Saturday, December 18, 2010

CM PRESS # 351

TWENTY-TWO REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN SIGN LETTER DENOUNCING SPLC
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BLACK GIRLS VICIOUSLY ATTACK PREGNANT WHITE GIRL ON BUS--BLACK PASSENGERS DON'T INTERVENE--NO HATE CRIME CHARGES LODGED
Link with video.

Had White girls attacked a Black girl you'd be seeing this all over the news instead of just here at the CM PRESS.  And, had it been White girls as the attackers, you can be sure there would be hate crime charges.

Are you getting tired of the double standard yet?
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STEVE SMITH AT THE DAILY PILOT GETS IT RIGHT ABOUT TRANSPARENCY
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But, he uses a lot of words to get to what we want to know locally (yes, we know, one has to fill column space and come up with 800 words or so). 

At any rate, scan down to the last few paragraphs of Smith's above linked column for the nub of the matter.

Why the secrecy about Chief Shawkey and Capt. Smith?  And, what about Hubbard?

And, to add to Smith's request for information, how about the Stinkeye incident and the investigation of the cops who spoke to the press when Jim Righeimer questioned them about a misplaced DUI checkpoint?

Why aren't we being told what's going on?  These people are all OUR employees.  We have a right to know.
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3 comments:

  1. That "lot of words" is context that is necessary to support the main point.

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  2. I rarely agree with Steve Smith on anything, but this is one instance where we are in complete agreement. Great article. Thanks for posting.

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  3. Let's hope this new city council will see the need for transparency. Taxpayers have a right to such information because knowledge is the only means by which we can put pressure on our leaders. How else can we know if our city officials are doing their jobs?

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