Fergusson (Photo : REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
Former Fergusson court clerk who has been fired for sending racist email has likened the feeling to being "raped and then thrown under the bus." An investigation by the Justice Department into Fergusson police practices has revealed Mary Ann Twitty having sent emails containing racial overtures.
Kitty though believes those were just jokes and should be treated likewise. She also slammed the authorities for firing her from her 19 year old job and believes she has been made a scapegoat.
In one of the email sent by Kitty, President Obama has been depicted as a chimp being babysat by former President Ronald Reagan.
"Funny as in humor wise? Yes. Not because it was racist or biased, just funny because it was just funny jokewise," said Kitty in her defence claiming she has been made a scapegoat for a practice that everyone else indulges in, mentions Mediaite.
"I feel like I was the sacrificial lamb," said Kitty.
Apart from Kitty, the supervising officer of Darren Wilson along with Captain Richard Henke and Sergeant William Mudd, the second and fourth in-charge of the Ferguson Police Department respectively have been found to have been circulating racist email between them from as far back as 2008, revealed Dailykos.
Such a development comes at a time when a black man was shot dead by a white police officer North Charleston, sparking widespread protests. The cop has since been charged with murder and dismissed from service. Nearly half of the residents of North Charleston are black and the shooting has sent shockwaves throughout the US.
Video footage of the incident revealed the victim, Walter Scott, 50 being engaged in a brief scuffle with the police officer Michael Slager, 33 after Scott was stopped for a broken brake light. This was followed by Scott running away from the scene to which Slager reacted by taking aim at Scott with his handgun. A total of 8 shots were fired until Scott slumped to the ground face down.
