Nation Of Islam Stages Protest Outside Rosenthal Contempt Hearing

It’s been a while since the Nation of Islam has made much news in Texas. I can’t say I’m surprised, however, to see the group’s name show up in connection with protesting Harris County DA Chuck Rosenthal, since every Harris County resident with good sense should be out protesting his disgraceful, racist behavior:

Activist Quanell X and dozens of protesters have gathered outside of the hearing into the district attorney’s vanishing e-mails.

Some of them have made it inside the courtroom, and six federal marshals are there as well.

“It’s not that Chuck just is stubborn and won’t leave office,” said Robert Muhammad with the Nation of Islam. “Right now, he and his staff are covering up every dirty deed they’ve done.”

A sentiment spilling from the steps of the courthouse down into the crowd.

“And now everybody can see what we’ve long known,” said Hester King. He’s a Houston resident. “You don’t get justice down here. You can’t find justice down here, which means we have to demand a complete housecleaning. Everybody’s got to go not just Rosenthal.”

“These are people who are victims of a criminal justice system that’s not fair to all people in this city. Everybody, including myself, needs to stand up and saw we need to get it right,” said Houston City Councilmember Peter Brown.

Among the group of spectators is Houston City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones, who has publicly called for Chuck Rosenthal’s immediate resignation.

Thursday afternoon, Judge Kenneth Hoyt questioned Scott Durfee, Rosenthal’s attorney in the DA’s office. Judge Hoyt asked when Durfee first informed Rosenthal that the e-mails, which had been supoenaed, were missing. Durfee said he told Rosenthal on Nov. 26. Hoyt asked what Rosenthal’s reaction was.

“He assumed that I had saved them, and they had been backed up,” Durfee said. “When I told him they had not been, he seemed crestfallen and suprised.”

“Crestfallen and surprised.” Seriously: crestfallen? Did he feel that way over emails or over being rebuffed by some office hottie he wanted to kiss behind the ear?

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