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Racism and mysogyny, an example.
Read the entire article. These ideas co-exist and they sure as hell share space in the psyche of this judge.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/26/ms-judge-accused-of-smacking-mentally-disabled-black-man-yelling-run-n-gger-run/
MS judge accused of smacking mentally disabled black man, yelling, ‘Run, n-gger, run’
By Travis Gettys
Monday, May 26, 2014 13:49 EDT
A Mississippi judge was accused of striking a mentally disabled black man and yelling, “Run, n-gger, run.”
The family of 20-year-old Eric Rivers filed a complaint against Madison County Justice Court Judge Bill Weisenberger in connection with the May 8 incident at the Canton Flea Market, reported the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.
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“This is 2014, not 1960, where someone could slap a young man and call out, ‘Run, n-gger, run,’” said William Truly, NAACP chapter president and former mayor.
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Hendrix said Weiseberger then told a female vendor he would make her park away from her booth, and when the woman suggested he “change his tone,” the judge said he would only talk to her husband because he didn’t take orders from women.
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