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<span style="font-weight: bold">Was he trying to clean up the black community or wasn't he? </span>
It's a question jurors in Mississippi couldn't answer.
A few weeks ago, BV news told you about the trial Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Frank Melton. He is accused of leading a sledgehammer attack on duplex he suspected was a crack house. Prosecutors in the case said that 59-year-old mayor was drunk when he ran into the duplex with former police bodyguard Michael Recio. Recio was also charged in the case. Both men were charged with violating the civil rights of the duplex's owner and the tenant for daring to tear down the eyesore.
Well, today, Jurors told U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III that they were hopelessly deadlocked in the case after five days of deliberations.
I concede there are many angles to this tale: was this elected official right in tearing down someone's home for an 'alleged' reason? No. However, we, as a black community, need help to get these drug havens out of our community. So, while his methods were not that subtle, you have to admit his methods were effective.
Perhaps, he should come up with a better plan to turn things around. But, I say score one for an elected official actually trying to make a difference.
<span style="font-weight: bold">What do you think?</span>