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DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2025
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DOJ: Does the right thing
You: DOJ is a piece of shit.
The right thing to do would have been to release it 100 years ago. This is them admitting to covering for killer cops.
Shouldn't've released it at all then, right?
It's good that it was released, and completely fucked that it took 100 years. Multiple things can be true at the same time.
I'm glad you're recognizing that
Never once did I imply what you assumed. It's always good when injustice is uncovered. However the DOJ is the same corrupt bullshit as cops. They proved over the last 100 years.
You: Waiting 100 years is the right thing.
Me: DOJ is a piece of shit.
The people who released it now are not the same people who decided not to release it 100 yrs ago. DOJ is not the same entity all the time, it changes with the people who work there. The people who work there now could have decided against releasing it, just like their predecessors. They didn't. The fact it was not released back then is frustrating, but you cannot hold today's DOJ accountable for that.
Releasing this was the right thing to do.
Once upon a time. But, no, they don't deserve any credit now.
The 100 year delay objectively destroyed any meaningful benefit of the release.
So, hard disagree from me. This was NOT the right thing to do. It literally makes no difference that it's been released.
Releasing it 99 years ago was the right thing to do. Releasing it 98 years ago was the next best thing to do. Releasing it now is just shameful.
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.
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.
Can you point out anywhere that would lead a reasonable person to believe that anyone on this thread says that it shouldn't have been released?
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.
Yes. Also, the DOJ is shit. Give it ten days…