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Democrat Lesa Pamplin Faces Racism Allegations
Tarrant County judge challenges Lesa Pamplin's judicial temperament over social media posts about white people.
In brief
Tarrant County judge challenges Lesa Pamplin's judicial temperament over social media posts about white people. Tarrant County judge Brian Bolton alleges Lesa Pamplin's social media posts about white people and a profanity-laden meme show poor judicial temperament. Originally reported by Dallas Express.
Judge challenges Pamplin
Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 9 Judge Brian Bolton challenges Democratic opponent Lesa Pamplin's judicial temperament over social media posts about white people.
“THIRTY DAYS, THIRTY RACIST/OFFENSIVE SENTIMENTS BY MY OPPONENT”
Social media posts
Bolton shared screenshots of posts attributed to Pamplin: one from March 27, 2020 saying 'You damn straight about that.Whypipoe being white.'
“You damn straight about that. Whypipoe being white”
Profanity meme
Bolton shared a Kermit the Frog meme with profanity, editing it for Facebook, claiming it raises questions about judicial temperament.
“A criminal court judge should bring dignity, not vulgarity, to public discourse”
Pamplin's campaign promise
Pamplin's campaign website promises 'impartial justice for every citizen, in every case'.
“impartial justice for every citizen, in every case”
Earlier BYU controversy
Pamplin drew national attention in 2022 after alleging her goddaughter faced racial slurs at a BYU volleyball match, but BYU found no evidence of racial heckling.
“BYU announced on September 9, 2022, that it had found no evidence corroborating the racial heckling or slur allegations”
No comment from Pamplin
The Dallas Express reached out to Pamplin for comment but did not receive a response.
The one thing
Tarrant County judge Brian Bolton alleges Lesa Pamplin's social media posts about white people and a profanity-laden meme show poor judicial temperament.
