Ferguson Clerk Fired for Racist Emails: Feels Like I Was ‘Raped’

[one_voice]

Former Ferguson City Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty said Tuesday she was caught unawares when the city fired her for racist emails following a Department of Justice investigation into the city’s law enforcement practices, and believes she was made the scapegoat.

“It took me a while to get over the feeling of being raped and being thrown under the bus,” she told KMOV in her first interview since losing her job. “I feel like I was the sacrificial lamb.”

She added that if everyone who sent racist emails were fired they’d “have to shut the doors.” “It went on all the time.”

Twitty oversaw the collection of fines from court citations, which the DOJ said functioned in Ferguson as a racist collection agency that preyed on the town’s African-American community, though she maintains she had no role in setting the fines. She said there was no effort on the part of the city or the police department to target minorities or reach revenue quotas.

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“It’s ruined my name, it’s devastated me,” Twitty said. “I’m not that person that they’re saying I am…It’s not like I personally sent them out or forwarded them to the police officers to hurt anyone or be racist. Because I’m not racist…I’m human. I meant nothing bad by it.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ferguson-clerk-fired-for-racist-emails-feels-like-i-was-raped/

[truebluegreen]

1. "I meant nothing bad by it."

Totally. Clueless.

[mythology]

2. Blithering idiot

Yes if other people were sharing racist emails at work they should get fired too. But much like getting pulled over for speeding, just because others sped and didn't get pulled over doesn't mean you got hosed, it just means you lost for doing something wrong.

And to compare it to being raped is an impressive level of stupid.

[Initech]

4. Ya know most of us know when to stop talking when we've shot ourselves in the foot...

But nope, this idiot is playing a single player game of Russian Roulette.

[hollysmom]

5. walks like a duck,

quacks like a duck, smells like a duck, ... you are a racist.


maybe a blood test will show for sure.d on't forget you have to pay for this blood test and then you have to pay for the court costs of getting sentences to this test and if you are late your fines doubled and if you are late a minute, you will be sentences to jail for not paying your fines. sounds like good pay back.

[marmar]

6. "Because I’m not racist"

She just likes to send out racist emails from time to time, that's all. At least when she's not tripping over her knuckles while she tries to walk.

[Kalidurga]

7. Oh Mary

You weren't raped. You got fired for cause. Rape doesn't have a cause other than someone wants to commit a sexual assault on you. See the difference? In your case you did something to bring about your fate. In the other case another person outside of your control decides your fate.

[cwydro]

8. Wow. nt

[tanyev]

9. Madam, just because everyone you know sends racist emails, that does not mean everyone does it.

[rjsquirrel]

10. Aww the poor little racist piece of trash

She meant nothing bad by giggling over racist trash sent by her racist pals while processing the payments of their black victims.

Lady, F you and enjoy your notorious reputation forever. Everyone does NOT do this. It's you, and you got caught. If you want to rat out your fellow racists who didn't get fired, go for it. It would be a start at redemption. But you, ma'am, are a bigot. Plain and simple. Live with it. It's who you are.

[jaysunb]

11. Not to worry Ms Twitty

there will probably be lots of $$$ in a fund for you in the next couple days. Just like Zimmerman, Clark and all the others of late.

[randome]

12. What a twit. And now that she's put her name all over the airwaves...

...why is she complaining that she's having trouble finding a job?

Sometimes The Stupid roars.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

[11 Bravo]

13. To be clear, NO ONE should ever be raped. But I wish ...

that the blithering fuckwits who compare being punished for their actions to rape could at least have a really vivid dream about being grabbed from behind, having a knife held to their throat as their elbow is forced up between their shoulder blades, and then being brutally violated.
Perhaps then they wouldn't be quite so quick to claim that the "felt like they had been raped".

[cali]

14. grrr. what a disgusting piece of slimy dog shit.

fuck her.

and yeah, you vile, corrupt pig, you're a racist.