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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’”.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 150 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Americans: “Did the police use the Tulsa massacre as an excuse to murder black people?”

DOJ: “We’ll investigate it.”

Americans: “Well?”

DOJ: “Nope.”

Americans: “Are you sure?”

DOJ: “Sure.”

Americans: “Show us your findings.”

DOJ: “We can’t do that.”

Americans: “Are you hiding something?”

DOJ: “Nope.”

2025

DOJ: “Okay, yeah, the police used the Tulsa Massacre as an excuse to murder black people.”

Americans: “Do something about it!”

DOJ: “But that was 100 years ago, the damage is done.”

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is what Israel is trying to do with Palestine, too lol.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

What do you mean "trying"?

[–] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 94 points 1 year ago (2 children)

NOW TEACH IT IN SCHOOLS SO WE ALL KNOW WHO YOU REALLY ARE

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

In Oklahoma? With Trump in the White House?

Good luck with that. It took an HBO superhero series for most people in Tulsa to learn about it.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In other words, expect Special Counsel Jack Smith's report to stay hidden for the next hundred years.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being released wouldn't change anything. Mueller's report was released and nothing meaningful happened. We're significantly farther down the fascist path now too. I expect even less will happen when Smith's report is eventually released.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

mueller's investigation was neutered by donvict before it even began.

[–] WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would this report help Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher, the only two living survivors of the massacre, with their lawsuit that was thrown out of the Oklahoma Supreme Court last June?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago

One would hope so, but it IS Oklahoma..

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

the only two living survivors of the massacre

That are aware of. We have no idea how many infants were displaced or what happened to them.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

I realize that right up there is a DOJ report, but I read this article in about 2020 and found it at the time to be one of the most horrifyingly complete accounts of what happened that I'd seen.

http://fly.historicwings.com/2017/02/the-bombing-of-tulsa/

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Embarrassing.

DOJ is a piece of shit.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The bastard Trump Turds would like to repeat 1924 Tulsa on a much larger scale. US history is full of mass violence events involving police brutality and murder. Just examine the early days of the worker unions.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago

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

So basically the same as today.