DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’

DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’

The DoJ’s findings acknowledged the role of Tulsa law enforcement in the massacre, including that of Tulsa police who “deputized hundreds of white residents, many of whom – immediately before being awarded a badge – had been drinking and agitating for [a lynching]”. According to the report, more than 500 men were deputized in less than 30 minutes.

he was told he “could now ‘go out and shoot any [N-word] you see and the law’ll be behind you’”.

  • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
    9·
    11 hours ago

    Since we can’t go back in time, there were only two options today: Release it or don’t release it. This reads like you think they shouldn’t have released it.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 hours ago

      Did they have the option to release it last year? I’m pretty sure they did. How about the year before? How about all the years before that?

      And you think they should be thanked or praised for finally doing what should have been done years ago? The reasonable response to that should be, “it’s about fucking time.”

      This isn’t some shit about who killed Kennedy that will fuel more conspiracy theories, this is direct information about an event where up to 300 people were killed, up to 800 people were injured (we will never know specifically because information like this was never released to the public), and the most successful black neighborhood in the U.S. was destroyed by racist cops and citizens including someone dropping fucking bombs from an airplane.

      No, sorry, this is not something to give them any credit for whatsoever. It’s about fucking time.

      • angrystego@lemmy.world
        3·
        8 hours ago

        2 comments earlier: “Releasing it now is just shameful.” - sounds pretty much like the commenter would not be outraged if it was not released at all.

        I think the rational approach would be to express outrage for every single year when it was NOT released and to celebrate that this year, finally it is out. The victims deserve the public acknowledgement of what really happened. This is a positive thing and it’s worth it even after a 100 years.