Black Tea Partiers challenge NAACP Re: “Let’s kill racism forever, put NAACP out of business,” Aug. 29
Gregory Kane’s column on the Democrats and self-serving black leaders who keep their fellow blacks on the liberal plantation was top-notch and enlightening. Charles Evers is correct that the once proud NAACP is desperate to maintain power even if it means brainwashing black people to become useful idiots for the Democrats’ anti-American policies.
Fortunately, growing numbers of blacks are waking up to being conned — a frightening prospect for the NAACP and by extension, the Democrats. Recently, the South Central Tea Party used the NAACP annual convention to expose how the group’s support for abortion and redefining marriage destroys black communities. Because the Tea Partiers were mostly black, it was hard for the NAACP to play the “racist card” to silence the protesters.
Even black liberals and moderates are increasingly and openly slamming the NAACP’s hypocrisy. One example is “What About Our Daughters” blogger Gina McCauley exposing the NAACP’s defense of black thugs who brutally gang-raped a single black mother and her son in Dunbar Village, Fla. Another example is black parents protesting the NAACP’s opposition to the expansion of New York City charter schools, which give black children the quality education lacking in too many public schools.
Naturally, the Democrats and self-serving black leaders are willing to use any means — including scare tactics and character assassination — so blacks will blindly keep them in power. Yet as more true black leaders like Allen West and Charles Evers boldly declare the truth, more blacks will flee the liberal plantation. This is good not only for black people, but for America.
Frederick D. Weaver
Washington
Eyewitness testimony is overrated
“Sometimes seeing with our own eyes isn’t enough,” Aug. 28
I am very grateful for Steve Chapman’s thoughtful comments on Americans who have been the victims of mistaken identity through photo spreads or police lineups. Police officers are human and occasionally do make mistakes in identifying the correct suspect.
Moreover, eyewitness testimony is very overrated as evidence. The classic film “Twelve Angry Men” dramatically portrays how sometimes eyewitnesses actually lead detectives to the wrong suspect — which only a competent jury can exonerate.
Mr. Chapman is also right on point about the decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court to mandate new rules that will help prevent errors that put innocent Americans behind bars while giving them more opportunities to expose serious errors, such as a police officer telling a victim to “watch the one sitting on the chair.” Scrupulously fair judges and forward-thinking laws will reduce the number of mistakes in our justice system.
W. L. Rodgers
Silver Spring
Wheaton/Glenmont Pool was a mess this year
This was by far the worst year of operation in a decade for Montgomery County’s Wheaton/Glenmont Pool, which closed for the season on Monday. As a season pass holder ($175 per season) for the past 10 years, I found the pool in a constant state of disarray.
The pool was not cleaned properly and was poorly maintained. Trash was strewn all over the grounds. Paying customers were told by management to call 311 and request that county services come to cut the grass.
The final straw was that after being closed for two weeks, the pool was still in unsatisfactory condition when it opened on Sept. 3. The Saturday pool manager’s excuse was Montgomery County budget cuts and insufficient staff, but the county’s inspector general should check out the aquatics division.
Al Eisner
Silver Spring
