Raw Story (citing the Guardian)



The judge in Ferguson, Missouri, who is accused of fixing traffic tickets for himself and colleagues while inflicting a punishing regime of fines and fees on the city’s residents, also owes more than $170,000 in unpaid taxes. Ronald J Brockmeyer, whose court allegedly jailed impoverished defendants unable to pay fines of a few hundred dollars, has a string of outstanding debts to the US government dating back to 2007, according to tax filings obtained by the Guardian from authorities in Missouri.

The judge was also named among a group of white Ferguson officials found by the Department of Justice investigators to be writing off citations for themselves and friends while punishing residents for similar offences. Another of these officials, court clerk Mary Ann Twitty, was fired by the city in connection with racist emails also uncovered by the inquiry.

He's evidently a racist plantation owner who cheats on his taxes and fixes tickets for white people while putting the screws to African Americans.

Ferguson shows the good old boy's club in action. I am not a lawyer, but I have to wonder if this counts as a racketeering organization per the RICO statues. It will be interesting to see if the usual suspects can defend even this.

The white guys in Ferguson were guilty of far worse crimes than the blacks - certainly of worse than poor Michael Brown ever was. What do you think the odds are of a cop shooting Ron Brockmeyer after he raises his hands and surrenders?