Miss. Judge Allegedly Struck, Yelled Slur At Mentally Disabled Black Man

[DonViejo]

A Madison County Justice Court judge is accused of striking a mentally challenged young man and using a racial slur.

CANTON – In an echo of Mississippi's past, a Justice Court judge here is accused of striking a mentally challenged young man and yelling, "Run, n-----, run."

The family has filed a complaint with police against Madison County Justice Court Judge Bill Weisenberger, who is white, alleging he struck their 20-year-old African-American son, Eric Rivers, on May 8 at the Canton Flea Market.

"This is 2014," said former Canton Mayor William Truly, president of the Canton branch of the NAACP, "not 1960, where someone could slap a young man and call out, 'Run, n-----, run."

Darlene Ballard, executive director of the state Judicial Commission, said if the allegations are true, they would "violate multiple canons" of the Judicial Code of Conduct.

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[jwirr]

1. Obviously a coward. Needs to be arrested for assault and charged with abuse of a volnerable adult.

However my guess is Miss probably does not have laws that protect the vulnerable - at least not ones they enforce.