Arkansas sheriff quits after racist slurs against Piggly Wiggly employee were caught on tape: report

[Nevilledog]

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/arkansas-sheriff-quits-after-racist-slurs-against-piggly-wiggly-employee-were-caught-on-tape-report/


After a shocking recording circulated widely online, a sheriff in Arkansas has resigned.

“The Arkansas County Quorum court met in special session this morning at 10 a.m. to discuss a resolution requesting the resignation of Arkansas County Sheriff Todd Wright. An audio clip began circulating on Facebook late Wednesday night in which Wright uses racial slurs and offensive language describing an employee at Piggly Wiggly in DeWitt,” the Stuttgart Daily Leader reported Friday. “Wright offered an apology for any offense the recording caused, and said that his comments were in the heat of the moment. Wright insisted he was not racist.”

On Thursday, The Pine Bluff Commercial reported on the contents of the recording, in which Wright calls a woman a “n****r lover” after she spoke to a black employee at the grocery store.

“I don’t understand why you’re so mad at me,” the woman said.

“Why you got to holler a f*cking n****rs when I’m around,” he replied.

At Friday’s hearing, the sheriff was urged to resign by a friend, Dewitt business owner Bobby Webb.

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[a kennedy]

1. Love how they ALWAYS claim, "but I'm not a racist"

Damn right, fire his ass.

[dware]

4. A Sheriff is an elected official,

unless he/she violates a law, they can't be removed except by the voters of his county.

It's good that he resigned, but what is the history of that particular Sheriff's Office?
Is there a history of racism there?

Believe it or not, if the voters of his county want him back, he can run again and be elected again.

[Patterson]

2. "This is not who I am."

[dalton99a]

3. Not a racist

Nine Times.

In a five-minute audio recording circulating on Facebook, an extremely disparaging and offensive term used to describe a black person was repeated over and over.

Sources allege the voice heard on the recording is an irate Arkansas County Sheriff Todd Wright who was upset when the woman he was with spoke to a black person in a grocery store.

In the recording you hear a man, who the women identifies as Todd, call her a “n**** lover”.

“I don’t understand why you’re so mad at me,” asked the women on the audio recording.

“Why you got to holler at f****** n****** when I’m around,” he responded.

“Todd you talk to people all the time,” the woman said.

https://www.pbcommercial.com/news/20200827/arkansas-county-judge-responds-to-leaked-audio


County Sheriff Todd Wright

[Nevilledog]

5. Sure Todd. Definitely not a racist.

[qazplm135]

9. Someone felt inadequate

Racists usually are.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. When language like that is used, that means you are a racist, Sheriff.

Heat of the moment, my ass! Damn, are these people are dumb mf's.

[Desert grandma]

8. Yes. They are.

I have been to Pine Bluff Arkansas and could not wait to get out of there. There MIGHT be a few non racist folks, but if there were, I did not meet them. It would be a scary place for a POC. This is exactly how I remember these folks. Things have not changed much it seems.

[backtoblue]

7. "Heat of the moment"

Not taking responsibility for his own predjudices.

He is a coward, a racist and is unqualified to be a police officer, let alone a county Sheriff.

[Aristus]

10. A racist Arkansas sheriff? I'm shocked!

Shocked, I tell you...

[gulliver]

11. A County Sheriff showing racism is pretty clearly showing systemic racism.

All Republicans must be voted out of every office in every election. Any support for any Republican anywhere (or any failure to oppose them) is a vote to support this Arkansas County Sheriff and all like him.

[ck4829]

12. Kick