Hal Marx Twitter comments
The Board of Alderman requested Marx's resignation.
FLOYD.A MAN WHO IS SEEN STRUGGLING TOBREATHE AS A POLICE OFFICERKNEELS ON HIS NECK,AND THEN DIES.TONIGHT, THE BOARD OF ALDERMANREQUESTEDMARX'S RESIGNATION.HE DECLINED.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN IN PETALCALLED A SPECIAL MEETINGTHURSDAYNIGHT CONDEMNING COMMENTS MADEBYMAYOR HAL MARX AND CALLING ONHIM TORESIGN.ALDERMAN: THE BOARD OF ALDERMENFEEL HE IS OUT OF TOUCHAND UNFIT TO CONTINUE IN HISCAPACITY AS MAYOR.IN A TWEET THIS WEEK, MARXOFFERED HISOPINION ON THE DEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD INMINNEAPOLIS - A BLACK MAN WHODIED AFTER A WHITE OFFICER ISSEEN ON CAMERA KNEELING ONHIS NECK.MARX - SAYING HE DIDN'T SEEANYTHINGUNREASONABLE AND CLAIMING FLOYDLIKELYDIED OF AN OVERDOSE OR HEARTATTACK.CRITICS ARE CALLING MARX RACIST.AT THURSDAY'S MEETING, THE MAYORCLAIMED HIS COMMENT WASMISINTERPRETED.HAL MARX: NOTHING THAT I SAID INMY MIND WAS ANYTHING RACIAL.BOOS NO, LOOK AT MYWORDS...LOOK.THE MAYOR REFUSED TO RESIGN.MARX ATTORNEY INSISTS THEMAYOR'S COMMENTSARE PROTECTED UNDER FREEDOM OFSPEECH.MARX, EVEN INSINUATING THAT HEWOULD FILE ALAWSUIT IF HE'S FORCED FROMOFFICE.MARX: AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IHAVE 12 MONTHS LEFT IN MY TERM.YOU'RE GOING TO RISK SPENDINGTHOUSANDS OF COUNTLESSDOLLARS IN COURT AND POSSIBLYPAYMY LEGAL FEES TO TRY TO MAKE APOINT.CITIZENS WHO SPOKE AT THEMEETING ALL CALLEDFOR THE MAYOR TO CHANGE HIS MINDANDLEAVE OFFICE.CITIZEN: IF YOU WANT TO LEAVEANY LEGACY NOW, THE BEST THINGYOU CAN DO IS STEP DOWN ANDTEACH KIDS HOW TO APOLOGIZE ANDWALK AWAY FROM SOMETHING WITHDIGNITY.
PETAL ALDERMAN VOTED TONIGHT INFAVOR OF REDUCING MAYOR MARX'SSALARY.ALDERMEN THEN TABLED THE MOTIONUNTIL THEY CAN GET AN OPINION ONTHE MATTER FROM THEATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.TONIGHT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROFMISSISSIPPI'S NAACP - REACTINGTO THECONTROVERSAND THAT'S JUST A SICKENINGTHOUGHT.
THAT TODAY, SO MANYFOLKS VIEW THE BRUTALIZATION OFTHE AFRICAN AMERICANCOMMUNITY, AFRICAN AMERICAN MENAS BEING REASONABLE.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COREY WIGGINSSAYS IT'S UP TO ELECTEDOFFICIALS TO SPEAK OUTAGAINST INHUMANE TREATMENT.
ANDHE SAYS THERE ARE A NUMBER OFTHINGSPOLICE DEPARTMENTS CAN DO TOO,SUCH ASREVIEW THEIR TRAINING POLICIES,AND ALSORETRAIN OFFICERS.
BEGINNING MONDAY...ALL BUSINESSWILL BE ALLOWED TOREOPEN...INCLUDING
