A 107-page federal indictment of County Commissioner John Wiley Price and three others painted a picture of conspiracy, tax fraud, and nearly $1 million in bribes. Rev. Gerald Britt says that鈥檚 not the whole picture. Britt, who鈥檚 vice president for public policy at CitySquare, wrote in today鈥檚 Dallas Morning News about the case and sat down with 四虎影院.
Interview Highlights: Gerald Britt鈥�
鈥n the John Wiley Price he knows:
鈥淭he John Wiley Price that I know is an incredibly savvy and efficient politician. And I think should that picture have to merge with the picture in the indictments, that鈥檚 something that I鈥檓 going to have to deal with. But I know him personally as well as in his role as County Commissioner and you know, he鈥檚 a friend.鈥�
鈥n how the African American community is responding to the arrest:
鈥淚 think to some degree we are all stunned. There are those of us that kind of figured it was going to happen. The government can indict a ham sandwich when it wants to, so an indictment doesn鈥檛 mean that he鈥檚 guilty. What most of us feel is an incredible sadness that it had to come to this. But you also know he鈥檚 not going to go out like that. He鈥檚 going to run this out until the end.鈥�
鈥n the next generation of leaders:
鈥淭here will always be another generation to take over. I think that next generation of leaders will probably be more inclusive, to some degree, less likely to see and view issues through a racial lens and who are more determined to show their pride, if you will, through their effectiveness in office or their effectiveness in different areas. And that鈥檚 good to some degree. But at the same time, I don鈥檛 think any of us can or should forget what it means to be black in America.鈥�
