US President James? Abram? Garfield did not expect that after his re-election, he would encounter such a terrible situation. Recently, the European newspapers had gone crazy, and the police in New York had beaten the Chinese ambassador to the United States, and the killing of Chinese diplomats in Los Angeles had been hyped up.
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New York wasn't far from Washington. The mathematician was well aware of the behavior of the New York police. Fierce, iron-fisted, and rude, this was the consistent style of the New York police. Garfield also inquired about the customs of Los Angeles, but after that, he decided not to talk about it.
As a mathematician, President Garfield also felt that it was best to minimize such diplomatic disputes. The federal system of the United States had a lot of power. In addition to the constitution, each state had its own laws. The black box constitution of the United States seemed to be well-formulated, but in fact, the constitution had to make compromises with the federal system and could only boast some basic ideas. If the constitution was really written to establish a strong federation, needless to say, the local tyrants at the founding of the country would never allow the constitution to be passed.
"White Man Commits Crime, Using Blacks and Indians to Take the Blame!" The latest European newspapers didn't let go of the content of the trial in the United States.
"… Before the Civil War, we believed that there were black people who could hold weapons. After the Civil War, the discrimination against black people in the United States became a completely institutionalized era. Blacks and Indians openly held weapons in the city in broad daylight. They must be tired of living … "
Not only did the European newspapers find this extremely funny, but as the president of the United States, Garfield also felt that the way the Los Angeles police handled this matter was appalling. d?
Based on the folklore of that place, a Negro walking together with a Native American was already considered a "potential criminal" operation. If they carried weapons, the local police would probably have killed them.
The president of the United States seemed to have a high position and was said to be endowed with power comparable to the Roman Emperor, but when it came to the states, this power was useless. At most, the president could mobilize the federal police force. Of course, believing that the federal police force could solve the cases in the states was as reliable as believing that pigs could fly in the sky. If the state police told the federal government that "black people colluded with Indians to do this", then the wisest thing for the federal government was to agree.
If the federal government sent people to investigate, there was a 95% chance that they wouldn't find anything, and in the end, they would have to accept the view of the state. The other 5% possibility was that the Federation personnel were shot in the back, and one murder case led to more murders.
The people of the United States were straightforward. When they saw injustice, they would roar and take action when it was time to do so. The murder of a state police officer or sheriff by a local thug is big news. If a local thug killed a few state police officers or sheriffs, he would be a hero. If he killed the state police or judicial officers, then he killed a few federal officials. Then this villain, who was praised as a hero, would become a legend, a shining existence in American folklore.
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In a free country where even the president could be killed by the people, it was too much to ask federal officials to solve a local case.
Of course, this was not absolute. If President Garfield was born into a powerful family, he would have made friends with heroes from all walks of life. In such a difficult time, he could send a hero's invitation to his brothers in power in the state. "I've come to you for a favor. This is a private matter, not a public matter." The brothers who were also powerful in the state couldn't let their big brother lose face. In the spirit of brotherhood, everyone would remember this friendship. The brothers in the state would also work hard to solve the case and try their best to satisfy their big brother in court. In the future, their big brother would naturally repay them accordingly.
The problem was that President Garfield wasn't born into a powerful family, but a filial one. He joined the army during the Civil War, and before he became a major general, he was an academic. What was more famous than his academic career was the incident caused by his adoptive mother's mental illness.
In 1844, the 13-year-old Garfield went swimming with his friends in the sea for fun and was almost eaten by a shark. After hearing the news, his adoptive mother scolded him harshly. James's adoptive mother scolded, "You idiot, how could you do such a stupid thing behind my back?" His adoptive mother even reached out and slapped him. James could only cover his hurting face and kneel to apologize to his adoptive mother, promising that he would never make her angry again.
However, what Garfield didn't expect was that from then on, his adoptive mother would scold him like this every day until he knelt down and apologized. It turned out that Garfield's adoptive mother had suffered a mental illness because of the shock. Since then, whenever his adoptive mother was sick, Garfield would kneel down and apologize to her until she calmed down. Sometimes it was at home, sometimes it was at the mall. Even at school, Garfield's adoptive mother still scolded him after she was sick, and Garfield still had to kneel down and apologize to her to calm her down.
From 1844 to 1881, from the age of 13 to 50, James had taken care of his adoptive mother meticulously for 37 years and knelt down and apologized to her for 37 years.
Later, perhaps because of his own experience, President Garfield strongly opposed slavery. After the war, he threw away his pen and joined the army, turning his grief into strength and joining the northern army to kill the southerners. The blood of tens of thousands of people propped up his position. When he was finally nominated as the Republican Party's presidential candidate, his adoptive mother heard the news. Just like Fan Jin, who had been slapped by Butcher Hu, the old lady's mental illness was cured without medicine.
Fully recovered, the old lady hugged Garfield and cried. She repeatedly apologized to Garfield, saying that she had wronged him and made him suffer. Garfield said, "Mom, your recovery is the greatest comfort to your son. Compared to your health, even if I suffered a great injustice, it's nothing."
The election was in full swing, but Garfield's opponents were too strong, and he didn't get as many votes as he had expected. Just as Garfield was about to lose, suddenly, an old lady came to the scene of Garfield's speech. Before Garfield could react, the old lady reached out and slapped Garfield. The old lady continued to scold, "You idiot …"
At that moment, all the people's eyes were on Garfield and the old lady. The old lady became more and more aggressive, and finally, Garfield had to kneel down and apologize to calm her down. Garfield knew that his adoptive mother must have recovered from her old illness!
Just when everyone thought it was some great scandal, the old lady said: "I'll tell you a secret to-day. My adopted son, Garfield, has been taking care of me just like that for thirty-seven years. I've been sick for thirty-seven years, except for that one time when I was pretending to be sick, and for the last thirty-seven years I've been sick. The reason why I'm doing this now is to tell everyone that a good person like Garfield, if he becomes the president, will definitely be everyone's blessing … "
Garfield's adoptive mother's speech and Garfield's kneeling in public shocked everyone. Everyone thought, "Holy sh * t, the other presidents were at most shot to death or stabbed to death with a few knives. They didn't suffer much from birth to death. He's still alive and kicking after being treated like this for 37 years. This president will definitely live a long life! "Thus, Garfield's votes quickly surpassed his opponents and he won the presidency in one fell swoop.
However, the views of the people and the powerful often ran counter to the views of the people. The powerful might think that after being slapped for 37 years, after being slapped on the left side of your face, you'll stretch out the right side and continue to be slapped. I haven't slapped you in public, so I've been polite enough.
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