Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick spent a night in jail for violating his bond with an unauthorized trip to Windsor last week. The judge had expressly warned him not to return to his courtroom with new problems, but there sat the Mayor of Detroit again. The judge's action was correct; he had to preserve the integrity of the court system and treated Kilpatrick the same as everyone else.
He's an embarrassment to the entire state, and not just the City of Detroit. It was really embarrassing to see the Mayor in handcuffs in European newspapers as well as others around the world. This is the type of publicity that we don't need.
For the good of his city and his state, Mayor Kilpatrick should resign immediately. He's lied under oath, assaulted a deputy sheriff and violated his bond. He's already facing eight felony counts; Attorney General Mike Cox is expected to announce additional felony charges for the Mayor's attack on the deputy.
Governor Granholm should accelerate her hearing on whether she should remove Kilpatrick from office, as provided for in the city charter. There isn't a moment to lose.
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