Yesterday a Judge dismissed those charges. Lucas-Burke's lawyer presented the judge with part of a statute that disallows the investigation of elected officials, regardless of a complaint, stating those charges have to come from the Governor.
Lucas-Burke's mother, Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), was one of 14 people charged related to the destruction of the city's Confederate monument in June.
In retaliation, the Vice Mayor called for the Chief of Police to be removed.
Portsmouth resident Thomas Dubois then filed misdemeanor charges with the magistrate, alleging Lucas violated the city charter by calling for Police Chief Angela Greene to be terminated.
Misdemeanors are punishable by a fine, but not jail time. If Lucas-Burke had been convicted, she would have had to give up her city council seat. She is currently running for re-election.
In August, a local news station asked Lucas-Burke what power the city council had to fire the chief if the city manager didn't do it. "We could fire [the city manager]," Lucas-Burke responded, but she noted Dr. Lydia Pettis Patton is scheduled to retire at the end of the year. “Day one of the new city manager - if we don’t fire Angela Greene by then, that’s the first order of business that I want the city manager to take care of."
This is the perfect example of a witch hunt!
3 comments:
Northwest Woodsman: Interesting that negros have taken up the use of hyphenate names. It seems that they think that it adds some class to their for of subculture. Can’t wait to see one with a first name of Jamarcus Jones- Habib. They are what they are. Some can mimic the components of Caucasian culture and civilization, and I believe it is superficial. Those culturally adapted negros would revert to their savage genetic heritage at any provocation.
Black democrat privilege--they are above the law
1222 - life expectancy is much lower than the norm too.
Hmmmm....
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