Jackson Jambalaya

What qualifies the mayor to wear a police uniform indicating he is law enforcement?

Not a good look for the mayor of a city to feel like he has to have armed guards and a bullet proof vest to wear to visit with the people. He looks scared.

What surprised me.....nothing but cuss words came out of my mouth when seeing him.

What is worse? He has the vest on backwards or that no one else knows the difference to be able to tell him?

He doesn't look like he is "freeing the land"

It's called fashion!!
That's a limited-edition Frank Melton throwback jersey.

Didn't Jackson's last mayor get in deep shit for pretending to be a cop and running around in body armor with "police" on the front and back?

If you or I wore that vest in public we would catch a felony charge from those very same cops...

But the city is safe, as we've all heard the mayor say. Great comparison to Dukakis, thanks Kingfish.

frank melton is that you?

He is such a pompous ass. I can’t stand the sight of him.

He wouldn’t need the body armor and police protection if he’d been doing his fucking job for the last 6 years, instead of all the preening and showboating!

Worst. Mayor. EVER.

Zero self awareness! An absolute buffoon.

Crump can name Lumumba as a defendant in his next civil rights suit against the jacktown po po.

"If you or I wore that vest in public we would catch a felony charge from those very same cops..."

Actually you can wear garb that says "Police" on it. Miss. Code § 97-7-43 states that you must be attempting to, or passing yourself off as a cop/deputy etc. "Whoever falsely and willfully assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the State of Mississippi or any department, agency or officer thereof; or of any county, municipality or any other subdivision of the State of Mississippi, or of any department, agency or officer of such county, municipality or subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished for each separate such offense by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment of not more than six (6) months in jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment."

Lawd..I don't think Joe Biden has that much of an armed entourage when he goes slummin' for ice cream.

What fuckin' mayor of any US city wears a Kevlar police vest to a grocery store, surrounded by a goon squad that wouldn't know whether to shit or go blind if somebody popped a balloon over in the flower shop?

Hey, isn't that Capt Incompetence out on patrol?

This would be political suicide in other crime-ridden cities. For the mayor to don a ballistic vest while meeting with the citizens. But alas, it all comes down to the people who live in Jackson. They keep voting for this sort of thing. When you don't expect better or demand better, you keep what you have.

He needs four officers protecting him to go to the market? He has said that there is only a PERCEPTION of crime in Jacktown. What a POS.

Your vest was on backwards, dumb ass!

Wait, Jackson is safe?

Interesting. Can you imagine any of our Republican elected officials acting so pretentiously? The mayor epitomizes what is wrong with having Democrats in leadership positions in government.

He's done. What does he run on? Bringing more demise to Jackson?

Just putting on a show. That's all he's good for.

Mom jeans?

I saw his sorry ass holding court in Aladdin the other day, surrounded by his cronies and various other hangers-on. I couldn't get out of there fast enough.

Wow! He refuses to talk about crime, yet he wears a ballistic vest to the grocery store? At least Melton had a reason to be fearful! And look at that command staff. They are so far up his rear they can't even see daylight. Where are the other commanders that usually follow him around like puppy dogs waiting on a treat?

Will get re-elected with 70% of the vote.

The comments on social media are so sad.
The number of people who defend the Mayor is appalling.
These idiots approve of this behavior and think anyone that points out the lunacy is racist.

Everytime I read such, I am thankful I moved years ago.
The majority voting block in Jackson are as sharp as a bowling ball. And they want this life.

@2:00. It’s not on backwards.

What a tool!

He relates so well to the average citizen in Jackson.

That's a life jacket. Kevlar vests don't come that small.

I can't wait for Stokes to see this!

@4:06 why didn’t you stand up and call his ass out? I can’t wait to be in a restaurant and him start spewing bs! I literally can’t wait! I’ll make the news with what I’d have to say! People with testicular fortitude need to call him on his BS to make any change. He’ll have to be scared of ridicule everywhere he goes before anything gets accomplished. As long as there are people listening to his drivel, the more he’ll keep spewing it.

He is a puppet for the Prime Minister.


https://uticainternationalembassy.website/home/meet-our-prime-minister

What a clown. What a dork.

Perception of a mayor right?

Great leadership, instilling trust and confidence in his command (city)…NOT! Used to seeing my leaders walk the streets of Baghdad in a soft cap while we were in full battle-rattle. And that Dukakis reversed CVC helmet video never gets old.

4:54, I don't think there are actually very many Lumumba supporters. It's just that the few he has are very loud.

The vest is on backwards. And I bet all the cops knew it.

"https://uticainternationalembassy.website/home/meet-our-prime-minister"

delusional lunatic.

I believe he has 5 police officers in tow.

Why!!!

Is Lumumbles even an adult? Sheesh, he looks like a child.

This is funny and sad.

@9:57 PM - Yep, five officers x 3 shifts, but they are short-handed, right? If called on it Chowke would claim that he receives "death threats" weekly from "ultra MAGA republicans," right?

At least melton did this stuff to deter crime in bad areas of Jackson. This goober is just going to the grocery store.

Shows how smart he is. In Jacktown you can easily get shot even trying to go to Kroger. Think about the one on I55 and see how many have been shot in the store and on the lot.

"Kevlar vests don't come that small" Now this made me laugh outloud.

Is the volume still turned up to 'Max', in the speakers over Self-Checkout - blasting Bubblegum music from the Seventies? Even if we still lived in Mississippi, I'd NEVER return to that particular Kroger.

Is there any solid proof that the Mayor actually has received kickbacks for City contracts? If so, please provide details.

If I knew ahead of time that I was going on that outing with the Mayor wearing that vest, I would suddenly had an emergency and went home the rest of the day!

Ain’t no way I’m making a spectacle of myself doing that shigity. Come on Mr Mayor the JPD look bad enough!

If Jackson is so safe, why wear a vest??!!

When Chalkline says there is only a perception of crime in Jackson, he understands perception is reality else he wouldn't feel the need to suit up in body armor and bring along a phalanx of police officers just to pick up a quart of milk on his way home.

And for whether he can be reelected, any constituency that would keep Bennie Thompson in office in perpetuity wouldn't hesitate voting again for Chalkline (Bennie's heir apparent, by the way).