This isn’t funny. Never was. In fact, it’s probably been painful to those employees who have had no choice but to listen to the man.

Bernalillo County Commissioner Michael Wiener keeps displaying his unfortunate propensity for forwarding emails or making comments of a sexual or racial nature to county employees or fellow county officials. His conduct is juvenile and disgraceful, and does not belong in the workplace.

And though there is no code for elected officials that regulates his behavior, he really should just stop. At this point, there is little to suggest that he will.

Wiener denies some of the claims and blames everyone but himself for the others, implying people are too sensitive, or it’s “simply a misunderstanding,” or that the atmosphere changed when Commissioner Michelle Lujan Grisham took office in January.

“It’s not a fun place to work anymore,” he whined.

But how much fun has it been for the recipients of jokes about rape (even if the word rape was not used) or black people or his own last name. Especially when those subjected to such humor may believe their jobs might hinge on their responses. What a funny guy. Make that clown.

Wiener’s previous misfires have hit at Rodney King, who was badly beaten by Los Angeles police, and how Hispanics look. Offending women gives him a trifecta of bad taste and bad manners.

A panel of county employees determined Wiener didn’t violate any county policies and an investigation found his comments were “inappropriate” but did not rise to a hostile work environment.

Both were lucky breaks for Wiener. But whether his alleged humor meets the letter of the law, the public expects better from its elected officials.

Lujan Grisham is calling for a code of conduct for elected officials. It’s too bad codes seem to be needed these days to spell out what manners should dictate.

Wiener says he likes to joke around, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But if he can’t do that without offending those who have to be around him, he should resign.

And that’s no joke.

This editorial first appeared in the Albuquerque Journal. It was written by members of the editorial board and is unsigned as it represents the opinion of the newspaper rather than the writers.