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To: epithermal
CHICAGO: I'm surprised they didn't accuse her of being a white racist and firing her on that basis.

Adams, who is also black, explained the aunt's actions as "a cultural thing," saying "this is the way we discipline children in our culture." Adams told Schandelmeier that she had once tried to hit her daughter with a belt but hit the wall instead, and her daughter still screamed.

A jury said Schandelmeier's firing was racially motivated and awarded the woman $200,000. But an Illinois federal judge reversed...

6 posted on 02/11/2011 9:06:17 AM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: BenLurkin

I wonder if a welt magically appeared on her daughter’s arm like JJ’s.

“J.J. had a welt on his arm and was crying.”


8 posted on 02/11/2011 9:11:06 AM PST by netmilsmom (Happiness is a choice.)
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To: BenLurkin

So it sounds like she gets $30,000 four or five years after losing her job. I hope she found something else in the meantime.


9 posted on 02/11/2011 9:12:04 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: BenLurkin
Adams, who is also black, explained the aunt's actions as "a cultural thing," saying "this is the way we discipline children in our culture." Adams

I guess I'm old enough to have been "raised black".


18 posted on 02/11/2011 9:28:40 AM PST by Polybius
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