re: #119 Charles Johnson

Kinda hard to figure out exactly what’s up at AJE but it looks like they’re trying to be more like Buzzfeed, and getting rid of people who aren’t focused enough on trivial bullshit.

Yeah, fewer facts + more hyperbole = clickbait *smh*

Speaking of researching things, I was poking around the St. Louis County PDFs with Google to see what else I could find. I didn’t find anything particularly disturbing aside from a meeting of the Board of Election Commissioners of St. Louis County from back in November 2008.

Apparently voters were having various problems such as voters being misdirected, machine malfunctions, long lines, absentee ballots being requested but not cast, and an intimidating police presence.

According to a voter who signed up to be heard, a Mr. Michael Moore, these sorts of things only happened in “North County”, which I assume means the northern part of St. Louis County. That would be where Ferguson is (and I assume other majority black neighborhoods).

Imagine my surprise—black voters turn out in droves to vote for the first black man ever nominated to run for president, and they run into all kinds of problems trying to cast their votes. Just a coincidence, I’m sure. //

Judging by the report on the BoEC meeting after the 2012 elections, the problem appears to have been rectified by then.

Anyway, back to the police stuff.

If the PDF Charles linked to disappears or people start claiming it didn’t come from the county, then I call BS based on several other PDFs having similar patterns in terms of “Author” naming conventions and the use of MS Word for many of the documents. Just throwing that out there so you guys notice it.

Now if only we could figure out exactly who the letter/number designations refer to…

Officer-Involved Shooting — You Can Win with the Media
File: Mediashoot.pdf
Title: Microsoft Word - Media - Officer-Involved Shooting You Can With The Media - Rosenthal
Author: acs005

St. Louis County Police Department Application
File: applicat.pdf
Title: Microsoft Word - PERSONAL HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE.doc
Author: aca001

Executive Summary [2014 Budget]
File: 2014recommendedbudgetexecutivesummary.pdf
Title: Microsoft Word - County Officials
Author: bd0a01 [same author as below]

2013 Adopted Budget
File: 2012RecommendedBudgetSummary.pdf
Title: Crystal Reports - 2-Topbound All Funds Total
Author: bd0a01

2012 Recommended Budget
File: 2012RecommendedBudgetSummary.pdf
Title: ST
Author: Paul Kreidler [according to the title page he’s the county’s Budget Director]

County Executive Kicks off Effort Targeting Vacant, Abandoned Eyesores and Problem Properties
File: glasgowdemo.pdf
Title: News from CHARLIE A
Author: “Scott, Mac” [Mac Scott was the county’s communications director until September 2013]

Before I go, here are two other tidbits from the Ferguson area that might be of interest:

A 19-year-old (black) male pointed a gun at an STL County police officer on August 13 and lived (though he was critically injured). A judge has removed his $200K cash-only bail requirement and released him “to live ‘exclusively’ at his father’s home.” It basically sounds like he’s been put under house arrest while he undergoes physical therapy for his injuries. The PD is majorly pissed that they weren’t notified.

A 21-year-old woman died in a STL County jail cell. Suicide they say. No mention of her race: St. Louis County Police investigating hanging death in Pagedale jail cell

Okay, I’m off to go watch Stand Up Guys on Amazon Prime.

Later, lizards.