GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – People driving along Main Street and Deckner Ave. in Green Bay Wednesday might have noticed a strange site outside of a local establishment.
Nic’s Bar at 1657 Main St. has a display on its front lawn that’s hard to miss.
It shows a fake police officer and another figure sitting on a wooden deck watching another dummy hanging from a noose.
The words, “Drain the Swamp” is written on the front and sides of the deck.
Attached to the display is a letter explaining why the spectacle is there.
The e-mail, from a David Nichols, states unfair treatment in the past by city police officers which in turn caused him to close a former business.
Here’s a portion of the letter:
“I hang this effigy of Joe Citizen to symbolize the fact that CURRENTLY in Green Bay, Wisconsin JUSTICE and EQUAL TREATMENT under the law is dead.”
You can read the full e-mail in the photos above.
Green Bay police are aware of the display. Chief Andrew Smith says it’s not a police matter.
“It appears to be a piece of art work and it’s certainly covered under free speech. I believe it’s his property so, we’re really not concerned about it.”
Smith says Nic’s Bar has been the subject of multiple complaints and the bar’s license is in the middle of a 30 day suspension by the city’s protection and welfare committee.
