Louisiana living up to negative stereotypes, check.

[BurntPickle]

Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License In La.

A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.

Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.

"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed-race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.
Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.

"There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said. "I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it."

If he did an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said.

"I try to treat everyone equally," he said.
Bardwell estimates that he has refused to marry about four couples during his career, all in the past 2 1/2 years.

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We need a much bigger hurricane than Katrina to come through here...

 

[kimboslice]

Yeah, my state sucks in a lot of ways...

 

[justo_tx]

Most Justices of the Peace are elected officials, not sure if in LA too, but if so, fuckin A! Who ever goes up against the guy the next election cycle is going to have a cake walk.

 

[kblessinggr]

...Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. ...

You mean like a bon-fire?

Anywho, it's not legally his call to make, if he won't marry an interracial couple based on the 'experience' that the child suffers for it, then he shouldn't marry most of the rednecks down there to begin with, god knows they're probably worse in terms of dysfunctionality.

He thinks he's solving the problem... he's being a major contribution to the problem.

 

[Garrett]

Thats fucked up. Whats funny though is how the judge claims he's not a racist and how he treats everyone fairly. Surely he could use a kick in the balls for being so dumb.

 

[zimok]

Isn't there like 5 billion other places to get married?

 

[kblessinggr]

Isn't there like 5 billion other places to get married?

probably couldn't afford the extra 5-10$ to drive to the next county over.

 

[VonRohn]

"I didn't tell this couple they couldn't get married. I just told them I wouldn't do it."

 

[popeye]

Yep, white racist, black racist...thats the facts. If I (white dude) were to showup in South Central with a black girl and try to get married, the exact same thing would happen, maybe worse. Now move on and go somewhere else and get married.

 

[BurntPickle]

Yep, white racist, black racist...thats the facts. If I (white dude) were to showup in South Central with a black girl and try to get married, the exact same thing would happen, maybe worse. Now move on and go somewhere else and get married.

No. You'd possibly get some ugly looks from fucktards and the minister or Justice of the Peace might even be unprofessional enough to let a little contempt shine through his/her official facade. It's very unlikely that one would be retarded enough to openly refuse to marry you based on race though. You gotta head down this way to score such a transparent act of boneheadedness.

 

[radio]

Yep, white racist, black racist...thats the facts. If I (white dude) were to showup in South Central with a black girl and try to get married, the exact same thing would happen, maybe worse. Now move on and go somewhere else and get married.

really.

 

[lebron]

"I try to treat everyone equally," he said.

lol.