Ferguson Racist Emails

[aCultureWarrior]

There was an election 9 days after the shooting, 25% turn out. So yeah, they seem mystified on how their city government is chosen.

The police force probably suppressed the black voters. :think:

It just so happens that there is a picture of that happening.

Oops, wrong city.
http://teejaw.com/black-panther-lea...reets-of-new-york-and-wearing-a-bullet-proof/

 

[Morpheus]

Here's where Ferguson PD recruits officers.

school of criminal justice link

 

[resodko]

Racist Oppressors U?

 

[HisServant]

Well if you guys don't see an issue with those emails, I guess it seals the deal on whether you are a racist jerk or not.

I would actually need to see a real case of racial discrimination rather than convicting these idiots due to their stupid emails.

 

[HisServant]

The "black" community has been complaining for years that the police department and justice in Ferguson were "racist" but the question remains as to why it took the death of an unarmed man and repeated demonstrations before the state and federal level took them seriously?

The use of "racist" e-mails would have never come to light if it hadn't been for this investigation by the Justice Department.

People were putting racist e-mails on their government accounts is a result of a climate of "white entitlement," where it was widely assumed that nobody would ever be held accountable.

Why, because of the presumption that local matters can be solved at the ballot box thereby state and federal intervention are only a last resort.

The last election only had a 25% turnout of the black vote... if it can not be proven that the remaining 75% were prevented from voting then there is really nothing to see here.

What are they going to do.. make 1 black vote equal to 4 non-black votes?

 

[Morpheus]

I would actually need to see a real case of racial discrimination rather than convicting these idiots due to their stupid emails.

The emails were but a small fragment of the evidence against them.

 

[resodko]

The emails were but a small fragment of the evidence against them.

the other "evidence" was a statistical analysis of traffic stops, etc

 

[Morpheus]

Here's where Ferguson PD recruits officers.

school of criminal justice link

Oops. Looks like Ferguson PD will be losing this years class of recruits.

LINK

 

[HisServant]

The emails were but a small fragment of the evidence against them.

Proof please.

 

[resodko]

Oops. Looks like Ferguson PD will be losing this years class of recruits.

LINK

because a couple of moronic frat boys were singing a moronic song on a bus?

 

[Mocking You]

The last election only had a 25% turnout of the black vote... if it can not be proven that the remaining 75% were prevented from voting then there is really nothing to see here.

What are they going to do.. make 1 black vote equal to 4 non-black votes?

I think it might be possible that the black population was not enamored with the candidates and therefore didn't vote. Just a possibility.

 

[Mocking You]

Its a very real one, it means black people dont get justice, they dont trust the police and it becomes a then and us thing.

Its means that when there is an incident like this one, the assumption of your average black man is that the police are guilty and lying to cover it up because that been there experience of the police over the last 20 years.

Yep. And they're worn out and tired of it.

 

[resodko]

they don't look worn out and tired :idunno:

 

[HisServant]

I think it might be possible that the black population was not enamored with the candidates and therefore didn't vote. Just a possibility.

It's extremely easy to get on the ballot.. even as an independent.

 

[Mocking You]

It's extremely easy to get on the ballot.. even as an independent.

Supposing some black citizens in Ferguson wanted to run for office. Which political offices should they run for to effect change?

 

[resodko]

Supposing some black citizens in Ferguson wanted to run for office. Which political offices should they run for to effect change?

chief of police?

 

[Mocking You]

chief of police?

Sure, if that is an electable office and not a hired position done by the city council.

 

[HisServant]

Supposing some black citizens in Ferguson wanted to run for office. Which political offices should they run for to effect change?

Councilman, committeeman, auditor, mayor... any and every elected position.

Do you know how bad it is in politics these days getting people to even run? My borough has 4 out of 5 council persons that have been appointed instead of elected and during election years I have never seen anyone run unopposed... its hard to get warm bodies... and its hard to sit in most council positions on the local and county level because most are non-paying jobs.

 

[Mocking You]

Councilman, committeeman, auditor, mayor... any and every elected position.

Do you know how bad it is in politics these days getting people to even run? My borough has 4 out of 5 council persons that have been appointed instead of elected and during election years I have never seen anyone run unopposed... its hard to get warm bodies... and its hard to sit in most council positions on the local and county level because most are non-paying jobs.

You just made my follow up post for me. Nobody wants these jobs.

 

[resodko]

You just made my follow up post for me. Nobody wants these jobs.

certainly not a group of people who are used to having everything handed to them