BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Click to read the rest http://www.inquisitr.com/2027365/majority-of-parma-missouris-police-force-resigns-after-first-black-woman-is-elected-mayor/#utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+google%2FyDYq+%28The+Inquisitr+-+News%29 In Parma, Missouri five of the town’s six police officers, as well as several other top officials, have handed in their resignations after the first black, female mayor was elected. Among those who have resigned are the city attorney, city clerk and the water treatment plant supervisor. Tyus Byrd, 40, took office as Mayor earlier last week. Residents of the small Missouri city are shocked by the recent events. When the officials resigned they cited “safety concerns” in their resignation letters. Parma has 713 residents and the United States Census Bureau shows that it has a population that is 57 percent white and 41 percent black, reports the Daily Mail. Byrd was sworn in on Wednesday and has told local media that she is uncertain at this time why the employees resigned. Byrd is a former city clerk Simon Wofford, Byrd’s father, says that his daughter has a “good relationship with the police department.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Sounds like they didn't want to work for the Mayor. Good for them. Wonder who the officer was who didn't resign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Thanks for getting rid of the second link. That second one sure sounded to me like a town that needs to cease to exist, and be absorbed by somebody else. (Unfortunately, I doubt anybody wants it). I'm not 100% sure that the one link you still have is in the same category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Looks like there are some decent job openings there I guess. Sounds like they didn't want to work for the Mayor. Good for them.I'd like to know why they didn't want to work with her before making such assessments. I have a hunch about what that "why" might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I'm sure that it's either because they're all enraged mad racist ****s or it's not. Stay tuned to the tailgate for quality in depth analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Well, the article says that the town supposedly had six police officers for a population of 470. And that most of the officers are part time, who work other, nearby, towns. Let me tell you about the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts where this was happening. They got three stop signs, two police officers and one police car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveakl Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Someone email Haslett fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Did Larry fall asleep while typing his last post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Did Larry fall asleep while typing his last post? I fell asleep reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Did Larry fall asleep while typing his last post? If you're asking about the second paragraph, it's a musical reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Oh ok. Obviously I didn't get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 now if we could only get all the folk to leave the country that promised to if ***** happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 this thread:12 posts of pre-emptive anticipatory moral outrage ... waiting for the strawboogey to rear his head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carex Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I've seen this mentioned before. There's a chance this is racism. But she also promised to root out corruption in a town where the previous mayor had been mayor for over 30 years. And they all wiped their computers before they quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I've seen this mentioned before. There's a chance this is racism. But she also promised to root out corruption in a town where the previous mayor had been mayor for over 30 years. And they all wiped their computers before they quit Maybe she cleaned up the town, without even trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I have a hunch about what that "why" might be. Her stance on foreign aid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 this thread:12 posts of pre-emptive anticipatory moral outrage ... waiting for the strawboogey to rear his head Y'know, your complaints about straw men might work better, if you don't lead off with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 its not coming from one side particularly... it just seems like a circle of people looking at each other with an eyebrow ****ed in anticipation of the stupid thing that everyone else hasn't said yet... (even more so than usual) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 its not coming from one side particularly... it just seems like a circle of people looking at each other with an eyebrow ****ed in anticipation of the stupid thing that everyone else hasn't said yet... (even more so than usual) Posturing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I sometimes doubt if I really know what a straw man is. I wouldn't have labeled sluggo post as such. What do I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 First time a black person was elected mayor in a small town. Only the white city/town staff has resigned from their job. How can it not look fishy? That said - there is more to the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I sometimes doubt if I really know what a straw man is. I wouldn't have labeled sluggo post as such. What do I know http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/straw-man.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Small town politics are full of ugly petty bull**** (and lots of corruption). It's hard to say what the reasons are here because I have no idea what all of these people were involved in. This could be about race or it could be that the new mayor favors another group of thieves over the previous group... and they quit before she could seek to oust them all individually and hire her cousins. Or all of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 First time a black person was elected mayor in a small town. Only the white city/town staff has resigned from their job. How can it not look fishy? That said - there is more to the story. Not everyone automatically assumes racism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I see no mention of anyone's race in the article other than the mayor. Are you assuming all the resignations came from whiteys or did you get that info from somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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