This seems rather telling...
Former city clerk Tyrus Byrd was sworn in as mayor of Parma, Missouri on Tuesday only to find out that police officers, as well as the city attorney and a water treatment supervisor, had resigned before she took office.
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Residents of the town, some pointing out that the town was probably over-staffed with police, were unconcerned about their safety after the two full-time and three part-time officers quit.
“I think it was pretty dirty the way they all quit without giving her a chance,” resident Martha Miller said. “But I don’t think they hurt the town by quitting, because who needs six police for 740 people?”
I like to banter on about things, but, really, what else is to be said?
We know and I cannot 'un-see' the abject racism that flows through all police agencies like a river approaching flood stage.
We get denial after denial after multiple attempts at explaining away and still, when faced with a black person as boss these freaks just up and quit.
So I congratulate the town of Parma and their new mayor who has single-handedly created numerous decent jobs. (Although the locals think the police were WAY overboard in numbers. Stay tuned.)
Seriously, this stunt tells me, again, just how stupid racist people are.
You quit your job in THIS economy?
Just because the new mayor is b-b-b-black?
Really?
Dumbasses.
On Edit: There appears to be some concern that this doesn't reflect anything at all about racism and may be due to the former administration being crooked to the core as data was wiped from computers.
Entirely possible, but not chiseled in stone and we know a lot of police ARE racists.
So we'll see if more details wash out soon.
Poll added.