www.recallforjustice.com October 2019
Issue 101
WHY IS THERE A RECALL ON D. A. TRISH HANSON?
RACINE, WI – Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson is facing accusations of selective justice and impropriety as activists rally to strip her of her position. Michael Burmeister, a community organizer, has begun a petition to remove Hanson from her office. The call for Hanson’s removal comes in the wake of her decision that Mount Pleasant Police Officer Eric Giese was justified in his use of deadly force against Tyrese West, 18, during his attempt to arrest West on the morning of June 15. According to a statement released by the District Attorney, she determined that
“Sergeant Giese’s actions in this case fall under the privilege of self-defense,” and as such, “Officer Giese will not face the scrutiny of a grand jury or face trial as a result of Patricia Hanson making the call of “privilege of self defense” on her own without collaborative evidence.
In a separate incident, Burmeister also wanted Hanson to press charges against the driver who rear-ended his aunt and uncle on May 25, 2018. The crash killed both Phillip and Nadine Burmeister, of Racine, who were riding their three-wheeler. Dan Burmeister, Michael’s father, said the driver had only been issued a traffic citation for inattentive driving.Letter from my Dad on his own experience with DA Hanson’s selective justice (specifically, how she denied it to Uncle Phil and Aunt Nadine):
Reason #1 to Recall Racine DA Patricia ‘Trish’ Hanson Greetings, As has been reported, my son, Michael Burmeister, has initiated a recall petition against Racine District Attorney Tricia Hanson. He initiated his efforts because of the shooting of Ty’ Rese West. There is a prior situation involving the this same DA’s office I wish to make you more aware of. On May 25, 2018, my brother and his wife, Phil & Nadine Burmeister of Racine, were riding their 3 wheeled Harley-Davidson west on Hwy 20 (Spring Street) to Chocolate Fest in Burlington. While they were stopped to make a left turn, their motorcycle was read-ended, they were projected into oncoming traffic, and run over. They were both killed on the spot. My brother’s body was not recognizable. The driver that hit them made no attempt to stop. Several months later, after had I acquired the accident report, I contacted the DA’s office to find out why no charges were filed. The driver had only been issued a citation for inattentive driving. When I first contacted the DA’s office, I was informed that the Sheriff ’s Department had not referred the case to them, and they recommended I contact the Sheriff ’s Department directly. When I contacted the Sheriff ’s Department, I learned that they had been directed by the DA’s office not to refer the case. The DA’s office was dishonest with me implying it had been the Sheriff ’s Department decision not to refer the case, when it fact DA’s office had made that decision. I then emailed the DA’s office again and got no response. The citation that was issued, inattentive driving, would be more appropriate for hitting a rural mailbox. My brother and his wife’s deaths were treated as minor property damage. I contacted the DA’s office in the name of Phil’s surviving 3 brothers looking for answers. She has refused to respond. As the only remaining brother who still lives in Racine, I felt it was my responsibility to try and get some answers. I have gotten none. I have only found that I have a District Attorney who has long forgotten her duty to serve the public. I have also found her heartless in that she never even extended the common courtesy to say she was sorry about the death of my family members. To me, this directly indicates the type of person she is. Tricia Hanson is unfit to hold public office No elected official should be this callous to their constituency. She should never hold any position of public trust again and needs to be removed from office as soon as possible. Sincerely, Dan Burmeister Racine, WI.”
Reason #2 to Recall Racine DA Patricia ‘Trish’ Hanson On February 6, 2018, via the Racine Journal Times, Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson proclaimed that free speech was being actively monitored and scrunized in a new wave of surveillance and spying by City and County offcials February 6, 2018, when Meshach J. Smith, 21 of Union Grove made his initial court appearance in Racine, charged with making terroristic threats. His ‘threats’ were a Facebook post which read: “If I hear one more joke about me being black ” Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson said that most people should know what they should and shouldn’t post on social media already. “We hope people appreciate that you can’t post whatever you want on social media without consequences,” she said.
Hanson considers most citizens criminals and has promoted and used hi-tech surveillance and monitoring of everyone on social media like Facebook. Campaign for Confident Justice, Carrie Glenn, Treasurer