Let's recap. He received a $1,500 fine, one year of supervised probation, anger management classes, service as an instructor to young people on respecting public property, $60 restitution to city-parish government and a warning not to "threaten" fellow council members.

Now, how many people did Dr. Williams kill?  My point is not to excuse Dr. Williams - who, in his own words, "accepts responsibility for his actions." This is about the justice system when it is corrupted and used to make an example of someone with a legitimate cause that others would like to eliminate. Dr. Williams went in with a sanitized legal history but was given the maximum on all counts.

This is about Judge Castle's action, revealing that she had been feeding on the wrath, contempt and indignation of the inner government circle who wanted Dr. Williams' head.

I don't argue that Dr. Williams should have gotten a pass - just that the crime (what crime?) bore no relationship to the punishment. The dais was restored to its original condition. Restitution to government was $60. Where did the anger management come from? Are the standards for a District 3 public servant timid uncertainty, passiveness and lack of focus?

Dr. Williams has conducted himself with assertive focus in the best interests of his district and the community. The only anger he has managed is to "tee-off" many in the political establishment.

The community can and will continue to organize and mobilize to protect Dr. Williams from the muzzle of those who would seek to control him.
Thanks, Judge Castle, for bringing us together.

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