Letter: Black is not white and white is not black
I am writing in response to a letter that stated that Eric Holder is the cause of the racist problem in Ferguson, Mo., that led to the street violence after the death of Michael Brown. The quote I am responding to was The purpose of this letter. is to show where the true racism started and where it continues with the office of the Attorney General Eric Holder.
As the story of the long term racist behavior in Ferguson unfolds including the harassment of the African American community for the smallest of infractions including jay walking and fining them excessively, even jailing them when they could not pay as little at $100 racism that was perpetuated by the collusion of Judge Ronald Brockmeyer, the clerk of the court, the chief of police, and some police officers and who knows how many others, it becomes painfully clear that there was a long term racist problem of gargantuan proportions in that town. Fortunately, that judge has been dismissed, two police officers fired, the clerk of the court fired, and the chief of police has resigned. That is for starters.
These changes have come about as a result of the careful investigation of the department of justice under the direction of Eric Holder who brought the dreadful size of the problem to light.
How anyone could see him as the cause of the problem in Ferguson instead of the direly needed solution, is beyond me. People sometimes want to make political capital by saying black is white and white is black.
The facts however speak for themselves. Eric Holder is to be commended for his prompt action in this matter. No way is he the cause of the problem.
When any community is so out of control that it is literally robbing its minority citizens in order to support its budget with fines, there is something that needs to be corrected. Thank God there are still decent public servants like Eric Holder that can point out the truth and insist upon positive change.
Rosemary Stark, New Bern
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Letter: Black is not white and white is not black