A second cop has been fired for his role in the assault on trans prostitute Duanna Johnson: “A Memphis Police Officer is off of the job after an alleged beating of a transgender person, that was caught on camera. Memphis Police have confirmed that Officer Bridges McRae was fired following an administrative hearing about the incident.” [ABC 24]
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Nitesurf
Great news. Glad to see that those assholes didn’t get away with it.
CHURCHILL-Y
Good to see some justice done even in a southern ‘red’ state.
RPCV
I hope Duanna learned her lesson – get a real job and quit ho-in’….
Charles J. Mueller
RPCV, you’re a bigger redneck than anything in a southern ‘red’ state.
Charles J. Mueller
Oh, and did I mention bigot and racist?
michael
Please see June 25th post titled GAY POLITICIANS BOYCOTT HRC
and be sure to read comments section. There are many who do not think that transgendered people belong in the same category as
gays and that they are actually holding us back. I am not one of them.
fanboi
fired is one thing, but they aren’t pressing charges as of yet… They really should. it was a hate crime.
Mayor Willie W. Herenton
City Hall
125 N. Main St. Room 700
Memphis, Tn 38103
901-576-6007
Shelby County District Attorney’s Office
201 Poplar Avenue, Third Floor
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
901-545-5900
Media inquiries should be directed to:
Jennifer Donnals, Communications Director
901-545-5988
[email protected]
Detective Monique Y. Martin
Memphis Police Department
Office of Public Information/Media Relations
201 Poplar Avenue Room 12-08
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
901.545.3024 office
901.545.5740 fax
[email protected]
http://www.memphispolice.org
The Honorable Governor Phil Bredesen
Governor’s office
Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, TN 31243-0001
Phone: 615-741-2001
Fax: 615-532-9711
[email protected]
A list of elected government officials may be found at:
http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/government/elected.html
Mary Neal
Duanna Johnson was guilty of being what many consider as “abnormal.” My brother, Larry Neal, a lifelong mentally ill heart patient who had spent nearly 20 years as an inpatient, was also considered “abnormal.” Duanna Johnson left Shelby County Jail walking and talking about her horrific experiences there. Larry left in a body bag, and nobody’s talking. Ours is the only American family in the 21st century to have a member secretly arrested and returned to his family as a corpse with no excuses, explanations, arrest records or reports, and denied any investigation. We’ve been asking for four years, “What happened to Larry?” See http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com. Larry’s secret arrest and demise is likely the most censored event ever. The news won’t cover it, the USDOJ refuses to investigate it, civil rights and disability groups won’t address it, and now you know. See the website for details and proof. See more at this link: http://www.nowpublic.com/search?fulltext=1&type=story&keys=mary+neal
The violence against anyone “different” must end.
Mary Neal
Well, I guess you know Duanne Johnson was murdered.
I pray for her soul and for her family, as I am sure they will miss her. Hopefully someone will continue her legal fight in her stead. If not her family, then some group or individual should step in under the law of substitution.
This is no way to end a lawsuit, if that is what happened, and of course, I do not know.
Sad day for the Johnson family. And if this resulted from her lawsuit, then it is a sad day for democracy if prisoners cannot address violence committed against them. Again, I say “if.”
Mary Neal
http://wrongfuldeathoflarrneal.com