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For the life of me, I can’t figure out why anyone would deliver pizza, or do anything that requires them to be out at night, with money, in certain parts of Milwaukee. This being one of those parts.

Teen charged in pizza man’s slaying

Quincy L. Baker of the 1300 block of N. 44th St. was charged Wednesday with felony murder-armed robbery in the death of Paul Schumann, a driver for Zanya’s Pizza, who was shot while trying to deliver to Baker’s uncle’s house in the 1500 block of W. Hopkins St. about 3 a.m. Saturday. Baker faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted, and his bail was set at $200,000 during an initial court appearance Wednesday.

According to the complaint, Baker confessed the killing to police, saying he had had been given the gun by another man and told to do a “lick” - street slang for a robbery - when the pizza was delivered. He told police he was about four feet away from Schumann’s Jeep Cherokee when Schumann began to take off, the complaint says. Baker fired once, Schmuann slumped forward and the SUV rolled into a tree. Schumann, 53, died from a gunshot to the head.

35 years? That’s it? 35 years for cold-blooded murder? Assuming he gets a full sentence (which I doubt) and assuming he serves the entire thing (which I also doubt), this piece of human debris will get the chance to walk out of jail when he’s 53? I’m sure when he comes out, he’ll be a fine, upstanding citizen to re-introduce to the neighborhood.

Family members said he had delivered pizzas in Milwaukee for more than 20 years and had been shot twice before.

How many times would it take for you to get shot at your job before you decide to move on to another career? Me? Once would do it. In fact, I believe I told this specific driver that very same thing.

I didn’t realize it ’till I read where he worked. The pizza place in question is right next door to where the comedians stay that come in from out of town to perform at the Comedy Cafe. I’ve only stayed there a couple of times (before I lived in the area) but I’ve been to this pizza place MANY times. About a year ago, after our show, another comic and I were there and we were talking to who I believe is this driver. I’m guessing it’s him based on the age and the fact that he told us he’d been shot before. We were joking with him about how dangerous the job was and I said after being shot, I’d find a new line of work. He just laughed and said he’s never really thought about doing anything else and that most people he meets were just fine.

After we left, I remarked to the other comedian that this mans trust in the goodness of the people of Milwaukee was enormous. The hell-hole that parts of Milwaukee has become has claimed the life of another innocent person. Although it’s also tragic, this is not the case of some gang-banger in a shoot-out with other gang-bangers… people that have chosen to live that kind of life. Where are the marches? Where is the outrage?

Enjoy your 3rd ward, 5th ward, art museum, and new train station. The thugs have taken over. I can’t tell you how glad I am I do not live there. It used to be a strong and proud city. Milwaukee is in decay and there isn’t a government program in the world that can fix it. Milwaukee is missing leadership. At all levels. From the mayors office right down to the family.