Word: fuhrmans
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Indeed, the say-it-ain't-so-Joe reception of the Fuhrman tapes follows a well-established pattern of denial about the virulence of racism that extends far beyond the field of law enforcement. In part be cause of the conservative backlash against affirmative action, it has become fashionable to dismiss black and Latino complaints of discrimination as either mere pleading for preferential treatment or hallucinations, until an incontrovertible piece of evidence such as the Fuhrman tapes comes along. Then, inevitably, a surge of moral condemnation washes across the country like a cathartic wave--and subsides without any lasting effect...
...accept the notion that police racism and other acts of discrimination are aberrations rather than commonplace occurrences. And how, in the face of such reports, citizens can nevertheless believe that it is time to disregard race as a factor and take a ''color-blind'' approach to social issues. The Fuhrman tapes effectively refute the claim put forward by conservatives, both black and white, that prejudice no longer has much impact on the lives and fortunes of African Americans. Like most black men, I can testify from personal experience that it does. During the 1970s, when I lived in Montclair...
Ruling on new evidence in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, Judge Lance Ito said jurors could hear only two relatively tame snippets--out of at least 41 instances--in which ex-L.A.P.D. detective Mark Fuhrman used the word nigger on a screenwriter's interview tapes. The decision enraged Simpson's defense lawyers, who had been counting on the tapes to bolster their contention that Fuhrman--who denied on the stand that he had used the epithet--is a racist who planted the famous bloody glove at Simpson's home in order to frame him. Earlier in the week, with...
...wide cross-section of Los Angeles citizens--black and white, community leaders as well as cops and city officials--expressed disgust with Fuhrman's remarks; many feared racial tensions in the already riven city would increase. Police Chief Willie Williams vowed the department would no longer be accused of making racism "business as usual" and said he had initiated an investigation into Fuhrman's claims...
Frustrated in their attempts to wind up the Simpson defense with Mark Fuhrman on the stand, and uncertain as to whether Judge Ito will allow the introduction of a new mystery witness, O.J. Simpson's attorneys have now turned to an appeals court in a last-ditch effort to conclude their case with a bang. The defense claims that the new, last-minute witness -- whose identity the prosecution does not know -- can offer "startling" information. James Willwerth reports from the trial that rumors have been circulating that the witness would undermine the credibility of the prosecution team. "It allegedly concerns...