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The mayor reporting a city councilman to the police for a messy yard.

The mayor being escorted to the restroom by the police chief to avoid said city councilman.

No, I am not summarizing a recent episode of Desperate Housewives.  I am talking about the real-life drama Snellville City Government.  Not only does this government come up with some outrageous attacks on private property rights, some of the elected officials act like a bunch of high school kids while doing it.

Councilman Robert Jenkins may want to seem taken aback by Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer's report but according to the news article, the councilman has little leg upon which to stand.

City Councilman Robert Jenkins recently was issued a warning to clean up his yard, including removing an old toilet and broken-down car, or face a citation for city code violations.

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This isn’t the first time Jenkins has been issued a warning. More than a year ago, tree limbs scattered in Jenkins’ front yard raised red flags.

I am critical of over-reaching ordinances, but a broken-down car and an old toilet in your yard are hardly matters of taste.  As for the police escort to the bathroom, though I do not know if Oberholtzer's concerns are warranted, from his point of view, I can understand caution towards a man who sued a previous political opponent.

As for the Jenkins' laughable comment about the mayor taking the "positions he takes," I would just remind readers of Jenkins' anti-property rights position in the recent crematory case.  If that's not the pot calling the kettle black!