New Kinloch mayor (MO) blocked by police from entering city hall

[ghostsinthemachine]

KINLOCH, MO (KTVI) – Our Fox 2 cameras were the only ones there as the newly-elected Kinloch mayor was greeted by police for her first day on the job.

Betty McCray was not only prevented from entering city hall, she was also told she’d been impeached before she got a chance to start.

McCray ran for mayor in the April 7 election and won.

“I won. The people spoke,” McCray said. “I was sworn in by the St. Louis County. Today I take office. I want them out, I want the keys.”

After the election results were certified earlier this week by the St. Louis County Board of Elections, Kinloch’s outgoing administration refused to allow the city clerk to give McCray the oath of office, claiming voter fraud.

MORE HERE WITH VIDEO: http://fox2now.com/2015/04/23/new-kinloch-mayor-blocked-by-police-from-entering-city-hall/

[niyad]

1. let me guess--the new mayor is a black female? why didn't these bastards just

resign, like those cretins in parma did?

what in the HELL is the matter with all these people? they lost the damned civil war!

[awoke_in_2003]

41. I hope not Parma, OH. nt

[niyad]

49. parma, mo.

[former9thward]

61. What civil war?

The last mayor is black as the one before.

[Xipe Totec]

2. WTF? nt

[sakabatou]

6. +10

[Renew Deal]

3. What kind of third world dictators are running this town?

Unbelievable. And who has he authority to "suspend" her? And on what grounds?

[2naSalit]

10. Legalities are not their concern

apparently. They need to all be fired immediately and perhaps the National Guard called in until they can be replaced.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

37. She is guilty of being black.

[Lancero]

45. No, she isn't.

The past two mayors were black, as is the city attorney who served the papers alleging voter fraud.

The town has issues, and looking into events the past few years is pretty corrupt. Given the circumstances though, it's more the previous leadership trying to maintain power by any means possible.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

46. This brings to mind how EAGER the typical republican is to leave office for a high paying job.

[951-Riverside]

4. Ugh. What a mess.

The local police is acting like an occupying force. We saw the same thing in NYC with the NYPD and Mayor De Blasio

[bravenak]

5. Not shocked.

[Binkie The Clown]

7. America is unraveling at the seams.

It's only a matter of time before the country splits into three or four smaller countries. I just hope I'm not stuck in South Biblestan when they close the borders and put up the great wall.

[2naSalit]

11. No shit.

Another reason I don't like to travel even in my own country. I think I'll just go to another country if I ever do travel again.

[safeinOhio]

32. Next step is

sectarian violence. Exactly what the First Amendment was meant to avoid.

[awoke_in_2003]

42. I'm stuck in Texas. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

47. "I'm stuck in Texas."

Could be worse.

You could be stuck in Alabama.

[awoke_in_2003]

48. Lived in Pell City

from 76 to 80. Yeah, it could be worse

[libdem4life]

8. Seems a lot of things brewing in Missouri...this was the first one where it did not seem to be a

strictly racial situation, based on make up of the crowd. But we never get the conclusion of these type of events. They make the news then fade away.

[Trajan]

12. The cops are white ... The new Mayor is black ...

Um ... yeah ....

[libdem4life]

14. Look again, black officials were there, as well. We couldn't see inside, but the outside cops

were black, at least some of them.

[okaawhatever]

15. No, the cops are not white. Clearly you didn't even watch the video. Both the police officer I saw

and the city attorney were AA.

[Trajan]

17. I stand corrected ...

I did not see the video (at work) ...

I had mistaken this situation with another similar problem ...

[951-Riverside]

19. I got this confused with Parma, Missouri too n/t

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sparks-of-tension-in-a-fading-town/2015/04/23/66a7488e-e9c8-11e4-aae1-d642717d8afa_story.html

[okaawhatever]

20. Yeah, that's Parma. This one could get more interesting. Now that race isn't a motive I wonder what

is?

[rhett o rick]

9. I think the state police should step in. nm

[libdem4life]

16. I would hope that could solve it. Sounds more live a Civil Rights case. Becoming a diverse

nation seems to be getting harder rather than easier. Seems like every time we get a win, it just uncovers another layer of hidden resistance.

[jalan48]

13. Whoa-in your face police state.

[hifiguy]

18. Just about as subtle as the Gestapo.

What the BLUE FUCK is wrong with these people???

[Enthusiast]

60. Racist?

[rurallib]

21. I am going to guess the mayor is the head of the police

often is in a mayor/ council form of government.
Therefore my guess is the old mayor and the police must be hiding something.
They will not win - it will go to court and I would be 90% sure the new mayor will win.
For one thing, how could she be impeached - which implies malfeasance in office - when she has not spent one minute in office?

They better be hiding the bodies and scrubbing the books. But based on their actions here my guess is they will be no good at hiding their fuck ups.

If i was Ms. McCray my first act in office would be to fire the police chief and any accomplices.

[ashling]

28. This is what I always said when Clinton was elected

For one thing, how could she be impeached - which implies malfeasance in office - when she has not spent one minute in office?

Impeach Clinton bumper stickers were out the day after the election

[The Wizard]

40. Bob Barr (R Ga.)

wrote articles of impeachment the day after Clinton took office. With Repubics, it's government by tantrum. It works because Democrats play too nice.

[niyad]

50. on the night of clinton's election, I was at dem headquarters in my city. some people were

carrying signs saying "impeach clinton" (and this was even BEFORE the election was called!) so, being the helpful little soul that I am, I gave the morans a brief (and extremely unappreciated) civics lecture, pointing out that they were, in fact, clueless cretins.

[underpants]

52. I remember seeing a Repub on ABC World News calling for impeachment the next day

I saw it on Armed Forces Network

[underpants]

53. The guy she beat had been Mayor for 37 years

I think your call on corruption / hiding something is spot on.

[Lancero]

58. Nope.

Kennith Conway served since 99, but was removed sometime around 10-11 for fraud. Haven't found specific dates, but Darrin Small - One she beat - became mayor sometime around then, though he was almost ousted for legal matters as well.

Corruption is most likely, though the current mayor hasn't been serving that long.

[underpants]

59. Ok my mistake

[Island Deac]

22. Stop doing business

It is Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana, doesn't matter. I refuse to buy anything touched by those three states. Oh, and add in Indiana. There is NO middle of the country to me.

[A Simple Game]

23. Looks like some people have a lot to hide and are desperately afraid of being found out.

Any bets the former mayor, attorney, and the police chief have been scamming the city for years?

[MisterP]

36. Ollie North and Fawn Hall had a "shredding party" that almost burned down their office

and that's the stuff OTHER than the "metric tons of cocaine from the guy who buried a Marine alive" and "doesn't like democracy" and "caused a thousand Chico Mendezes in Bolivia"

[eggplant]

24. Fine. Call the governor, get the national guard troops down there, ...

...and jail any of them that refuse to stand down. Then fire them all and start over, with the guard as the temporary force. Just clean house, and don't take any shit from anyone.

[Historic NY]

25. Sure it wasn't fake cops....

http://fox2now.com/2015/02/18/air-force-base-bans-man-who-pretends-to-be-an-officer-yet-a-police-dept-continues-to-back-him/

[951-Riverside]

29. Wow! What the hell is going on in that town? n/t

[Historic NY]

30. I don't know but they better disarm the police and get the state police in there....

more than 20 cops for a population of around 700. WTF is that lazy Democrat who calls himself governor.

[onecaliberal]

26. What in the complete hell is going on?

Where is the national guard to physically remove these people so the democratically elected mayor can take office.
I swear I thought this was the onion, but truth these days is more unbelievable than fiction.

[treestar]

27. WTF how can anyone be impeached before they are sworn in?

They haven't done anything to be impeached over.

[busterbrown]

31. One would think that because this a State Election..

The Gov. would immediately step in..

But its a different world know, old right wing whites all over country see themselves ass becoming irrelevant so will do anything to fight back.. There are no rules in their minds.. Just us against them..

[pansypoo53219]

33. but don't call them RACISTS! REALLY.

[Lancero]

44. Actually, that would be a legitimate statement.

The past two mayors are black, as is the city attorney who served papers alleging that Betty McCray committed voter fraud to win.

Considering this, it's highly unlikely that racism is key in this case as so many are so quick to assume.

Looking into events the past few years, that town looks extremely corrupt. I doubt it's racism that is driving this, rather just corrupt people hoping, desperately, that they can continue to maintain power.

A few more articles to read over - One over this instance, the other referencing past events.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/alleging-voter-fraud-kinloch-refuses-to-swear-in-new-mayor/article_aa5e23e8-4a16-5573-8ff8-9c7897e4a7f2.html

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/kinloch-mayor-back-in-office-after-ouster/article_00841583-73c7-5435-96fb-51988d855bb8.html

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/feds-disgraced-ex-mayor-plotting-to-re-take-kinloch/article_56fd3af3-87ba-55d3-a73e-8b79a427a1e9.html

[niyad]

51. thank you for those articles. this whole situation seemed utterly bizarre. but, covering

up corruption makes sense.

[ghostsinthemachine]

57. my mind is blown completely

That this can and does happen in the USA boggles my mind. The fact that the residents are not rioting is even more mind blowing.

[DocMac]

34. Beat those idiots about the head and shoulders!

I'm sick of this shit!!!

[secondvariety]

35. Kinloch, Mo.

is 95% African American. It seems to be more of a power grab than anything else.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinloch,_Missouri

[They_Live]

38. Just east of Ferguson n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

39. Maxine Waters is from there....

I say we send her in along with Samuel L. Jackson.

"Oh, well allow me to retort."

[Dawson Leery]

43. This is what the Gestapo did.

Denying elected leaders their rightful positions of power is what the Gestapo did.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

54. Never thought I'd say this, but thank god Fox was there to record it. nt

[ghostsinthemachine]

55. crazy history with police and mayors

A former city leader in the small North County municipality of Kinloch claims police there arrested and physically assaulted her after she called to report a burglary in her apartment complex.
Kinloch police cited Theda Wilson with a summons for resisting arrest and because she "fought with three police officers."

Kinloch police chief K. Williams says his department is investigating the incident and offered no other details. He told Daily RFT he wasn't even sure the incident had occurred because officers involved were not back on duty and therefore. Read more

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2015/01/kinloch_police_arrest_former_interim_mayor_theda_wilson_after_fight_with_three_cops.php

[Trillo]

56. Another news item dribbles out info like spitting is illegal.

Why is this woman being locked out of office? What did she run on? What did her opponent, if any, run on? What are the differences?

Who what where when WHY.

Edit: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/kinloch-mayor-allegedly-used-city-money-for-personal-travel-bills/article_b065219d-7235-5175-aab9-cf6a29889a91.html

[shenmue]

62. WTF? Send the National Guard

What is this bullshit?!