Politician Wants To Ban ‘Nigger’ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.....................“It’s intended to target whites…but there are just as many blacks who use the word too,”



Source: www.newsnet14.com
January 26, 2007


Jan. 25, 2007 — The mayor of a small Texas town wants to make people pay — literally — for saying the N-word.

Ken Corley, mayor of Brazoria, Texas, is proposing a citywide ordinance that would make uttering the racial slur punishable by up to a $500 fine.

Recent comments by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson about phasing out the N-word inspired Corley, who is white. Although the slur is largely taboo, Corley said he still believes he needs to take a stand.

“It’s not an issue in the city of Brazoria…It is a national issue,” he said. “The word is used and abused, obviously, or they wouldn’t have been talking about it on national TV. It would be great [for the town] to play a leadership role…That is a stand that I have decided to take.”

Under CorleyÂ’s proposal, the ordinance would be enforced by citizens complaining to local police who would then write a citation to the offender. The offender would have to appear in court where a judge would determine the level of his or her fine. If approved by the city council, the ordinance would make Brazoria the first town in the country to make uttering the N-word a punishable offense.

But not everyone in Brazoria is in favor of the law. Rev. Dr. Melvin L. Johnson, pastor of the Heart of Christ Community Church, believes itÂ’s just a Band-Aid approach to a larger problem.

“This particular focus on this one word does not really address the issues, because we can’t regulate people’s thoughts,” said the pastor, who is black. “A person has a constitutional right to be stupid. We can’t make a law against people who may have feelings that we don’t approve of.”

Johnson believes the ordinance unfairly targets whites and turns a blind eye on blacks who use the N-word.

“It’s intended to target whites…but there are just as many blacks who use the word too,” he said. “It’s very difficult for me…to support any action aimed at one group with the intention of punishment and saying it’s alright for another group.” MORE>>>