Larry Langford responds to conviction

[swacfan100]

This man shouldnt be in prison for 15 yrs,all the corruption in AL. aint becuz of him.He was for bham & he had a vision to move bham foward while others B/W did nothing but fill their pockets.Roads got paved,a much needed curfew that worked in bham,a police chief thats still doin a good job.The work that is being done is becuz of him still He is not Richard Scrushy,he had court appointed lawyers.THIS MAN HAD ENEMIES 2 BEGIN WITH cuz he didnt kiss A** .He did mo in little time than any 4yr GOV!

[KriegerDesHasses]

Corrupt fucktard.

[BRIERFOX]

I'm sorry to hear about this Mr. Langford. I am a clerk at Remon's. I used to take your inside leg and fit you for your suits. You were always so good to me, sir. Now, I will pass the torch. Someone else is going to be taking your inside leg...and man are you gonna throw a fit.....

[dreamkasts]

He's not the first and isn't the last to take bribes however he is Black and the secret societies of birmingham want a white guy in his place. If not white then the next best thing, a Black man who will play puppet to invisible behind the scene whites. The "ham" is going to explode in the coming years and we cant have a black man in office when it happens.

[youlieNigger]

Niggers fuck up everything they touch!!

Hey Larry take that dome and stick it up your nasty black ass. Also your wife is one ugly monkey..

[scarletdamian]

holy shit thats funny!

[sbriggins]

You're a disgrace. You should be ashamed. It's people like you that give a bad name to us respectable white people.

[tylerparris]

i heard ephi379 was voted for larry

[barcodellllll]

"Come next election the same fools will elect the same fools and the beat goes on."

[MOAX777]

@barcodellllll YOU GOT IT!!!!1

[ephi379]

I love the idiot who asks: "What kind of impact will this have on the bid for the olympics???"

He needs to be fired

[leejthedj337]

Will you just be candid with us Larry!

This guy needed to be stopped but, 800 years is a little overkill.

[DonMFZEE]

But me personally, I don't think race have anything to do with it. I think he wasn't doing what they wanted him to do, just like Don and Richard. It people everyday committing white collar crimes and ain't trying to hide it, cuz they know what the government want and what they expect, really yall talking bout stuff that don't matter, Langford know what this about. Not about Birmingham, they can give a damn about Birmingham, or who's right or wrong, its about money.

[BrownSouth]

I would have to agree with that. It was definitely not racial. The idea that it was racial is completely ridiculous.

[MrBlackfish011]

i totally agree

[eere3343]

I really hate the race card. It didn't take long to come out here did it?

[BrownSouth]

You have to ask yourself why is the black race so dysfunctional. We can only look back into history to answer those questions. Every other race, including Hispanics, are more culturally sound. Therefore, the only way to deny that African Americans have been psychologically impacted by an event or a series of events, is to proclaim that African Americans are naturally born inferior and uncivilized.

[sniff79]

He didn't even take the stand to defend himself. Why? Because he has diarrhea of the mouth and would have convicted himself. How can that dumbass wife of his say a black man can't get a fair trial? They asked to be tried in Tuscaloosa, a place with less black population and a city that gets its news from Birmingham. Being white didn't help Scrushy or Seigleman because they were guilty too. Richard Scrushy had more money than any other white man in the state and now he's in prison. Good riddance.

[bauc1990]

black people have no pride, i welcome the coming race riot. Just better stay out of my part of bham.

[riverattt]

Did I hear her correctly? Did she say, "The whole justice dept. has been conspiring and working hard to hurt my husband over the years." So they think they're the victims here? How typical.

Has Al Sharpton arrived in Birmingham yet? I'm sure we'll hear his opinion before this is over with.

[motomissle]

haha stupid asshole had it coming... dumb wife trying to play the color card... maybe you should steal and take bribes

[djvdz66]

Brighty got BUSTED!

[Takokami]

Anyone who actually lives in the city of Birmingham knows how long he has been fucking the entire system with his megalomaniacal egotistical bullshit under the guise of a "sensible" person. He claims to be such a huge christian and then lies to everyone over and over again. He betrayed everyone city that brought him up and he deserves everything he's about to get.

[jdhallchgo]

Jon Papacke's question to Langford was designed to make Langford look the fool....regardless of what you think about Langford, I doubt that question was the most professional or most interesting journalistic aspect of this whole story.....NBC13 should be ashamed.

[bpdcale]

Our wonderful mayor "annoited by God" was apparently also struck down by God for his evil BS. Good riddance

[kief4diamonds]

not "accused" Larry....CONVICTED. And it will happen again..you cant admit you did nothing wrong...you did something...that fine little skirt and you in that escalade...pssshhht.....

[bandgurl55]

i hate when people play the race card. especially here in the south. that's a crutch people need to get off of. you're going to jail b/c you're a crook and you deserve it, not because you're a black man. gah!

[aaron32228]

Larry did more for this City in 2 years than any Mayor has done in eight years. He hit the ground running with projects to bring this city up. And trust me, the last thing the white folks want to see is Birmingham become another Atlanta. Where Larry messed up at is that he showed love for this city and proved he could get things done. If he would have not did anything. He would be laying in his bed now.

[12RollTideRoll12]

wow!! really? it wasnt about him doing things for the city. it was about him being a crook and taking all that money. and the race thing is BS. richard scrushy and don siegelman (or however you spell their names) went to jail for the exact same thing. so the whole race thing is just something to keep crap stirred up and keep him in the news.

[aaron32228]

Bernie Madoff got 150 years for swindling thousands of people out of 50 billion dollars... Larry Langford got 805 years for taking a few hundred thousand in bribes. Larry didn't steal any money from anybody. even if he did what he was convicted of, he took bribes, he didn't steal money, or take anything from any tax payers. he took money from greedy businessmen.

[ZyklonB95]

I kind of agree the 800 year sentence is a bit high, but in his case, even 20 years would be the rest of his life. I'm just glad he is gone.

[bpdcale]

he sure did...hit the ground running with 1 goal...line his pockets and bankrupt B'ham. Look at what he did to Jeffco. Talk to anyone who works for Fairfield...bankrupted them too.

[riverattt]

A black man cannot get a fair trial in alabama?? Are you kidding me? This man was elected by the people. Now he's been found guilty by the same people. For her to make a statement like that is not only ignorant, but also racist.

[DonMFZEE]

OMG, you are wrong. ALABAMA!!! The state who has a race issue with their laws, it just sometimes they just ignore them laws, right now a white man can make a black man a slave and they don't have to do nothing about it, the only thing it will conflict with other laws.

[averyellis]

If you don't live in this city, much less the state, you have no room to talk. Alabama does have a fucked up constitution that needs to change badly, but that has nothing to do with someone who flagrantly broke the law and tried to bankrupt the city.

Two of his cronies are white, and spending their time in prison, is that racist, too?

It's 805 in the 205, baby!

[sniff79]

Is it okay for me to get a white slave instead, DonMFZEE? They are on time to work more often and have their own transportation. Let me know as I am currently interested in a white slave, preferably a young, petite female if there are any available. Check your history books, Don. Almost every race and Nationality has at one time been enslaved. The entire Jewish race was at risk to extermination by the Nazis, but they don't complain about it as much as much as today's Afro-Americans.

[BrownSouth]

Your perception of slavery is very interesting. However, that perception is incorrect and misleading. In Asian & Arabic societies, slavery was used primarily as a punishment for crime or rebellion. It was not a class upon birth. The child of a slave automatically becoming a slave was unheard of.

Furthermore, the Caucasian race has been the largest en-slaver throughout history. For example, Columbus started the America slave trade, but yet he is glorified in history books.

[BrownSouth]

Expanding on Columbus, the slave trade that occurred in Africa, was largely due gold inflation resulting from Columbus' pillaging of Native American societies for gold.

Native Americans had it worst than any other group of people who suffered at the hands of Caucasians. This is because the goal of Europeans was to literally murder them all and occupy their land. There are races of Indian people who are now extinct because of the Hitler style extermination commited by Columbus.

[BrownSouth]

Moving away from Columbus, even if we look at the enslavement of Caucasians, it was unheard of at the height of slavery. Furthermore, during the time when Europeans were enslaved, they were enslaved by their own skin color. There is no large scale incident in history where an Asian, Africa, or Native American enslaved Europeans.

On the other hand, even if we supposed that such an incident occurred, their slave would be based on their crimes of colonization instead of inferiority or greed.

[BrownSouth]

Jews endured more physically than African Americans. Nevertheless, the Jews did not endure more psychologically. The issues with the African America race is that we have been psychologically damaged from 400 years of slavery and 200 years of discrimination. Jews faced extermination for only 5-12 years. Native Americans were exterminated longer than the Jews. The holocaust was a devastating event in history, but Afro-American slavery had more of psychological impact on the victimized race.

[sbriggins]

Jews were oppressed for thousands of years.

On a side note, I was not aware Birmingham had been around for eons (billions of years).

[BrownSouth]

Jews had it bad, but they did get wonder reparation, including their own homeland. Lets also remember that they were living good in regards to wealth before the 20th century. African Americans were slaves while Jews were business leaders. Even after the Holocaust, African American were still discriminated against while Jew became accepted in society.

Let me also point out that Jews were not stripped from their continent, shipped 10,000 miles, and given names from a different culture.

[sbriggins]

Au contrare mon fraire. Wonder reparation!? I have several issues with that post. Most importantly though, over 5 million Jews were stripped of their lives and wealth. While tens of thousands of African Americans were wrongly taken from a combative fourth world country where the life expectancy was less than 35.

Americans today live in the best country in the world. You have the most opportunity of any other race in the world. You have no need for reparations. You need to GET OVER IT.

[MOAX777]

@sbriggins GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!

[sbriggins]

@MOAX777 I believe that was my line. Get your own.

[JetScreamerJr]

@sbriggins Your ignorance is showing...AGAIN! There were millions of Africans killed during the trip in the Middle Passage, not even counting those that were killed and tortured once they got to the States. Jews financed the so called holocaust. Jews were not the only ones that died. There were Russians, Serbs, gypsies, homosexuals, etc. So to concentrate on a few jews is erroneous. Learn some history.

[BrownSouth]

Furthermore, Jews were mistreated by no one other than Europeans. It does not matter if the European oppressed the black, brown, or Jew, it is still wrong and symbolizing savagery. Nevertheless, I would like to note that the original Jews who were persecuted were not European, but black. The suffering of European Jews is almost completely limited to the Holocaust.

[MrBlackfish011]

it does not matter who was hurt more, because in this case there is no possible right answer. Either way it was wrong, and people were oppressed simply for being themselves

[datsdabomb]

Larry is cocky and arrogant, even to the day that he got found out.! Time out for the race card! Larry you put yourself in that, not your color. You just got found out and good for you! You're so dumb! I'm so glad you didn't get a chance to steal too much money from the city of Birmingham..your wife is as stupid as you are! Stop making excuses for your bad choices, and remember no one is above the law!! good riddance!!

[oinkymo]

Another blackie playing the race card.

[PattieyGlenn]

Are we really still concerned with the 2020 Olympics? The Olympics will come to Birmingham when Dog Racing and Murder become Olympic sports.

And I'm really glad that Mrs. Langford not only played the race card, but also brought into question the entire U.S. legal system. A black man can be elected mayor but to say he's guilty of a crime is racist? If he were innocent, he wouldn't have delayed his trial for the better part of a year.

Justice has been served.

[dsjj251]

805 year people be real, that is the stupidest shit i have ever seen.

he might not have been trusting, but 805 years, thats fucking crazy

[1976eoap]

Idiots , Birmingham residents vote for idiots over and over and over.Astinishing.

[the3idiots14]

you mean astonishing? larry was good

[12RollTideRoll12]

good at bankrupting everything!! and being a crook