PR man hired by Ferguson fired because he was convicted of reckless homicide

[CatWoman]

PR man hired by the city of Ferguson is fired because he was convicted of reckless homicide for shooting man dead in 2006

Devin James was brought in to Ferguson to rebuild relations after white officer Darren Wilson shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown
He spearheaded the move to get police chief to apologize to Brown family
But today he was fired as it emerged he shot a man dead in 2006
He was convicted of reckless homicide, officials say he didn't tell them

The public relations expert hired to help restore public opinion in the city of Ferguson has been fired as it emerged he shot a man dead eight years ago.

Devin James was brought in to rebuild the community after a white police officer shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

But today his employers were forced to apologize for the appointment as they discovered James was convicted of reckless homicide in Tennessee in 2006.

James has founded his company on his personal story of overcoming a background filled with gangs and drugs - and says the shooting in Shelby County, Tennessee, was in self defense.

It comes the day after violent protests broke out in the city with people calling for the police chief to resign.

James was subcontracted two weeks after the killing on August 9 as authorities were condemned for failing to employ senior figures of ethic minorities.



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[tazkcmo]

1. Background check?

For a $9/hr job I go through a background check, credit check and a urinalysis.

[CatWoman]

2. very good point(s)

[arcane1]

3. It's bad enough that they had to resort to hiring a "black friend" in the first place. Geniuses.

"Let's hire a PR firm to come up with some slogans that make us sound friendly. Everyone will be fooled!"

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Police dept there seems to have absolutely no idea of how to do anything right.

Remember that study we were all talking here on DU a coupe of years ago?
The one that showed incompetent people are totally clueless to the fact they are incompetent?

Ferguson, the Klown Kar of Kcops.

[CatWoman]

5. "Ferguson, the Klown Kar of Kcops"