When unions can’t get what they want through the democratic process, they turn to thug tactics like unlawful harassment:

Between 5:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. each day, someone in a black Honda would drive past Walker’s house in Wauwatosa, blow his horn like crazy, give the finger through his sunroof and shout, “Recall Walker.”

Week after week, the routine didn’t change.

Then, on April 27, state troopers stationed at the Walker home decided to take action.

“I stopped the vehicle for the constant horn violation on today’s date,” wrote State Trooper Robert Simpson. “I asked the driver for his driver’s license, and he immediately stated he was recording me and that he was a state probation agent.”

The driver was Azael Brodhead, a 36-year-old Iraq War veteran who works for the state Department of Corrections as a probation and parole agent.

He acknowledged that he was the serial honker. He said he was upset with Walker for trying to break up public employee unions.

“Mr. Brodhead stated that he was exercising his 1st Amendment rights and he could flip us off anytime he wanted,” Simpson said. “I advised Mr. Brodhead that he could not just honk his horn when he wanted to. Mr. Brodhead paused and then stated that I have him on the horn but not the first amendment rights.”

The guy was ticketed for blowing his horn repeatedly and unnecessarily — a noise violation. He insisted that First Amendment rights protected his ability to disturb the peace while in a moving vehicle, so he challenged the ticket in a bench trial. The judge wasn’t amused.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Mary Kuhnmuench found that there was no precedent for horn-honking being constitutionally protected political speech. Brodhead, who represented himself, was fined $166.20.

“She said I was my own worst enemy,” he said later. Still incredulous at the verdict, he said, “So you can honk at high-schoolers who want to wash your car, but not for this?”

Um…yes. One case involves notifying workers that their service is required when they’re offering that service, and the other involves constantly honking your horn outside a private residence with the intent to disturb residents you don’t like. Two different situations. The fact you were flipping people off probably didn’t help your case.

So now this loser, who is pursuing a degree in “urban studies” when not (ironically) working as a probation officer, just drives by the house, gives the finger, and shouts “Recall Walker”. Really? You have nothing better to do with your life than repeatedly make a gesture people will ignore and that have absolutely no impact? Sad.

Oh, and now he’s claiming political retaliation because internal affairs initiated an investigation into his treatment of the police.

But supervisors in his office have initiated an internal investigation to see if he violated workplace rules with his actions. In particular, Brodhead said, they are trying to determine whether he should be disciplined for being abusive toward state troopers when he was pulled over. He has contacted his public employees union to represent him in the matter.

“I’m sure this was politically motivated,” Brodhead said.

Of course it was. It couldn’t be that you were being abusive towards police who were only enforcing the law. It must be the Walker Administration trying to get back at you for making an ass of…yourself.

Ladies and gentlemen, the public employee sector of Wisconsin. And to think people don’t like them.