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Here Are The Racist Emails Ferguson Officials Passed Around



The Justice Department's investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., police department reveals a series of racist emails passed around between Ferguson police officers and court officials.

The senders aren't identified by name, but the DOJ says commanders, police officers, and court officials were all involved.

Below are seven emails that the Department of Justice uncovered — it found more, but only published the ones below.

■A November 2008 email stated that President Barack Obama would not be president for very long because "what black man holds a steady job for four years."

■A March 2010 email mocked African-Americans through speech and familial stereotypes, using a story involving child support. One line from the email read: "I be so glad that dis be my last child support payment! Month after month, year after year, all dose payments!"

■An April 2011 email depicted President Barack Obama as a chimpanzee.

■A May 2011 email stated: "An African-American woman in New Orleans was admitted into the hospital for a pregnancy termination. Two weeks later she received a check for $5,000. She phoned the hospital to ask who it was from. The hospital said, 'Crimestoppers.'"

■A June 2011 email described a man seeking to obtain "welfare" for his dogs because they are "mixed in color, unemployed, lazy, can't speak English and have no frigging clue who their Daddies are."

■An October 2011 email included a photo of a bare-chested group of dancing women, apparently in Africa, with the caption, "Michelle Obama's High School Reunion."

■A December 2011 email included jokes that are based on offensive stereotypes about Muslims.



Update at 8:45 p.m. ET: Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said Wednesday that three employees were put on administrative leave after the Justice Department uncovered the emails. One of the employees has since been fired.
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■A November 2008 email stated that President Barack Obama would not be president for very long because "what black man holds a steady job for four years."
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■A March 2010 email mocked African-Americans through speech and familial stereotypes, using a story involving child support. One line from the email read: "I be so glad that dis be my last child support payment! Month after month, year after year, all dose payments!"
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■An April 2011 email depicted President Barack Obama as a chimpanzee.
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:think:

Spoiler
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so? :idunno:



■A May 2011 email stated: "An African-American woman in New Orleans was admitted into the hospital for a pregnancy termination. Two weeks later she received a check for $5,000. She phoned the hospital to ask who it was from. The hospital said, 'Crimestoppers.'"
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:darwinsm:



■A June 2011 email described a man seeking to obtain "welfare" for his dogs because they are "mixed in color, unemployed, lazy, can't speak English and have no frigging clue who their Daddies are."
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■An October 2011 email included a photo of a bare-chested group of dancing women, apparently in Africa, with the caption, "Michelle Obama's High School Reunion."
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■A December 2011 email included jokes that are based on offensive stereotypes about Muslims.
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"A November 2008 email stated that President Barack Obama would not be president for very long because "what black man holds a steady job for four years."

I just read about that one today. :chuckle:

They were proven wrong though. :eek:


I wonder how many other police departments would have similar things.
 
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The town is predominately black, and they let a pack of racists take control and abuse them.

Am I the only one who thinks maybe they just need to learn to vote?
 
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The Barbarian said:
The town is predominately black, and they let a pack of racists take control and abuse them.

Am I the only one who thinks maybe they just need to learn to vote?
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There was an election 9 days after the shooting, 25% turn out. So yeah, they seem mystified on how their city government is chosen.
 
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fool said:
There was an election 9 days after the shooting, 25% turn out. So yeah, they seem mystified on how their city government is chosen.
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The police force probably suppressed the black voters. :think:
 
This Charming Manc

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Its a very real one, it means black people dont get justice, they dont trust the police and it becomes a then and us thing.

Its means that when there is an incident like this one, the assumption of your average black man is that the police are guilty and lying to cover it up because that been there experience of the police over the last 20 years.

Both in the Us and UK police racism has been a real and palpable issue.

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I can see the potential problem in police officers displaying racist tendencies.
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The "black" community has been complaining for years that the police department and justice in Ferguson were "racist" but the question remains as to why it took the death of an unarmed man and repeated demonstrations before the state and federal level took them seriously?

The use of "racist" e-mails would have never come to light if it hadn't been for this investigation by the Justice Department.

People were putting racist e-mails on their government accounts is a result of a climate of "white entitlement," where it was widely assumed that nobody would ever be held accountable.
 
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