Georgia's first black police officers may take pension battle to court

[flashl]

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A "whites only" sign was still hanging on the precinct house water fountain in 1964 when James Booker joined the suburban College Park police force.

He soon learned it wasn't the only thing off limits to Georgia's new black recruits.

Until 1976, black officers were blocked from joining a state-supported supplemental police retirement fund.

Today, white officers who entered the fund before that year are taking home hundreds of dollars more every month in retirement benefits than their black counterparts.

CNN

*sigh*

[Soodonim]

1. Yet another reason for reparations...

To get rid of unequitable crap like this.

[ThomCat]

2. I hope they win.

That seems like it should be an open and shut case of discrimination.

But, of course, many judges will interpret this along purely bureaucratic lines and say that the rules were followed so it's okay. :(

[Ima]

3. WTH

We are talking about 14 thousand a month here. Give them the money they earned it. Give them a back check for five thousand for lost benefits.

[karab]

4. I say

I say give them ten thousand just on principals.
Karab