Sent to you by Tee via Google Reader: ‘Racist judges forced me out,’ says black magistrate via Black Politics on the Web by The Admin on 4/8/09 Daniel Bates, Daily Mail (UK)
- Racist judges tried to force out a black magistrate after she claimed they treated black defendants unfairly, a tribunal heard today. Iris Josiah was bullied and victimised by senior white magistrates after raising concerns about a culture of racism towards blacks. She said black defendants were being found guilty even if they were innocent, were jailed for longer and were more likely to be sent to prison and refused bail. Judges overlooked her in favour of white colleagues for promotion and unlawfully suspended over a seven and a half year period, the tribunal was told. She claims this amounted to ’systemic unfair treatment’ and a plot to expel her from the magistracy on account of her colour. Click here for more… ShareThis Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to Black Politics on the Web using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
