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kpete

(71,984 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 09:06 AM Apr 2015

Newly Elected Black Mayor Locked Out Of City Hall By Police

Earlier this week, news surfaced that the election of an African-American mayor had had prompted police officers in Parma, Missouri to resign in protest.

Today's news from Kinloch, Missouri is much, much more disturbing.

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.


http://fox2now.com/2015/04/23/new-kinloch-mayor-blocked-by-police-from-entering-city-hall/
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/04/newly-elected-black-mayor-locked-out-city
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Newly Elected Black Mayor Locked Out Of City Hall By Police (Original Post) kpete Apr 2015 OP
Is this the town where 5 of 6 police officers resigned? ret5hd Apr 2015 #1
No, that was Parma. Skidmore Apr 2015 #4
thnx ret5hd Apr 2015 #6
WTF? Telcontar Apr 2015 #2
Wow gollygee Apr 2015 #3
post 44 in this thread on the issue indicates a great deal of corruption and coverup: niyad Apr 2015 #5

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
4. No, that was Parma.
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 10:36 AM
Apr 2015

This is a different town and these cops essentially are staging a coup and ignoring the certified results of an election.

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