July 11, 2006
what about rinky-dink cars?
Sheriff Jack Strain of St. Tammany is sounding more and more like Harry Lee of late. Of course, when a white law enforcement official starts talking about people with "chee wee haircuts," it didn't take long for the ACLU and the NAACP to get into the act, and rightfully so:
As a local NAACP branch called for a federal investigation into racial profiling allegations against him, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain remained defiant Monday, saying critics have distorted his words in an act of "shameful political grandstanding."The Covington branch of the NAACP said Strain's statement after a recent quadruple murder that he intends to target people with two distinctive hairstyles commonly worn by African-Americans is unconstitutional.
"His announced intention to stop anyone with dreadlocks or a 'chee wee' hairstyle is a clear-cut case of racial profiling that violates residents' civil rights," branch President Annie Spell said.
Truth be told, I don't think Strain's a racist. He's reacting to pressure, because so much of his constituency is racist.
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