>> wasn’t Mayor Melton initially viewed as a DINO with great promise, similar to intial views about Ray Nagin? <<
He was elected — with the support of probably 99.99% of the city’s white voters — because of his “tough on crime stance,” which had been made famous by his frequent anti-drug, anti-crime editorials on the leading local TV station.
But he was a disaster in office. Crime rates went up, city services went down, numerous other municipal problems popped up like mushrooms after a rain — all while old Frank was engaged in various forms of lawbreaking and was indulging in a “Michael Jackson tendency” by keeping scores of teenaged boy criminals at his palatial home.
In the end, at least it can be said of Frank that he outfoxed the Federal prosecutors by dying before they could send him to prison.
R. I. P.
We have a judge that likes to paddle young male criminals in a room near his court.
A grand jury last month issued a 57-count indictment against the former judge, charging him with extortion, kidnapping, sodomy and sex abuse.
Among the allegations, Thomas is accused of spanking young criminal defendants
Yeah, Hawthorn answered it better than I. He did appear to show some promise at the start, but he was probably a bit too heavy on the “character” side of things (as in being one). He gave the joint atmosphere, but that was about it. Sadly, it looks like the crap old Mayor he defeated may be right back in again. Nothing ever changes for the better in so many of these places, and those that could make the positive changes have moved out of the city. Sane people who value law and order and their lives don’t stick around.