Only in Washington DC could something like this occur.

D.C. City Council Moves To Honor Marion Barry With Prominent Statue In Front Of City Hall

https://jonathanturley.org/2017/11/10/d-c-city-council-moves-to-honor-marion-barry-with-prominent-statue-in-front-of-city-hall/

Barry was a disgrace to his office and the decision to honor him undermines the values of the D.C. government.  He was repeatedly criticized for open corruption as well as insulting comments directed against the Asian and Polish communities.  He voted against recognizing same sex marriage and was ultimately stripped of all committee authority after years of alleged corruption and conflicts of interest.

Barry was sent to another prison after he was found to have had a prostitute perform oral sex on him in the middle of a visiting room with families of other prisoners.  Barry also pleaded guilty in 2005 to tax evasion misdemeanors. When he was subjected to mandatory drug testing, he came up positive for cocaine and marijuana.  In 2006, he was again convicted of tax evasion but given a term of probation.

  Prosecutors later tried to revoke that probation  in 2007 for failure to file his 2005 tax return.In 2009, prosecutors again sought to revoke his probation after his failed to file his 2007 tax returns.  The government presented evidence that Barry had not filed his taxes in eight of the prior nine years.  In 2011, the IRS hit Barry with a federal tax lien against Barry because of unpaid federal income taxes for 2010.  Each time, Barry used his medical condition or other excuses to avoid jail time.Barry also racked up thousands of dollars of unpaid tickets and had continual driving violations.

How could we forget his famous words when being arrested for smoking crack cocaine : The enraged Barry muttered over and over, "*itch set me up . . . . I shouldn't have come up here . . . goddamn *itch"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/library/dc/barry/video.htm