An Illinois delegate for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama resigned after using the word "monkeys" to describe black children playing in a tree, the Obama campaign said Tuesday.
Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, a trustee in the Chicago suburb of Carpentersville, was issued a $75 ticket for disorderly conduct after neighbors complained to police. She says the word wasn't meant racially and she will fight the ticket.
"Given the incident, Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski is stepping down as a delegate and will be replaced," said Obama spokeswoman Amy Brundage.
The incident occurred Saturday, when two children were playing in a tree next door to Ramirez-Sliwinski's house.
She said the parents were outside supervising the children, but she went over and told them to get out of the tree because she was concerned about the boys' safety and because the small magnolia tree was being damaged.
The father of one of the boys told her it was none of her business, she told the Chicago Tribune, and "I calmly said the tree is not there for them to be climbing in there like monkeys."
The mother of one boy called police.
Cmdr. Michael Kilbourne said Tuesday a ticket was issued because the ordinance bans conduct that disturbs or alarms people. One of the boys told police he was scared by her comment and a mother said she was disturbed, he said.
What kind of pussy whipped country have we turned out to be?
The mother called the police because she said that the tree wasn't there for them to be climbing on like monkeys?
The boys who said they were scared should be slapped silly for being afraid of someone calling them monkeys or for them exploiting the situation.
There used to be a time when this was settled like adults and the police were actually solving real crimes like rape, robbery, and murder.
Now they've got to deal with people who's pussy feelings are hurt and they want an "apology" for every single, little slight they think they've suffered.
Grow up people. Get a backbone and tell people if they can't handle every little slight, then sue them. Let them feel what it's like to have to deal with whiny bullshit.
Travis
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