Oh, this is too easy. The article fails to report what activity causes the traffic stops in the first place. But, I love this most ...
"City Attorney Pete Holmes defends the city’s progressive policies. For example, driving with a suspended license is almost always charged when a person’s license has been suspended for failure to pay a fine, Fox News reports. But Holmes says 44 percent of those prosecuted for the crime were African American. According to Holmes, the disproportionate number of blacks being charged is a direct result of economic inequalities.
Racial minorities are more likely to be poor than whites and unable to pay their fines, Holmes says, adding that it’s a waste of city resources to prosecute those cases. "
Whoa. No money for the fine, but enough for gas not to mention owning or having operating access to a car?
It's a waste of city resources to prosecute poor (black or "brown") criminals, but worthwhile for rich (white) ones? It's now reverse racial profiling by executive edict ... who needs courts, legislatures, or constitutions, eh? (Sorta like Dear Leader and his edict on the DOMA law, eh?)
Holmes is a grad of Yale (BA) and life time bankruptcy and social causes lawyer ... and white as driven snow. What a shocker!
Wonder how Mr Holmes would feel about a minority man robbing him at his local ATM machine ... is that not worth prosecuting because the man is "more likely" (Holmes' words above) to be poor?
It certainly does not solve equality of enforcement issues (recently a public issue in Seattle) when you cease enforcing based upon a racial profile.
What you have there in Holmes is a man already running for re-election, just as we have with Obama and his "convenient" declaration on the Defense of Marriage Act and how it was not to be defended anymore. Playing to voter blocks, period.
The scary part of this feeble mentality is that people of this very liberal bent get elected on grand promises and then find out it's not so easy to enact their promises in a democratic atmosphere where you have a Congress, State Legislature, or City Council to persuade.
Oy, what to do? Frustrated by democracy, they begin to "rule" by edict one way or another, by overt act, declaration, or by calculated omission ... and announce their feats loudly to any press available ... fighting for the peeps ya' know!!
Gee, I wonder why it's so hard to find any reportage (as that dope O'reilly would say) on the events of the day? Hmmm...
That city atty was just on defending the indefensible. He just said how appropriate it was to have a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy regarding illegal immigration.
The city fathers, in their wisdom, have chosen not to have a Kris Kime Day.
Well, he was a white man so I guess that disqualifies him. The video of his attack is available but the media here almost uniformly reject it in favor of less inflammatory video.
The judge gave Thomas 15 years in prison. But four years into that sentence, he got an unexpected break. His conviction was overturned by a State Supreme Court ruling that said assault leading to death isn't murder if there's no intent to kill.
"I was shocked, literally sick to my stomach. I wanted to throw up. I don't think the injustice was to him, I think it was to us," said Kim Parks Kime, Kris Kime’s mother.
With his murder conviction set aside, Thomas pleaded guilty to lesser charges of manslaughter and assault. He was re-sentenced to less than 12 years.
But he won't serve all of that time. In December 2009, Thomas walked free, eight years and ten months after killing Kris Kime.
He wasn't out long before he was in trouble again. Just two months after being released from prison, Thomas showed up at an ex-girlfriend's house in Auburn, demanded money and shoved her.
Once again he got a break. He was charged with two felonies, but pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors and spent a few months in jail. Then right before last Thanksgiving, in November 2010, Thomas was set free again.
It's frustrating for those who worked so hard to find justice for Kris Kime.
Oh, this is too easy. The article fails to report what activity causes the traffic stops in the first place. But, I love this most ...
ReplyDelete"City Attorney Pete Holmes defends the city’s progressive policies. For example, driving with a suspended license is almost always charged when a person’s license has been suspended for failure to pay a fine, Fox News reports. But Holmes says 44 percent of those prosecuted for the crime were African American. According to Holmes, the disproportionate number of blacks being charged is a direct result of economic inequalities.
Racial minorities are more likely to be poor than whites and unable to pay their fines, Holmes says, adding that it’s a waste of city resources to prosecute those cases. "
Whoa. No money for the fine, but enough for gas not to mention owning or having operating access to a car?
It's a waste of city resources to prosecute poor (black or "brown") criminals, but worthwhile for rich (white) ones? It's now reverse racial profiling by executive edict ... who needs courts, legislatures, or constitutions, eh? (Sorta like Dear Leader and his edict on the DOMA law, eh?)
Holmes is a grad of Yale (BA) and life time bankruptcy and social causes lawyer ... and white as driven snow. What a shocker!
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Wonder how Mr Holmes would feel about a minority man robbing him at his local ATM machine ... is that not worth prosecuting because the man is "more likely" (Holmes' words above) to be poor?
Respect for the law is easily diminished when leaders enable it.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does not solve equality of enforcement issues (recently a public issue in Seattle) when you cease enforcing based upon a racial profile.
What you have there in Holmes is a man already running for re-election, just as we have with Obama and his "convenient" declaration on the Defense of Marriage Act and how it was not to be defended anymore. Playing to voter blocks, period.
The scary part of this feeble mentality is that people of this very liberal bent get elected on grand promises and then find out it's not so easy to enact their promises in a democratic atmosphere where you have a Congress, State Legislature, or City Council to persuade.
Oy, what to do? Frustrated by democracy, they begin to "rule" by edict one way or another, by overt act, declaration, or by calculated omission ... and announce their feats loudly to any press available ... fighting for the peeps ya' know!!
Seatlle is effed up. Their policies become ever more extreme. I feel for Thousand Sons, Matt got out just in time.
ReplyDeleteBut that's not all...
Businesses looking for an employee with a college degree are RACIST!
I'm a fourth generation Washingtonian. This stuff breaks my heart.
If we weren't so dug in, I think I'd move to Texas and wait for the secession.
ReplyDeleteMore insanity:
ReplyDeleteSunday was John T Williams Day!!!
There was the usual trashing of downtown areas, 'pigs' spraypainted on the streets to celebrate the day.
A swell time was had by all!
Gee, I wonder why it's so hard to find any reportage (as that dope O'reilly would say) on the events of the day? Hmmm...
That city atty was just on defending the indefensible. He just said how appropriate it was to have a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy regarding illegal immigration.
To clarify - those college degrees which put "undue emphasis on those of non-color" was for government hiring, not private.
ReplyDeleteOK, rant off.
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The city fathers, in their wisdom, have chosen not to have a Kris Kime Day.
ReplyDeleteWell, he was a white man so I guess that disqualifies him. The video of his attack is available but the media here almost uniformly reject it in favor of less inflammatory video.
The judge gave Thomas 15 years in prison. But four years into that sentence, he got an unexpected break. His conviction was overturned by a State Supreme Court ruling that said assault leading to death isn't murder if there's no intent to kill.
"I was shocked, literally sick to my stomach. I wanted to throw up. I don't think the injustice was to him, I think it was to us," said Kim Parks Kime, Kris Kime’s mother.
With his murder conviction set aside, Thomas pleaded guilty to lesser charges of manslaughter and assault. He was re-sentenced to less than 12 years.
But he won't serve all of that time. In December 2009, Thomas walked free, eight years and ten months after killing Kris Kime.
He wasn't out long before he was in trouble again. Just two months after being released from prison, Thomas showed up at an ex-girlfriend's house in Auburn, demanded money and shoved her.
Once again he got a break. He was charged with two felonies, but pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors and spent a few months in jail. Then right before last Thanksgiving, in November 2010, Thomas was set free again.
It's frustrating for those who worked so hard to find justice for Kris Kime.