Because there’s already been one.
Background: Ken Snider, Illinois state trooper and former regional head of Quinn’s security detail, abruptly resigned both positions (among others) last month. Turns out the resignations are allegedly related to Snider using a racial epithet – the racial epithet, in fact – towards an African-American college student, as prelude to a fight (it would be stretching things to call what happened next a ‘brawl,’ but apparently at least one punch was thrown). No arrests were made, which heavily suggests that the student was clearly not at fault in this incident.
Given that the alleged incident occurred in a Carlinville bar on St. Patrick’s Day, it is likely that alcohol was involved. Snider’s motivations are unclear, aside from the obvious: it’s been reported that he has been acting a bit erratically this year already. At any rate, the prominent Illinois Democrat has since resigned from pretty much his entire political/professional slate since the incident occurred.
And… that’s it. That’s all that happened to Ken Snider. A lot of resignations. Continue reading How many *other* racial incidents has Gov. Pat Quinn (D, IL) tried to cover up?