I think it does. Jackson is still the government and business center of a whole state. And it also has just as big or of more of an affluent population in its suburbs. For all intents and purposes, Jackson is a good bit bigger than Mobile. That's why I pick it to compare.
No matter how many times you say this, it won't be accurate. The goal in discussion is not "TOUGHER" judges... it's not "DIFFERENT" judges (as you said in another post)... it's MORE judges. The state is trying to bring in ADDITIONAL judges, and ADDITIONAL staff, to break the bottleneck currently being caused by those fantastic judges put in place by the city, who continue to cause and allow the bottleneck. Which causes the constant release of active criminals back into the streets. Which allows crime to continue. Which causes good people to want to move out of the capital city of this state. Which is why the STATE actually does have an interest in stopping this cycle.
The difference is political. Jackson residents can escape too Rankin and Madison Counties without too much disruption in their lives. Rankin and Madison residents are protected from Jackson/Hinds by their City and County governments including their police and sheriffs.
Please explain why an expansion of the Capitol District is needed to just add judges. I mean, I guess it's plausible that city leadership could desire to deny funds to increase their judicial staff, but it seems very unlikely, if even legal. It seems obvious to me that whatever District includes Jackson judges (Municipal, so paid for with city funding?) could just be given state funds to expand.
Jackson has had their chance to do this, and never did. They've also had their chance to handle outside funds, and they never did it well.
That's a great point. All Hinds County has is Clinton and Raymond. Madison and Rankin Counties are right there, very easy to commute.
Given the history, context, optics, etc....yeah I expect them to not take the route of just forcing their own judges onto others rather than just giving them more funding.....if it's really just about having enough judicial staff. Which we both know it's not, right?
No, we don't know that. It's not about racism anymore. It's about having a piece of Jackson that actually functions.
I don't think the state is the "bad guy" (other than that most of them are just pandering). I can see why state leaders would want to pick their own judges rather than letting Jackson voters, without resorting to explaining it as "racism". It's plain that they didn't have to do it that way, yet they chose to do it that way. What I can't see is why people would deny that thats what they're after, picking THEIR judges not just funding more, when it's the only thing that explains what they did.
I agree they want their own judges. And I agree it'll likely get tied up in court.
Difference in you and I is, I don't see anything wrong with it. This was explained in post #85.
It was a ****** explanation. As if the MS legislature is any better with funds than Jackson, and as if a few harsh judges can male a dent in Jackson's deep seated issues.
