Howard Alexander And Olivia Taylor — At last night’s raucous Delaware County, Pa. Council meeting something set off Howard Alexander of Marple and he was escorted from the room by police.
We understand he was told to just go home and chill out.
Which is exactly how matters such as this are supposed to be handled.
But what would have happened if he had been a black woman?
Would he have been hauled to the station, strip-searched and made to stand in a cupboard for an hour before being charged with an obscure misdemeanor?
That’s what Upper Darby Council did to Olivia Taylor for doing basically the same thing.
OK, Upper Darby is calling Olivia “white” but really.
If Olivia did at the Government Center — or anywhere else — what she did in Upper Darby we are confident she would have been treated as Howard.
A more interesting question is would Howard have been treated as Olivia, if he did in Upper Darby what he did in Media?
We think maybe not.
Unless he was effectively pointing out that Upper Darby Council is filled with scofflaws and tax dodgers, and their solicitor disrespects veterans.
Then maybe yes.
Upper Darby is run by thugs.
If County Council wants to regain trust and end partisan divides, they should call their fellow Democrats on Garrett Road and tell them to make Olivia’s bogus charge go away.
And tell them to stop being thugs.
We doubt that’s going to happen, though.
