The mayor wanted to make use of the "N-word" illegal. Under the proposal if you used the word, you'd be fined $500:
Not long ago, the mayor of Brazoria saw a news program that asked the question, should the n-word be banned? Mayor Ken Corley answered, why not?There was a big meeting with residents Thursday night and they squashed that plan:He said, "It's abusive. It's very distasteful. It hurts people, and that is disorderly conduct."
Brazoria is a city of 2,800 people, fewer than 300 are black. This is essentially a small town getting big city attention for a purported problem residents say never existed. That's why the mayor dropped the proposal...CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here
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Despite getting a lot of heated criticism during the two hour meeting, afterwards the mayor got a round of applause. Some residents said he did what few politicians do these days. He listened to his constituents and actually changed his mind.
