Hot Ghetto Mess
I admit to thinking long and hard about using that title for this blog post, but the more I thought about it, the more appropriate I thought it was when discussing City-County Councilor Doris Minton McNeil.
McNeil, when functioning, represents Council District 15 on the near northwest side of Indianpolis. McNeil’s name has been synonymous lately with “out of control.” She was arrested in October 2008 and charged with felony battery and resisting arrest where she was reportedly intoxicated. She was later found not guilty.
In August of this year, McNeil reportedly got into an altercation with a neighbor and according to police reports, McNeil smelled of alcohol. An investigation was conducted, but there was no arrest.
The latest escapade involves McNeil reportedly accosting police and journalists at the scene of a shooting at 21st and Medford. Once again, according to police sources, McNeil was “drunk and cursing like a sailor.” Once again, no arrest, but a lot of embarrasing behavior which I am told has been captured on tape.
I really don’t know how much more of this ghettoish behavior is going to be tolerated? If Minton-McNeil has a problem with alcohol she should go to rehab and get the help she needs. If she won’t, her fellow Democrats need to talk her into stepping down from her seat. And if she won’t do it voluntarily then perhaps expulsion is in order.
It’s unfortunate, but right now McNeil is no good to anyone. If anything she is an embarrasment to her community, her fellow councilors, her party and most importantly, herself.
