DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’
The DoJ’s findings acknowledged the role of Tulsa law enforcement in the massacre, including that of Tulsa police who “deputized hundreds of white residents, many of whom – immediately before being awarded a badge – had been drinking and agitating for [a lynching]”. According to the report, more than 500 men were deputized in less than 30 minutes.
he was told he “could now ‘go out and shoot any [N-word] you see and the law’ll be behind you’”.
I realize that right up there is a DOJ report, but I read this article in about 2020 and found it at the time to be one of the most horrifyingly complete accounts of what happened that I’d seen.
NOW TEACH IT IN SCHOOLS SO WE ALL KNOW WHO YOU REALLY ARE
In Oklahoma? With Trump in the White House?
Good luck with that. It took an HBO superhero series for most people in Tulsa to learn about it.
Americans: “Did the police use the Tulsa massacre as an excuse to murder black people?”
DOJ: “We’ll investigate it.”
Americans: “Well?”
DOJ: “Nope.”
Americans: “Are you sure?”
DOJ: “Sure.”
Americans: “Show us your findings.”
DOJ: “We can’t do that.”
Americans: “Are you hiding something?”
DOJ: “Nope.”
2025
DOJ: “Okay, yeah, the police used the Tulsa Massacre as an excuse to murder black people.”
Americans: “Do something about it!”
DOJ: “But that was 100 years ago, the damage is done.”
This is what Israel is trying to do with Palestine, too lol.
What do you mean “trying”?
Would this report help Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher, the only two living survivors of the massacre, with their lawsuit that was thrown out of the Oklahoma Supreme Court last June?
the only two living survivors of the massacre
That are aware of it. We have no idea how many infants were displaced or what happened to them.
One would hope so, but it IS Oklahoma…
In other words, expect Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report to stay hidden for the next hundred years.
Being released wouldn’t change anything. Mueller’s report was released and nothing meaningful happened. We’re significantly farther down the fascist path now too. I expect even less will happen when Smith’s report is eventually released.
mueller’s investigation was neutered by donvict before it even began.
Oh, well if the law said I could do it I guess that means it’s okay 🙄
Just tie it up in the court system for a hundred years.
Not only ok, it means you should do it
Embarrassing.
DOJ is a piece of shit.
DOJ: Does the right thing
You: DOJ is a piece of shit.
Oh hey look you intentionally forgot to say 100 years later.
The right thing to do would have been to release it 100 years ago. This is them admitting to covering for killer cops.
Shouldn’t’ve released it at all then, right?
It’s good that it was released, and completely fucked that it took 100 years. Multiple things can be true at the same time.
Multiple things can be true at the same time.
I’m glad you’re recognizing that
Never once did I imply what you assumed. It’s always good when injustice is uncovered. However the DOJ is the same corrupt bullshit as cops. They proved over the last 100 years.
You: Waiting 100 years is the right thing.
Me: DOJ is a piece of shit.
The people who released it now are not the same people who decided not to release it 100 yrs ago. DOJ is not the same entity all the time, it changes with the people who work there. The people who work there now could have decided against releasing it, just like their predecessors. They didn’t. The fact it was not released back then is frustrating, but you cannot hold today’s DOJ accountable for that.
Releasing this was the right thing to do.
Once upon a time. But, no, they don’t deserve any credit now.
The 100 year delay objectively destroyed any meaningful benefit of the release.
So, hard disagree from me. This was NOT the right thing to do. It literally makes no difference that it’s been released.
Releasing it 99 years ago was the right thing to do. Releasing it 98 years ago was the next best thing to do. Releasing it now is just shameful.
Since we can’t go back in time, there were only two options today: Release it or don’t release it. This reads like you think they shouldn’t have released it.
Can you point out anywhere that would lead a reasonable person to believe that anyone on this thread says that it shouldn’t have been released?
No because he’s just a troll.
2 comments earlier: “Releasing it now is just shameful.” - sounds pretty much like the commenter would not be outraged if it was not released at all.
I think the rational approach would be to express outrage for every single year when it was NOT released and to celebrate that this year, finally it is out. The victims deserve the public acknowledgement of what really happened. This is a positive thing and it’s worth it even after a 100 years.
Did they have the option to release it last year? I’m pretty sure they did. How about the year before? How about all the years before that?
And you think they should be thanked or praised for finally doing what should have been done years ago? The reasonable response to that should be, “it’s about fucking time.”
This isn’t some shit about who killed Kennedy that will fuel more conspiracy theories, this is direct information about an event where up to 300 people were killed, up to 800 people were injured (we will never know specifically because information like this was never released to the public), and the most successful black neighborhood in the U.S. was destroyed by racist cops and citizens including someone dropping fucking bombs from an airplane.
No, sorry, this is not something to give them any credit for whatsoever. It’s about fucking time.
Yes. Also, the DOJ is shit. Give it ten days…
