Obama's Justice Department Renews the Fight for Civil Rights

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The government has a policy of racism, and will stand in opposition to the stereotypical "white male", so as to avoid riots, whining, bitching, complaining, and having to spend even MORE money trying to help those who feel entitled to someone else's belongings - And Eric Holder is right, we are cowards, especially WHITE PEOPLE who are afraid to stand up for what is right because they will be labeled "racists" - So instead they let minorities walk all over us... Grow a SPINE pussies... Let's even the playing field and let natural selection take care of the rest...

SLiM of FL 6:15PM February 28, 2011

PLEASE!
I have contacted every local/state/federal entity to get justice for my son's suspicious death.........since May, 2006!
I even addressed Senators Hutchinson, Cornyn, and Carter. I addressed Governor Perry, Lt. Governor Dewhurst, Attorney General Abbott, US Attorney General Holder, and even the President............all for not!
www.americaiswatching.org (Joshua Robinson) Attached documents.

Cynthia Robinson of TX 1:35PM October 31, 2009

Enough of babCO - People like you just want to sweep centuries of racism under the rug.
Are you ready to give up your big beach home or your set pension for a family struggling in the ghetto?
It's people like you that start telling african americans to shut up because they don't want to hear the truth. Get over it and understand what it is like on the other side.

militant of NJ 12:45AM June 11, 2009

If Civil Rights is the top of your priority, you need to convict Slavemaster George Norcross himself. He has Camden County living in poverty while he and the good old boys enjoy the luxury of life. There is so much inequality in government and talk to any african american who had been elected. Blacks get one term and then they are out. They get no jobs and they are disrepected by the rest of the elected officials. Norcross loves promoting whites and using blacks as window dressing. There is a lot of black in prisons and there is no opportunities for people who have given so much to this ungrateful, evil, corrupt, arrogant, greedy, selfish, ignorant, migrate of a man. We hope the US Justice Department will get rid of him. Black senators take the fall for this unelected, uneduated thing that is ripping off camden so he and his family can live the good life. He is a disgrace, low life piece of waste to new jersey and a real disappointment to the democratic party. Why people fear this thing I can't figure out. He is low life.

pitman of NJ 6:52PM May 27, 2009

Posted on Sat, May. 16, 2009
NAACP: Glouco tuned out concerns
The group charges inaction on bias by the Prosecutor's Office and asks Corzine to launch an investigation.
By Jan Hefler and Troy Graham
Inquirer Staff Writers
The Gloucester County NAACP said yesterday that county prosecutors had not taken seriously allegations of bias and police misconduct lodged by a small-town mayor and a former Philadelphia police officer.
The organization called for Gov. Corzine to appoint a special prosecutor to look into the actions of Prosecutor Sean Dalton.
NAACP chapter president Phil Warner said he believes the Prosecutor's Office has a culture that protects police officers at the expense of the law.
"I understand police officers want to know the top law enforcement officer has their back . . . or gives them the benefit of the doubt, but that's not the prosecutor's job," he said. "It's to prosecute the law."
In a statement, the Prosecutor's Office said all allegations are investigated "thoroughly and aggressively, consistent with the New Jersey attorney general's guidelines on internal affairs and bias crime cases."
Warner's comments came following an NAACP review of two cases.
In South Harrison, Charles Tyson, who was the first black mayor of the rural township, received death threats and profanity-laced phone calls and e-mails, and had a campaign sign defaced with the letters "KKK."
He recently stepped down as mayor, citing racial tensions and fear for his family's safety.
The Prosecutor's Office made no arrests in those incidents, though the FBI charged a self-professed neo-Nazi from Virginia with making one of the threatening calls.
In September, Tyson had an altercation with a police officer at his home. Tyson said the officer shoved him in his driveway while he was trying to explain why he voted against his promotion.
The NAACP said the Prosecutor's Office "summarily dismissed" Tyson's complaint about the officer, who remained on the force without punishment.
Tyson has hired civil-rights attorney William Buckman to look into the prosecutor's handling of all the incidents.
In the second case, former Philadelphia Officer Terence Jones, who also is African American, accused a police officer in Woolwich Township of racially profiling him during a traffic stop in 2007.
Jones, who lives in South Harrison, complained about the officer, but an Internal Affairs investigation determined that his allegations were false. Jones was charged with filing a false report instead.
The traffic stop was captured on police video. In December, a Superior Court judge found Jones not guilty and said the video showed the traffic stop and subsequent search of Jones' vehicle were improper. The judge called the case "chilling."
"I think it was outrageous as far as the way Woolwich Township handled my complaint," Jones said yesterday. "I have a problem being charged . . . when I told the truth."
The NAACP said Jones' civil rights were likely violated by the Prosecutor's Office, the patrolman who stopped him, and the Internal Affairs officer who investigated his complaint.
Jones, who also hired Buckman, has sued the police, the Prosecutor's Office, and others. Tyson has not filed suit.
Warner discussed the two cases yesterday during a news conference. He said that a letter was mailed to Corzine on Thursday and that the organization planned to file an ethics complaint against Dalton.
Warner said the culture of protecting officers had "filtered down the chain to practically every police department in the county."
"This practice must end," he said. "Minorities here in Gloucester County have a right to expect fair and equal treatment under the law."
The prosecutor's two-paragraph rebuttal noted that the issues raised yesterday "have been conveyed to the news media a number of times before."
The statement said the Prosecutor's Office's "response remains the same" - that every complaint is investigated aggressively and thoroughly.

Duane Wayne of NJ 2:10AM May 21, 2009

Southern New Jersey is Really Bad. We have a very racist Government. African americans that are elected are either set up for arrest while the white officials continue on with corruption. George Norcorss controls the Judicial system and the entire state including the Govenor and the NAACP therefore the churches and leadership are bought and paid for. Camden NJ is the poorest city in the country and Dana Redd is a puppet for Norcross and window dressing that will do no change. She supported eminate domain and has done NOTHING for the city of Camden. She is a good way for a black woman to get grants and minority preference for contracts. All this will be given to George Norcross. So long as they do what they are told, Norcross will take care of them, but destroy the black youths, people who have made a difference and any black person who Norcross is afraid to rise to power.

John of NJ 3:40AM May 14, 2009

life style has become more of an issue than skin color
monopoly money meets the real world of black market ,
Cops by our own bad pollicy violate our cival rights ,
Churches by their own pollicy also discriminate ,and steel.
Freedom needs no rules it needs no govrnment it needs no terony
God provides all .
were do the polititians and government fit in ?write with the preacher lineing their own pockets lol!
I am how could I not be ?
I think there for I am ! period
get off my porch and get out of my wallet
when I see a fake I call it .
I am ready to go davey crocket , I am gonna walk write in the white house and throw you all out ,I will walk in , I will walk around the globe in twenty years time and I will know all the commen peoples , we are on the same natural page, I will be king in thirty years . this is my world given to me by God he went on vacation and left me in charge he said I am giving you all of everything and I let it go , the Quaran talks of me the bible speachs of me I am a helper on the clouds of Heavan .
I speack of only great things witch are real, I do not repeat old perversian , old tyronized formal laws and obsolete pollicies , or self fullfilling docorines,I am of the now ,
I dont need a certifecate or a formal name I was endowed with knowlege, I have no formal teaching , I hold no formal church or meetings
The world is my church the world is my garden , it is my home
all the concious and unconcious are my servents get over it lol!
I am a man lol! un nuddered male not a super human or an untouchable , I am a criple , a mental and a bumb lol! any questions ? what if God was one of us lol!

edwin randall van osdol of OR 4:36PM May 13, 2009

Race has and always will be deep rooted within this country. I am only 25 years old and all my life while getting educated its majority one class of individuals teaching me history and it was never the history of my people. When we did discuss blacks its always the same individuals but always tied to slavery in some way or form. We as blacks have made significant contributions to this world unrelated to slavery. There is always more to an individual than what meets the eye but our knowledge is always second guessed. I contact my representatives and I have wrote the president numerous times to address why we make up majority of the prison population (while 12% of the overall population) especially black males. They are the highest rate per 100,000 of any group. Our kids are leaving the education system more than most and I want to know why. The president and these elected officials will eventually have to stop cowering in the corner and address these issues regarding our future if they want to get my vote. I'm sick of always seeing the same face from congress to the supreme court its always the same face. Even when you look at the alleged jury of your peers its always the same face. We live in a diverse nation why is the power only limited to one group? I want to see individuals that look like me and share a similar experience deciding my fate. Its a shame we live in the so called land of free but a legal form of slavery/oppression is exercised everyday. The system and the implementation of the law is never fair and these elected officials including the president must be held accountable. We need someone that is strong and not scared to take on the task of eleminating disparities not because we have earned the right to live free from prejudice and bias but because ultimately its the right thing to do. We have no right to play something we can never be and thats god. When will people realize we all are here together while we must play by the rules so does everyone else. Our communities are the ones being destroyed and nobody cares! If other communities were affected as much as ours laws would have been changed but because its what they call "minorities" it doesn't matter? The whole system is frightening and until collectively we say we won't stand for it anymore we will continue to be destroyed. I will continue to speak out and write until my voice is heard and I encourage everyone to do the same!!! Our rights will continue to be stripped until we are right back where our civil rights leaders worked so hard to overcome and thats not acceptable. We must do our part by becoming better and if you are part of that 10% DuBois spoke about uplift our community members they need our help because the system won't do it nor do they care; they want us to continue to fail. Our men, women, and children deserve better than being labeled and given a number...

The Time Is Now of PA 11:27PM May 11, 2009

for as long as this country is a melting pot of races,there will always be racism,and it is not only about black and white;there will be brown,yellow and red;people have different opinions,way of life,upbringing and languages,and these differences will make it hard to look beyond each race, who do you think will bring equality in this country?,if the president is white,other race will say he's doing it in favor of all white people,now that our president is black,other race will say he's doing it in favor of blacks,that's why any president that will sit whatever he does he cannot satisfy all of the races,and these races should be held accountable for whatever their actions are

bn of CA 4:06AM May 10, 2009

I strongly recommend you come to New Jersey. African Americans who are elected DON'T stand a chance. The democratic party in nj is controlled under a one man rule - "George Norcross" the Dictator and destroyer of african americans who do not suit his fancy. He is uncontrollable. He sets the blacks up for a fall. Black elected officials either follow the program or get destroyed. Camden residents are struggling. They are suffering, yet Norcross continues to keep black neighborhoods in polluted areas, uses black people like Dana Redd to be the black face that does nothing for Camden but follow orders of Norcross who controls the Govenor. He set up McGREEVY so Corzine could win. George Norcros - Rico, organized crime, racism and mounds of Corruption, this man is DANGEROUS.

Walt of NJ 12:05AM May 10, 2009