Comments on: The downward spiral of the Civil Rights Division http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2005/11/13/the-downward-spiral-of-the-civil-rights-division/ politics, media, culture and life from a queer boricua in brooklyn Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:16:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Radfem http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2005/11/13/the-downward-spiral-of-the-civil-rights-division/#comment-7666 Radfem Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:34:23 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2005/11/13/16#comment-7666 I've dealt with this division before. It's not that strong under the Democrats either. The lawyers work hard at the bottom, but the decisions made at the top, ugh. I was interviewed by them and the U.S. Attorneys for a pattern and practice investigation of the local police department. I left with some feeling of concern on their part, but my interview was right before Bush came in, so less feeling of concern. Not to mention the USDOJ's complete inability to deal with retaliation against people who are interviewed by them in civil rights investigations. I’ve dealt with this division before. It’s not that strong under the Democrats either. The lawyers work hard at the bottom, but the decisions made at the top, ugh.

I was interviewed by them and the U.S. Attorneys for a pattern and practice investigation of the local police department. I left with some feeling of concern on their part, but my interview was right before Bush came in, so less feeling of concern. Not to mention the USDOJ’s complete inability to deal with retaliation against people who are interviewed by them in civil rights investigations.

]]> By: Denise Jones http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2005/11/13/the-downward-spiral-of-the-civil-rights-division/#comment-7549 Denise Jones Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:06:01 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2005/11/13/16#comment-7549 The Division needs to look at the blatant racism and elitism shapes its own culture before pointing its finger at other organizations. The same mouthpieces who publicly slam organizations about the absence of (free-thinking) black and/or Latino voices in management are the very ones who themselves resent and resist reporting to black or Latino managers. The Division needs to look at the blatant racism and elitism shapes its own culture before pointing its finger at other organizations.

The same mouthpieces who publicly slam organizations about the absence of (free-thinking) black and/or Latino voices in management are the very ones who themselves resent and resist reporting to black or Latino managers.

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