A white lawyer from Wisconsin is in hot water after several acts of aggression, including spitting on a black teenager, blocking traffic at a protest with her car, shoving a college student, and kicking an arresting officer in the groin.
Stephanie Rapkin, 64, was shown at an anti-racism rally in Shorewood on Saturday, June 6th blocking the protest's foot traffic with her car and spitting on 17-year-old Eric Patrick Lucas III, a black high-schooler who was one of the organizers of the protest.
Wisconsin attorney blocks protesters with her car — and then spits on them.
The Urban Milwaukee identified the woman as 64-year-old Milwaukee attorney Stephanie Rapkin.
According to police, Rapkin was arrested Saturday night on charges of battery and disorderly conduct. pic.twitter.com/2zz5M2hUBC
— ❄️Lars🇳🇴Woke✊🏿Viking (@a_fly_guy) June 7, 2020
okay. owner of vehicle is Stephanie G Rapkin, who owns a law firm.
1001 W. Glen Oaks Lane
Mequon, WI 53092
414-243-3401
(Address & number of law firm) https://t.co/w0uUz1bl6K
— tatiana! (@TatiMonet) June 7, 2020
cw/ assault, white woman spits on a young black man
STEPHANIE RAPKIN IS A WHITE WOMAN WHO INTENTIONALLY USED HER CAR TO BLOCK A PEACEFUL PROTEST IN MILWAUKEE, WI AND THEN DECIDED TO SPIT ON A YOUNG BLACK PROTESTOR. SHE STARTS TO FAKE A HEART ATTACK NEAR THE END. pic.twitter.com/V7CMwM0UtF
— ryn🦔 (@tiredmoomin) June 7, 2020
A white woman named Stephanie Rapkin was so upset by the Northshore March for Georges Floyd organized by Shorewood black youth that she parked her car to block the nearly 5K ppl & then assaulted a young black man by spitting on him. Stephanie you about to lose your Law License!✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/QaYsBGzGIH
— Rep. David F. Bowen (@DavidFBowen) June 7, 2020
Rapkin was arrested and charged with battery and disorderly conduct.
After being released on bail, she confronted Debra Brehmer and her son Joe Friedman, who had been writing protest messages in chalk outside of her home.
She then assaulted Friedman on camera.
Peotesters have made it to the home of #StephanieRapkin, the woman accused of spitting on a teen in #Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/DSsbKnFXVk
— Christine Flores (@CFlorestv) June 8, 2020
After this incident, Rapkin was arrested again. While being arrested, authorities say she kicked the arresting officer in the groin.
The police are pressing charges of battery, disorderly conduct, battery to a law enforcement officer and resisting/obstructing an officer.
#stephanierapkin arrested a second time in 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/XRnuY1AQLl
— Sherwin (@sherwinagain) June 7, 2020
#stephanieRapkin 🥁📣 YOU ABOUT TO LOSE YO JOB!! https://t.co/NR9mEVXx48
— Jessica E. (@jessicaesler1) June 7, 2020
anyways miss stephanie rapkin who SPAT on a BLACK CHILD after parking her car purposefully in the middle of a milwaukee blm peaceful protest was arrested in her home an hour ago👋🏾. all i know is you people better stop playin with us, black people are not for play play. pic.twitter.com/BcZ0js73PJ
— NigerianGoddess🇳🇬 Certified Thug🖤🤎 (@pobinku) June 7, 2020
In addition to the criminal charges, an election law attorney in Shorewood has filed a complaint with the state, calling for an investigation into Rapkin for professional misconduct.
Folks across the internet are calling for harsher punishments for Rapkin, including disbarrment.
Call or email the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation and demand Stephanie Rapkin be disbarred.
877-315-6941
Email: olr.intake@wicourts.gov
They deal with lawyer misconduct.
I don't know the name of the young man.
I'm guessing because he's a minor.
— Jake (@PB_and_Jakey) June 9, 2020
Can Stephanie Rapkin be disbarred for this conduct?https://t.co/GcGykxcQOG
— Kim Wexler's Ponytail (@MadisonKittay) June 10, 2020
Shorewood Stephanie Rapkin, a WI attorney, who spat on teenager Eric Lucas at a BLM protest yesterday. Call the WI office of Lawyer Regulation 877-315-6941 to DEMAND THAT THEY DISBAR her for assaulting a child and spitting on him during a pandemic https://t.co/Jz3RL1z2XR
— justblegit (@justblegit) June 9, 2020
Stephanie Rapkin needs to be disbarred. Why was she kept over night after assaulting two people? She spit in a child's face. THAT' SERIOUS! How we know if she is not COVID-19 positive. Keep her locked up and DISBAR HER! A disgrace!!!! https://t.co/6zH0FB6U0h
— Cee C (@CConcerncitz) June 8, 2020
Shorewood schools chief Bryan Davis believes the current charges leveed against Rapkin are not enough. He called for Rapkin to be charged with a hate crim because her actions were "racial hatred aimed at disrupting a peaceful demonstration."
"If we, as Milwaukee County, are going to treat racism as the crisis it is, we must make sure that law enforcement and our criminal justice system look at these types of incidents through a racially motivated lens."
The police and Milwaukee County DA have not responded to the request for more serious charges, and Ms. Rapkin remains a member of the Bar Association for now.
But if the past two weeks are any indication, she won't be getting off as easily as she seems to be right now.
