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samsingh

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11. i'm not sure why the good poeple of Ferguson do not elect members more representative of the

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 01:53 PM

Mar 2015

community. with a 67% Black population, it would be easy to change the democraphics in city hall and then the police department - regardless of polling fraud.

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Ferguson fires three, hopes for settlement with Justice Department [View all] Eugene Mar 2015 OP

Good. k&r /nt pintobean Mar 2015 #1

Not really. Archae Mar 2015 #3

Maybe, maybe not. pintobean Mar 2015 #5

But this judge is still there! atreides1 Mar 2015 #26

Woo Hoo libodem Mar 2015 #2

I'm glad they got fired. HappyMe Mar 2015 #4

Probably a secretary and a couple of janitors tularetom Mar 2015 #6

"I will fucking KILL you" Submariner Mar 2015 #7

I believe he was from another department. pintobean Mar 2015 #9

The cop was from the SLAPD, that kind of attitude towards citizens is allowed there uponit7771 Mar 2015 #13

He was forced to resign. pintobean Mar 2015 #19

...cause he was caught, not because he had that attitude. That wasn't the only email that person sen uponit7771 Mar 2015 #23

Well... yeah. To have cause, he would have pintobean Mar 2015 #24

SAD! donco Mar 2015 #8

people are jaded, and rightly so.. frylock Mar 2015 #21

3 underlings, under the bus with 'em! Mopar151 Mar 2015 #10

i'm not sure why the good poeple of Ferguson do not elect members more representative of the samsingh Mar 2015 #11

Fines prevent voting... uponit7771 Mar 2015 #14

If there's structural racism in place in one system in the city gollygee Mar 2015 #15

The city runs its elections on an odd calendar jeff47 Mar 2015 #22

I saw the Mayor's press conference after the report was released... Spazito Mar 2015 #12

He said today that they were setting up meetings with DOJ pintobean Mar 2015 #16

This Mayor doesn't believe there is rampant racism in 'his' city... Spazito Mar 2015 #18

Did I celebrate this yet? libodem Mar 2015 #17

I am glad they fired 3 racists for nasty emails, now keep going and fire the cops who are harassing uppityperson Mar 2015 #20

Lololol they think they are going to get mercy from DOJ? Hahaha Scorched earth Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #25

That may be the hope, yet it is not comforting mrdmk Mar 2015 #28

i hope Jennings MO serves as an example ... etherealtruth Mar 2015 #27