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Ferguson clerk fired over racist emails hired by nearby city (Vinita Park)
Associated Press ^ | Aug 7, 2015 6:39 PM EDT | Jim Suhr

Posted on 08/07/2015 6:25:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A Ferguson court clerk fired over racist emails uncovered by the U.S. Justice Department after the police shooting death of Michael Brown has a new court job in another suburban St. Louis.

Vinita Park Mayor James McGee told The Associated Press on Friday that Mary Ann Twitty was hired last month as a temporary, part-time court clerk in that 1,900-resident city, where roughly two-thirds of the residents are black. […]

After her firing, Twitty told the AP that she shared the messages as funny items she didn’t consider offensive.

To McGee, who is black, Twitty was worth forgiveness and a second chance. …

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: ferguson; jamesmcgee; maryanntwitty; vinitapark

1 posted on 08/07/2015 6:25:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Any FReepers doing any 1-year anniversary tributes to the Gentle Giant?

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2 posted on 08/07/2015 6:27:20 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Olog-hai

The site did not detail the tweets. Any idea what they were?


3 posted on 08/07/2015 6:33:53 PM PDT by dynachrome (We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.)
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To: Olog-hai

Ummm - a two thirds black community hired a white woman fired for a twitter post?

Seems they know what importance to place on such posts.


4 posted on 08/07/2015 6:41:29 PM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and because of what Muslims do.)
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To: dynachrome

They weren’t tweets, but emails and were released in the Justice department report.


5 posted on 08/07/2015 7:03:58 PM PDT by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1

Whoops, reading other posts and got it wrong. Either way, were they really racist? and were they funny?


6 posted on 08/07/2015 7:16:52 PM PDT by dynachrome (We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.)
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