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GENUINE MISSOURI OZARK QUOTES "I was startled by the blatant prejudice against African-Americans that I heard during my six weeks of travel throughout the Ozarks." - Editorial Staff, National Geographic Magazine "It's an embarrassment being a resident of the state." - Director, Missouri Ethics Commission "There is very strong anti-Black, anti-Mexican, and anti-Jewish feeling in southwest Missouri." - State Representative from Barry County "Branson is Nashville without n*ggers." - Ozarks Attorney "Blacks shouldn't even be fishing here, let alone doing civil rights investigations." - Ozarks FBI Agent (32nd degree Mason) "The people here hate Jews and Blacks. They think the Jews are the devil, and they say n*gger don't be in town when the sun goes down." - Barry County Resident "Blacks are so different that I just can't stand them. I can't help it, I hate them. My Doberman pinscher, Lady, used to terrorize Blacks. I really enjoyed that. I can tolerate Mexicans -- I even have some Mexicans working for me -- but I just can't tolerate Blacks." - Barry County Real Estate Agent "This place is hell on earth." - Two Victims of Southwest Missouri "I play my Jewishness down. I'm not out looking for trouble when I dont have to find it." - Springfield, Missouri, Radio Talk-Show Host "Jeff doesn't belong here." - Barry County Sheriff "Mr. B., I hope you pack your sh*t up and move to a different f*cking state." (listen to this on the Death Threat page) - Barry County Deputy Sheriff "No local jury will find for an outsider like Jeff." - Barry County Prosecutor "Sell your house, move away, and get on with your life." - Barry County Prosecutor and Senior Legal Advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq "You're in the South now. This is not a haven for minorities." - Barry County Prosecutor and Stone County Attorney "Barry County has a reputation for real estate fraud. You've been good-ol'-boyed." - Lawrence County Real Estate Appraiser "You've made a lot of people angry at you. It's time for you to get out of Dodge." - Barry County Process Server and Private Investigator "Don't give Jeff a docket update on his case when he calls." - Barry County Court Clerk instructing a new Court Clerk "If you work at the Barry County Courthouse and have a conscience or morals, you're going to have a lot of heartache. You get a distinct feeling at the Courthouse that something is very wrong." - Barry County Court Clerk "The people here are all in cahoots. They'll never let you get justice." - Barry County Resident "You've been home-towned." - Springfield, Missouri, Assistant Attorney General "The Missouri Supreme Court and Attorney General refuse to deal with civil rights violations in the Ozarks." - Civil Rights Expert "I could have told you this would happen to you if you moved here." - HUD Attorney "Southwest Missouri is a right-wing anarchy. You'll never get justice here." - Ozarks Civil Rights Attorney "No lawyer from Missouri can handle this case. You have to find a lawyer from a thousand miles away to come here and take the place apart." - Ozarks Attorney and Law School Professor "Southwest Missouri is notoriously referred to as the methamphetamine mecca." - Springfield News-Leader "I'm surprised by all the meth labs here. It has to do with politics, not law enforcement." - Barry County Resident "If you don't stop talking about drugs, you're going to wake up with your eyes shut." - Barry County Resident "A few years ago, there were drug wars here, but now all the drug turf has been settled, and the bodies are at the bottom of the lake." - Barry County Deputy Sheriff "You're like a small dog with a big bark. If you weren't talking about this, they would have already hurt you." - Barry County Deputy Sheriff "Maybe you have discovered the roots of a very large tree, and something could happen to you like happened to Karen Silkwood." - Barry County Attorney (33rd degree Mason) "Don't worry about the death threat, Jeff. Most death threats aren't carried out." - Ozarks FBI Agent (32nd degree Mason) |
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