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Highway Robbery? Texas police seize black motorists' cash, cars.

Rainman

Rainman

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The cops were stopping minorities and interacial couples, taking their cash/valuables, and then warning the victims to never bring it up again. That is about as plain as it gets and this is just one of the many cases in this state where it is going on. Just look up Tulia Texas and what they did to all the blacks and people who were known to associate with Blacks there. If it werent for a couple of priests and an outside reporter damn near evry Black person or friend would have been given life or near sentences!!!

MPD - You are such a racist turd and I will follow you in every thread until everyone knows it!
 
Rainman

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Baba - Hope you dont mind me posting this. It pertains to the war on drugs and how Texas has used it to keep the deep south traditions of segregation/racism alive. It happened in 1999 but just recently got resolved.

Tulia, Texas: Small Town, Big Injustice

Beginning in the early morning hours of July 23, 1999, a small town of 5,000 in the Texas panhandle was transformed. Tulia went from being just another rural town in Swisher County with a great interest in school sports to ground zero in the US Drug War. Following an 18-month investigation by a white, undercover narcotics officer, Tom Coleman, the police began to round up and arrest 46 people, 39 of whom were African-American. The remaining had ties to the town's small, black community.

In the end, more than 10% of Tulia's black population were arrested. Almost all were charged with selling small amounts of powder cocaine, worth less than $200, to Coleman. The first defendants went to trial to prove their innocence, and were handed sentences of 60 and 90 years. First-time offenders with no prior convictions were being locked away for 20 years or longer. The others soon learned that the mostly all white juries were convicting people based solely on Coleman's word and one bag of powder cocaine, with no corroborating evidence. There were no audiotapes, no video surveillance, and no wiretaps to back up his testimony. No drugs, no money, and no guns were found in the sweep of these mostly poor people, living in public housing, modest homes and trailers. On the advice of their attorneys the remaining defendants began to plea bargain rather than to risk trial, as they felt the criminal justice system was stacked against them.

A few did admit that they sold crack to Coleman, but many believe that they were framed. In one small town, how could there be so many drug dealers? If everyone is dealing, who is buying? Where was the money? It just didn't add up. While some admit that they have seen marijuana and crack in town, none have seen the powder cocaine that Coleman claims to have bought. Where is the evidence?

All in all, 22 went to prison, many pled to get probation. A few had their charges dismissed. Billy Wafer was able to prove with his timecard and testimony of his boss that he was at work, not with Coleman at times the officer claimed. His charges were dropped, and he is suing for false arrest. Coleman also misidentified defendant Yul Bryant, who didn't match Coleman's description. His charges were dismissed. This has raised serious questions about Coleman's credibility.

Key information about Coleman's past was withheld at all the trials except one. For the most part, the juries were not able to hear about the charges against Coleman for his previous law enforcement job: abuse of official capacity, debts left behind, and theft by unauthorized use of a county credit card. A few law enforce-ment officers praise his work, but others criticize his tactics and call him a "compulsive liar". Coleman was named officer of the year in the Panhandle after the busts. He has since been fired from his next job for inappropriate behavior.

Though many in the town were happy to see the people that the local media labeled "known drug dealers" and "scumbags" being sent away, others in the community began to question the sting. How can so many lives be destroyed based solely on the word of a single, dubious officer? What role did racism play in the convictions of such a large part of the black community? Was there a policy in place of target-ing African-Americans to remove them from the area? Lawsuits have been filed by the NAACP and the ACLU against Coleman and Sheriff Larry Stewart of Swisher County for civil rights violations. The FBI is also looking into the situation. zealotry

To support defendants and their families and bring attention to the situation, members of the Tulia community have come together to form the Friends of Justice. Their efforts have resulted in bills being introduced into the Texas State Legislature, called the Tulia Proposals, to prevent future such incidents.

Meanwhile, many families are waiting for their loved ones to come home from prison. The children orphaned by the drug sting have moved in with friends and relatives, adding more bodies to their over-crowded living situations. For some, racial tensions have increased, while others are coming together for the sake of the community. This travesty begs the broader question: Is Tulia really all that different other communities across America in the grips of Drug War hysteria?

Most if not all have been freed and pardoned from the gov. but this is what it is like to be Black, poor, and living in Texas.
 
mpd

mpd

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A racist turd? Hmmm... We must have struck a nerve with you for you to resort to sticks and stones.

Are there any more of your mature thoughts you wish to splash upon us?
 
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LEOBABY

God Rainman, are you really that stupid or do you just play a retard on the internet?

according to the FBI
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2007/table_12.htm

California leads the nation in hate crimes as of 2007. 1400!!!

Texas only had 242....

You sir are an idiot
 
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LEOBABY

NOKUY said:
texas and california have different definitions as to what they call and report as "hate crimes"...i guarantee it.
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Hate crimes are covered under FEDERAL LAW. Not state, you dont guarantee anything....

If so, where is your proof??
 
mpd

mpd

Lammen Gorthaur
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Yeah, Yeah. Here here...

Take that! :whip:

Dang. Federal law eh? And there were more hate crimes in california than any other state. That's a ratio of better than 35:1 I think. Gee, I guess we aren't the bigots after all. Hmmm... Gee. Another balloon bursts... I guess we aren't as big a bunch of racists turds as had been assumed by some people simply because where we live... Oh man. That says a lot...
 
NOKUY

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LEOBABY said:
Hate crimes are covered under FEDERAL LAW. Not state, you dont guarantee anything....

If so, where is your proof??
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ive lived in cali and texas...i know the difference.

the way texas charges and reports crimes is often different.....done in ways that you would overlook any supposed "hate crime"
 
I N Hail

I N Hail

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WOW that's fking wild, I thought they had to prove the assets was from some illegal gain.


I N Hail
 
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LEOBABY

Ive lived in both too. They both have problems...

so does the rest of the nation have "different laws" regarding hate crimes?? LMFAO
 
BONUS BAG

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nokuy is right texas an cali are very different,if a hate crime happened to you your going to call the cops not the feds.the feds might pick the case up but thats not automatic.i'd but cop complaints are low on paper to
 
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LEOBABY

BONUS BAG said:
nokuy is right texas an cali are very different,if a hate crime happened to you your going to call the cops not the feds.the feds might pick the case up but thats not automatic.i'd but cop complaints are low on paper to
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to= too(means also)
Your= "your car" not "YOU ARE going to call the cops".

Feds dont respond to 911 calls bro. The feds(big word coming) PROSECUTE hate crimes...

"id but cop complaints are low one paper to"....not sure what that means but im sure your nonspelling ass has a point...
 
BONUS BAG

BONUS BAG

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LEOBABY said:
to= too(means also)
Your= "your car" not "YOU ARE going to call the cops".

Feds dont respond to 911 calls bro. The feds(big word coming) PROSECUTE hate crimes...

"id but cop complaints are low one paper to"....not sure what that means but im sure your nonspelling ass has a point...
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im high but damn your a asshole,your saying feds dont respond thats what i wrote the cops do,stop being a smart ass
 
Botanist

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mpd said:
Yeah, Yeah. Here here...

Take that! :whip:

Dang. Federal law eh? And there were more hate crimes in california than any other state. That's a ratio of better than 35:1 I think. Gee, I guess we aren't the bigots after all. Hmmm... Gee. Another balloon bursts... I guess we aren't as big a bunch of racists turds as had been assumed by some people simply because where we live... Oh man. That says a lot...
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I think that's called being a locationist.
 
Rainman

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No one said that Texas was full of ignorant racists! I just said that MPD was a racist turd!

Leo - Your arguments and exchanges are pathetic to say the least. You got all of 25 posts and already known as a weinie. Everything you have written has been wrong and neo-idiotic at best. If you believe that Texas and Cali are some how on the same level as far as ass backwards racial crimes committed by good ole boy Caucasian cops based a peoples colors then you are just as retarded as your mentor MPD. I can look up crooked cops anywhere in the nation so the Rampart article is no surprise to anyone here. Your states stats leave one thing out that you forgot to mention. Cali only has about 10 million more people than Texas so your hate crime numbers mean what? Duh! So yeah we would have more of everything.
 
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LEOBABY

Rainman said:
Cali only has about 10 million more people than Texas so your hate crime numbers mean what? Duh! So yeah we would have more of everything.
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Maybe you didnt finish enough school to learn math.
Califonia for 36,553,215 people covered had 1400 incidents
Texas for 23,879,373 people covered had 242.

So even if you double the population covered in texas they would still be almost 1/3 less than california...

You have no argument. The numbers speak from themselves as well as the facts. Stop trying to spin it.

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2007/table_12.htm
 
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