Wisconsin Republicans spoke in April.
The protest was organized by the Door County Indivisible Coalition.
The Advocate video disconfirms Walker's characterization of the protest derided by Walker at the Republican event. Walker made several specific references to the protest.
The self-proclaimed actions of a Republican in Door County, Patrick Markham of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, also contradicts Walker though he pleaded not guilty to a civil citation in Door County Case Number 2018FO000139 Sturgeon Bay, City of vs. Patrick Forest Markham.
How Markham can deny his malicious actions caught on video and about which he bragged is unclear.
The Door County Advocate video of the protest features a loud sound and visible smoke from a truck Markham claims to have driven.
A protester is seen on video, saying a "rude person" just "gassed everybody," in a purposeful, malignant act directing poisonous emissions at some three dozen protesters including three children.
The incident had been reported to the Sturgeon Bay Police Dept, and, reportedly, protest participants are contemplating civil legal action.
Comments left at the Door County Advocate Facebook posting of the video include the following. Readers can decide what is hate:
Patrick Markham · 0:19 Suck my exhaust
Michael Stich · 0:45 You idiots can shove those pussy hats up your useless holes
Patrick Markham · 1:11 I am glad they got the coal treatment
Derick Rouer · 0:44 Bunch of dumbasses. You are motivated by hate
Steve Tilseth · 0:45 Liberalism is evil you should all be ashamed of yourselves
From the Door County Indivisible Coalition
ALERT: A number of you were at the "Welcome to Republicans" rally that we held on April 7th in Sturgeon Bay. At one point during the rally a white truck (with two small children inside the truck) "rolled coal" at all of our rally participants. We have since learned that "rolling coal" or black smoke is illegal - especially since we had three children and a donkey as well as 38 participants who could have been adversely affected by this action. One of our members reported this incident to the police. The incident was documented in part by the Facebook bragging by the participant who either works for or owns a business in Sturgeon Bay - Markham is his name. The Police Department was very disturbed by this event. The officer wanted to know if any of us have video or other evidence that would document this despicable action. So please, if you have a picture or are willing to be a witness let me know. I think that the "hate and anger" rhetoric of the Republicans needs to be rebutted.
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