PieFedDoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/10/tulsa-r…
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’”.
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"?
NOW TEACH IT IN SCHOOLS SO WE ALL KNOW WHO YOU REALLY ARE
'Are'? They're dead. 'Were'.
Or are you going after some sins-of-the-father thing?
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?
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.
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.
http://fly.historicwings.com/2017/02/the-bombing-of-tulsa/
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Not only ok, it means you should do it
The bastard Trump Turds would like to repeat 1924 Tulsa on a much larger scale. US history is full of mass violence events involving police brutality and murder. Just examine the early days of the worker unions.
So basically the same as today.
Embarrassing.
DOJ is a piece of shit.
DOJ: *Does the right thing*
You: DOJ is a piece of shit.
The right thing to do would have been to release it 100 years ago. This is them admitting to covering for killer cops.
The people in the DoJ now are doing the right thing even if their predecessors didn't. That deserves at least a little positive acknowledgement.
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.
I'm glad you're recognizing that
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.
Yes. Also, the DOJ is shit. Give it ten days…
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.
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.
Oh hey look you intentionally forgot to say 100 years later.