Police Force Quits After Black Woman Elected Mayor

[Snail2]

No more killing random black people?

Good question. What I mean is something more simple like relocating the police office, decreasing the budget, forcing them to use environmental friendly plastic bullets instead of good ole' FMJs, whatever.

[bryant.coleman]

But still thats such a upside down city/town whatever you want to call it. How could a mayor last 37 years? Shouldn't this guy have already retired? I would think most mayors last 10 years at most before they settle down and move onto something else.

Probably, he didn't had much of a competition. He personally knew most of the people in the town, and had the ability to please everyone. Not a rare situation in many of the micro-towns in rural USA.

[jaysabi]

I have lived in Missouri before and can say it's not all like this.   This sounds like a very sad/wrong situation.

I find it interesting previous Mayor "held the office for 37 years".   Almost 40 years as Mayor is pratically a dictator ship.  I've never had a Mayor near this long that I know of.

I grew up in a village that had the same mayor for 40 years. He was very much viewed as unassailable and was supported by all the local businesses because he ran a very business-friendly village. After he won his last election, he stepped down and had the Village Board (who always ran on the same ticket as him) appoint his son mayor so he wouldn't have to win the office in an election. The son then won reelection the next cycle, so I'd say the nepotism payed off. Small town politics is usually the worst form.