The prosecutor who questioned why "ghetto" Maxine Waters hadn't been shot has been suspended

[dixiegrrrrl]

California Prosecutor Who Questioned Why Maxine Waters Hadn’t Been Shot Suspended By San Bernardino DA

Michael Selyem, a San Bernardino County, California, deputy district attorney, was suspended by the DA's office Monday in the wake of intense backlash over his recently unearthed social media posts.

Mike Ramos, the San Bernardino County DA, said in a statement Monday that Selyem will be placed on administrative leave while an investigation into his actions takes place, according to KABC-TV.

"The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office does not condone hate, discrimination or incitement of violence," Ramos said in a statement posted Monday afternoon. "Our community and the entire criminal justice system depends on having fair, ethical, and unbiased prosecutors."

The investigation could lead to "disciplinary action leading up to termination," according to Ramos.

http://www.newsweek.com/michael-selyem-maxine-waters-suspended-1014918

[Phoenix61]

1. WooHoo!!!

Can't be jobless soon enough. Hope there's a complaint filed with the California Bar.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. For those wondering why he was *not* shit canned immediately...

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The cleanest way to get rid of him is by documenting the charge was thoroughly investigated, leaving no excuse for him to sue for wrongful dismissal.

[Cha]

5. Good to know.. Thank You, dixiegrrrrl

[NurseJackie]

9. Excellent.

That's good to know.

[jrthin]

13. Thanks. My gut reaction was, fire him. nt

[bitterross]

21. There is usually a prett formal process

In all government there is always a formal process for things. They have to make sure the follow it to the letter. Otherwise, he'll be back.

[dawg day]

27. Public officials can't be openly racist

Easy grounds for firing. They have to treat all citizens equally.

[calimary]

26. Thanks for adding this in, dixiegrrrrl.

Good.

[MadDAsHell]

35. Of course. Incredibly hypocritical if we hope for a govt employee to be fired without due process.

[Cha]

3. FIRE his STUPID ASS.. Michael Seylem is too STUPID

to be a prosecutor.

[RVN VET71]

17. I'm part way there with you, Cha

I agree he's gotta go. But I think his mind has come unhinged. He's probably not the brightest guy who ever passed the bar, but his rantings were so outrageous that I gotta go with "crazy" -- demented, brain-rotted crazy -- before "stupid".

[MyOwnPeace]

29. Remember,

there is ALWAYS somebody who graduated "last" in their class.

[Demsrule86]

32. You can be stupid and crazy.

[rpannier]

30. They suspended him and they will review the matter

He is a public employee and as such, is entitled to the process all state employees have
If they fire him without investigating and following all procedures he can sue and likely win

[Cha]

38. That's what I meant although I didn't make

it clear. Suspension and then whatever they need to do to FIRE him.

rpannier

[rpannier]

39. Cool. Thanks for the explanation

You're usually pretty knowledgeable and level about these things.
So, I figured it was safe to mention it. Some people you can't without them getting really angry

Thanks again
(Because I like Christmas)

[Cha]

42. Yeah, I don't mind being corrected

but I feel funny correcting cyber buds.. so I don't, mostly. But I welcome it.

I Don't feel funny correcting misinformation, though.

Christmas, eh?

[Hoyt]

4. Good. Sad thing is his remarks would be a stepping stone to Governor

in some red states.

[sheshe2]

8. Or a top position in this WH!

[Hoyt]

11. So true. If he'd done this months ago, he might have been on trump's list of 24.

Jeeez, this is all so disgusting.

[RVN VET71]

18. I was just thinking that same thing.

[rpannier]

40. Just need a commercial with him firing a gun at something

to go with his comments and he'd win by a landslide

[democrank]

6. Let's hope....

suspension today, termination tomorrow.

[HipChick]

7. He needs to be fired, not suspended..

[Hortensis]

14. He will be. Investigation is needed to confirm guilt,

establish the facts of the case, before firing.

There are no shades of gray here, though. He's proven himself profoundly unfit for that work.

[Mr.Bill]

16. I would say in California he has a good chance of

being disbarred, which would immediately disqualify him from holding a DA position.

[Hortensis]

19. Really? Oh, I hope so. Even as private practitioners,

bad attorneys can misuse the law to cause real trouble for people.

[Guilded Lilly]

34. And indicted for hate crimes.

[CatMor]

10. There is no way he should be involved in the justice system

ever.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Now fire him.

[Drake Notthesinger]

23. Out of a Cannon

into the most shark-infested waters they can find.

[rpannier]

41. That I'd support

I'd even pay for the canon rental, the powder and the aftercare for the sharks that got sick from coming in contact with that twit

[Wellstone ruled]

15. About time,

hope they can his ass tomorrow and disbar him from California Law.

[Blue_true]

20. They should fire his ass.

And every defense lawyer who represented a POC defendant and lost to that asshole should push to have their cases reopened at the state's expense.

[dalton99a]

24. +1. His racism is clearly evident

for the whole world to see

[procon]

22. Fire him and file a complaint with the Calif Bar Assoc.

He needs to lose his job AND have his license at least suspended if not revoked.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. Good.

[still_one]

28. Good, but it should have happened immediately

[Scurrilous]

31. K&R

[Hekate]

33. Sounds like termination of his County job is coming soon, and rightly so. nt

[chwaliszewski]

36. It's sad that this is the world we live in but...

if there is a positive to take from these volatile times, it would be at least some of these emboldened, racist assholes are outing themselves, especially the ones in any position of power. Good riddance, jackass racist.

[ucrdem]

37. The irony is the San Bernardino guy calling Compton ghetto.

There's an old saying but I don't think I need to say it.

p.s. here's my pic of Maxine hitting the hustings with Big Dog at William Jefferson Clinton elementary in Compton:



Doesn't look so bad, does it?

[whathehell]

43. Good. n/t

[Demovictory9]

44. wonder how his racism impacted his job duties

Many of the defendants Selyem prosecutes are Latino, and in one post, Selyem wrote next to a photo of a man in a giant sombrero, “Mexican word of the day: Hide.” The Sun reports.

https://heavy.com/news/2018/07/michael-selyem/