Jackson Jambalaya

This week proved Jackson is turning into a Mississsippi Port-Au-Prince as its leading pygmies bickered like a group of tribal chiefs, proving how little they care about Jackson or its citizens.

Jackson suffers from a crime wave despite the bluster and efforts of the chief pygmie, Frank Melton. The Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, Jim Smith, attempted to help Jackson by appointing temporary special judges (who are retired) to help the overloaded court system in Hinds County reduce its severe backlog of cases. Unfortunately, the old saying about how no good deed goes unpunished was shown to be true once again as The Clarion-Ledger reported Friday that our federal pygmie, Congressman Bennie Thompson, is raising hell
"about Chief Justice Smith's plan to help Hinds County...Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to determine whether the Mississippi Supreme Court is in violation of the Voting Rights Act in its recent appointment of three special judges in Hinds County Circuit Court.
"I believe it is a clear violation of the Voting Rights Act when the Mississippi Supreme Court dilutes or weakens the strength of voters by appointing judges," Thompson said Thursday. "This clearly prevents citizens from participating in a Mississippi Constitutionally mandated political process and electing representatives of their choice. In this instance, the appointment of judges to a body that is by Mississippi Constitution an elected body undermines the ability of the people to elect judges and it undermines those judges who are elected to serve on the court."

Mr. Thompson wants to take away from the Chief Justice the one tool he has to help the city NOW instead of the 1-2 years it would take to go through the legislative process. Naturally our Congressional pygmie doesn't offer any assistance or promises to help secure federal help for Jackson's crime wave. The cries of Jacksonians raped, robbed, and murdered go unheard by the pygmie who would rather give cover to his hyenas at the Magnolia Bar, who worry more about making headlines than helping Jackson.

Our federal pygmie was assisted by his lackey at the Magnolia Bar, Carleton Reeves (Magnolia Bar Association President), who publicly criticized the Chief Justice for not including blacks in his appointments. An earlier post pointed out Mr. Reeves declined serving as a temprorary judge and did not provide the names of any black judges or lawyers he would recommend to the Chief Justice as potential nominees. (http://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2008/01/those-who-lead-should-serve.html, the C-L broke the story) Mr. Reeves and Mr. Thompson remind one of what one sees all too often in most groups: the ones who make the most noise rarely do any work or lead by example. Indeed, if Mr. Reeves was more concerned with actually helping crime victims in Jackson he would have accepted the appointment even if that meant resigning his position. In the days of the Roman Senate, the Senators led by example and staffed the courts, as with leadership went also responsibility, a concept apparently lost on our pygmie chieftans.

The pettiness of the pygmies however, does not stop with our congressmen, mayor, and lawyers as it even extends to our police department. Last week, JPD Eputy Chief Ron Sampson was under fire for an alleged incident which occurred between he and some other police officers involving allegations of intoxication, racism, and sexual harrassment. Several individuals who are almost surely JPD officers decided to air their dirty laundry in a public forum over at another website as they hurled allegations, gossiped, named names, and made fools of themselves and the JDP. Here are some of the juicier quotes:

Racism has been and will always be real within JPD. Whites are the minority but yet still the majority. There is a major click that has gone untouched for years. They have used racial slurs openly and no one has disciplined them. Many are holding supervisory positions currently.
The two females behind this conspiracy have the worst reputation on the department. Let’s start with xxxx xxxxxx…a known drunk, she cried rape against former JPD officer Sgt. xxxx, she attempted to have her ex-hustband fired (xxxx xxxx), she attempted to trap Det. xxxxx in the same manor as xxxxx, she alleged to have been pregnant for former Chief xxxx xxxx, she alleged to have had relations with xxxx xxxx, she alleged to have had relations with former Mayor xxxx, she has called other male co-workers homes late hours of the night intoxicated, she has been caught drunk operating city vehicles, she alleged to have been physically and sexually abused by an unknown male friend….need I continue!There is soooooo much to this girl’s lack of character.....

This is nothing more than a retaliation by xxxxx, xxxxx and xxxxx. Those are the three whites of rank that xxxxx replaced the black officers with. Those three are blowing smoke up Malcolm McMillin’s butt. xxxxx conspired and threatened former Chief xxxxx. She openly told anyone that would listen how she had sex with xxxxx and wasn’t worried about anything. Rumor has it that she was going to file sexual harassment charges against former JPD officer xxxxx right before he retired. She used her female friend (xxxxx) to try and set up former JPD Sgt. xxxxx. They both use to make comments about xxxxx’s private area and when he didn’t let xxxx do as she pleased…she too screamed sexual harassment.
Oh, by the way…this same person who “supposely” was recording xxxxx and xxxxx’s conversation was written up by xxxxx and former a Pct. 1 Commander for stealing time from the City. Please wait…there’s more…this Sergeant xxxxx also was falsifying documents for her friend (xxxxx) who was fired from JPD but is now being rehired. Isn’t it ironic how this xxxxx has been denied re-employment with JPD under Robert Moore, Daryl Smith, and Shirlene Anderson…and now is being re-hired.

Dear Mr. KeepinItReal:
No one ruined xxxxx BUT xxxxx. He is an alcoholic, a racist, a wife beater, and a vindictive POS. If anyone on JPD deserves to be fired for just being himself, it is xxxxx. Only another POS would even take up for him.

xxxxx’s motive was fear of losing Christian Brotherhood; xxxxx needed him out of the way because of his possible investigation of her marking time sheet as working when she’s not working and marking herself down for unworked overtime, and xxxxx’s motive is losing the part-time at Christian Brotherhood to him and his investigation of his stealing of time from the city when not working, and working part-time during regular duty hours as well.

Those are the facts and Lets not forget it was not xxxxx it was another female officer who actually was dating xxxxx that xxxxx was angry about.She wanted a relatinship with xxxxx and xxxxx felt this female was in the way.

xxxxx has pursued every woman at the Jackson Police Department like a predator in heat. I hear he has a baby on the way with a newly promoted detective…wonder how she got that promotion? xxxxx has been known to get drunk, beat his woman down like a dog and chain her to the bed post so she cant get away. Of all the venom you have spewed tonite, no one’s closet is as deep as xxxxxs. On the topic of stealing time… maybe someone should look into the money he and xxxxx made at Millsaps when the Saints were in town. I am sure Millsaps would love to have some of their stolen money back. xxxxx and xxxx have made alot of money scamming these businesses over the years. This is just one example of many.

oh, i have to respond to the spousal abuse; the handcuffing to the bed, and beating his woman down…isn’t that what you heard or KNOW about xxxxx’s most recent incident with HCSO less than a month before the sheriff took over? Allegedly, he fled in the city vehicle while intoxicated as well. This is the same person assigned to internal affairs who investigates misconduct of other officers....

Have a good nite, xxxx

have a goodnight xxxx

KeepinItReal that is what you need to do. You said xxxxx had sex with xxxxx or said she did. Last I knew xxxx was gay and so is xxxxx. What you are saying makes no sense at all.
You want to talk about stealing money. I understand IA has a file that is very large of officers double dipping, guess who some of the main ones are. xx and xx. What about xx hiring officers for extra jobs then giving them OT slips and he would keep the cash. I think that is breaking the law.
xxxxx and xxxx passed the lie detector test and xx did not, I think that tells it all....

No doubt that racism was done against blacks back in the day. But at least the whites back then whowere in charge didnt steal the city blind like the thugs we have now. At least we showed up for work, did our 8 hours and didnt steal from the dope dealers. INTEGRITY. .....

Unfortunately these disgusting posts (undoubtedly by JPD officers) are just a fraction of the dirty laundry hung out in public. What is even more troubling is apparently there is A LOT of bad blood in JPD as well as a culture severely dysfunctional. Hopefully, Chief McMillan will divert the Pearl River and clean out the Pascagoula Street stables.

Just as sad is the discovery of corruption in the judicial system of Hinds County as our judicial pygmies swapped out judges as if it was Thursday night on sorority row. Does anyone really believe that Ed Peters, Bobby DeLaughter, and others are innocent? How many cases or criminal trials in Hinds County have been sold out by this group and their hijinks? A cop kills a driver, pleads guilty to vehicular homicide yet after hiring Mr. Peters receives no jail time from Mr. DeLaughter. Mr. Peters allegedly gets a special master dimissed so he can get a more favorable judge in his place. Jerry Mitchell reports that the former District Attorney may have sold out for his million dollars in gold trinkets.

These examples show Jackson is run by a bunch of pygmies who frankly are not capable of improving the city. What matters to them is their little piece of turf, what is in it for them, and who is screwing whom. When Jackson faces a crime epidemic, its Congressional pygmie tries to shut down the assistance given to Jackson by the Chief Justice while (like Mr. Reeves) not offering any solutions or assistance of his own, showing why this blog called him "Congressman REMF".

If Jackson had a real mayor, he would have a true summit with the Governor, LG, Speaker of the House, Jackson's legislative delegation, Jackson's Congressmen, Attorney General, the President of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, the Hinds County Sheriff/JPD Chief, Hinds County District Attorney, Chief Justice, and President of the Jackson City Council to discuss solutions, strategies, funding, support, tactics, programs, and cooperation in order to aggressively attack the crime wave in Jackson while avoiding these lilliputian squabbles which only hurt Jacksonians. A true attack on crime requires a the full cooperation instead of the current disjointed approach. However, as Jackson does not have a real mayor but a cowboy who just lost the keys to the car, it is doubtful such a meeting will ever take place and we will endure future bickering by the pygmies.

It is obvious major changes need to take place at JPD as it has suffered for far too long from the revolving door that is the JPD Chief position. It is no surprise JPD suffers from a dysfunctional culture when the Chief is replaced every 2 years (EIGHT since 1991). McMillin should change the hiring strategy for senior JPD officials. Instead of promoting JPD officers to higher levels, McMillin should hire Commanders and Deputy Chiefs from outside of JPD. By outside of JPD I mean truly outside. They should either recruit them from completely outside of Mississippi or from the federal level. The worst peforming organizations are usually those hiring only from within as they become cliquish, stale, and resist change. It is time McMillin hires leaders who are not from Jackson and thus have no history or ties with JPD personnel or local politics.

Unfortunately, I do not hold out much hope things will get better, as Jackson risks becoming a third world city if the leadership among our politicians and those sworn to protect us does not improve. It is simply outrageous that as our city suffers from a declining tax base as people flee Jackson, our leaders are pygmies, unwilling and unable to help Jackson, while it cries out for true leadership. Unless our leadership decides to grow up, Jackson will continue its downward spiral.