In Maverick County we only have one party and here it is a Mexican mafia in charge. In Val Verde County I waited 6 months in solitary for my trial. When I was declared innocent by the jury Judge Tom Lee had me sent back to jail for "processing", this allows the corporate jail to collect another day of fees from the state. Is it constitutional to send an innocent man to jail ? It doesnt matter in a fascist police state, bottom line only matters and we are just the cattle of their stalls. The Del Rio Texas police officer that had me jailed had to testify under oath he was dating my wife. He is still on the force and still sexually harrassing women to this day. When a cop is killed I have no opinion as to whether it was good or bad. This is the lawless land of criminal authority. When in Texas dont be taken alive if you want to keep your dignity or humanity.

by john riggs (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 463 comments [24 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 11:01:10 AM

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... then you haven't been paying attention to the history of judges and courts in America.  "Unbelievable"?  Judge Sabo was heard to say regarding Mumia Abu-Jamal that he was going to help them "fry the n-word."  Last month a NY judge found the three police who fired 50 rounds at an unarmed Sean Bell not guilty on all charges.  A couple of years ago, the judge in a rape trial forced the victim as well as the jury to watch the video her attacker made of her assault, in part to jog her blacked-out memory.

If the story shared in this article is the worst you've heard of, you've got your head deep in the sand, my friend. 

by Mars Caulton (1 articles, 1 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 88 comments) on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 12:23:33 AM

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Of course this isn't the worst I've heard.   A reading of the article will show that I didn't say, or even imply, that that is the case.  I'm well aware that there is much worse, and it is evident that a person with their head in the sand would not be aware of that, or this story, either.

by Ed Martin (139 articles, 0 quicklinks, 35 diaries, 173 comments [4 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 9:59:47 AM

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There is one respected Democrat in the US Senate who is a former officer in the KKK.  Should we judge the entire Democratic Party by this one individual?  Should we judge the entire Democratic Party by their steadfast opposition to racial progress at one time in their history?  Governor Faubus was a Democrat wasn't he?  Do not slander all Republicans by the actions of a few.  Do not slander all Democrats by the actions of a large number of them. 

In the current primary battles there is more than ample evidence that there are plenty of racists who call themselves Democrats.  Are the Democrats proud of that or they would just rather ignore it and scream that the Republicans are bigger racists than our racists?

Just because a few well-educated, non-gun-toting, non-bible-thumping elitists, happy-and-not-bitter Democrats take the racial high ground do not assume that all of them do.  In other words, if you live in a glass house it is not advisable to throw rocks.  And, clean up your own house before you complain about how dirty your neighbor's is.  Both parties have a lot of clean-up work to do in the area of racial politics.

by Mad Jayhawk (3 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 652 comments [56 recommended, 3 rejected]) on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 5:24:26 PM

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History note:

The author of this article uses a racist play on words that is used to describe what are called 'sundown towns'. I had a conversation with the author of a book about Sundown Towns a number of years ago about a  'sundown signs' I had seen outside a towns in Kansas back in the 1950s when I was a kid. I was trying to help him identify the sundown town and thought since this sign was fairly recent maybe those who had put it up or took it down were still around for him to interview. These towns and signs are a part, a definite shabby part, of our country's history and it is good that he took the time to document them.

Sundown towns were wide spread in the US in the 1920's and 1930's when white supremacy was almost everywhere in this country. The large, well-kept sign on US 34 in Kansas I remember from around 1955 vividly said "n-word, don't let the sun set on your ass here." and showed a stereotypical picture of a black man. Even though I was young the obvious hatred in the sign shocked me because my parents brought us up to respect everyone. My uncle, who is in his 90s now, lives 20-30 miles from the sign and I asked him about it and won't repeat what he said. It wasn't nice. His attitude towards black people was not atypical for white people living then. Things have changed although there are people of both races who honestly believe that they haven't.

by Mad Jayhawk (3 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 652 comments [56 recommended, 3 rejected]) on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 5:49:20 PM

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