Posted on 02/21/2023 4:07:07 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s struggling capital has been a favored target of Republican leaders since the GOP took total control of the state a decade ago. But perhaps none of the slings and arrows flung at Jackson has provoked as much outrage as the one the state House of Representatives loosed earlier this month.
Legislators approved a bill that would establish a separate court system for roughly one-fifth of Jackson, run by state-appointed judges and served by the state-run police force that currently patrols the area around Mississippi government buildings. For the neighborhoods it would cover, the entire apparatus would effectively supplant the existing Hinds County Circuit Court, whose four judges are elected, and the city-run Jackson Police Department.
The proposal might be less provocative if not for the inescapable context: More than 8 in 10 of Jackson’s 150,000 residents, as well as most of its elected leaders, judges and police officers, are African Americans. The proposed court system and the police force would be controlled almost exclusively by white officials in the state government.
Atop that, the new courts and police patrols would serve neighborhoods that contain the bulk of Jackson’s white population. The city’s Black neighborhoods would largely be skirted.
For many prominent Jacksonians, this evoked earlier eras in Mississippi’s complicated racial history. The city’s Black Democratic mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, minced no words after the House vote.
“Some of the other legislators, I was surprised that they came half-dressed, because they forgot to wear their hoods,” he said.
That stung the bill’s chief sponsor, state Rep. John Thomas “Trey” Lamar, a 43-year-old Republican from Mississippi’s rural northwest. Lamar said his bill was a sincere effort to solve two of the city’s most pressing problems: soaring crime and a huge backlog in the courts.
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“...Black Democratic mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba...”
From Wikipedia
“Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as the 53rd mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position.”
Methinks, I see at least part of the problem.
Pretty simple . Jackson Ms. has shown to be incapable of governing and controlling the violent behavior of its citizenry and otherwise lacks the necessary talent pool for a competent bureaucracy and court system.
Ping.
The officials are incompetent, the residents criminal.
They should rename Jackson to Mogadishu, Mississippi.
Ms is the only red state with an outflow of residents to other states. The black female mayor of New Orleans is being recalled. Blacks have been given a get out of jail free card and are taking advantage of it. Sad.
I’m from Mississippi. Jackson is a cesspool that’s ruled by a completely corrupt city government. Everyone from the mayor, city council, police, and judiciary are crooks. It’s basically non-functional so the idea is to try and bring at least a semblance of functioning government to it. Since that will reduce the opportunities for corruption and graft for the current crop of crooks they’re obviously against it. The standard tact, screaming RACISM, is being employed. It’s a time honored tactic because it works.
The officials aren't incompetent, they're the criminals.
Jackson, Montgomery, Birmingham, Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, New York City, etc. Is there a common theme here?
A better bygone era.
Jackson!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m67eqm0mNCQ&ab_channel=JohnnyCashVEVO
Which Jackson? [Wiki]
There has been much speculation regarding which city of Jackson the song is about, but Wheeler said: “Actually, I didn’t have a specific Jackson in mind. I just liked the sharp consonant sound, as opposed to soft-sounding words like Nashville.”[5]
Please see 11.
I’m sorry, but kind of name is Chokwe Antar Lumumba????
Was he born in this country or some 3rd world shit hole that he is trying to turn Jackson MS into?
not gonna do much good unless they also install their own potable water plant in their new district ...
“Some of the other legislators, I was surprised that they came half-dressed, because they forgot to wear their hoods,” he said.
Maybe if you would have charged half of Jackson for at least some of the water they used, you wouldn’t have had to dance around asking for FedCash because your water treatment plant went to sh*t. The funny thing is that Jackson residents will still vote for this clown even as crime explodes. Jackson’s in the top 4% of worst crime per capita.
The easiest way to determine the crime level in any town or city is to find out how many blacks live there. The more blacks you have the more crime you have. It’s that simple, yet everyone avoids admitting that.
Uh oh. You left out a few...
-Memphis
-Little Rock
-Washington, DC
-Detroit
-New Orleans
-Baltimore
I'm pretty sure there are more.
I've got an idea. Let's launch the Jackson plan for the entire country.
Yes. There is a real "theme."
Nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. And do Washingtoooooon DC too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbfMkh940Q
I think the racists are the white Democrats who decided to pay Negro women to have b@st@rd kids back in 1965 or so. The results were no surprise.
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