Trying to escape from a case of racist behavior of New Haven authorities end them up in a case of reverse racism.

In the winter of 2003 the city hosted two oral exams and written to promote a group of local firefighters to patent the lieutenant and captain. Those who hit more than 70% of respondents would be approved. The 19 people who took notes enough to be promoted were all white, and two Hispanics.

A group of 18 black firefighters decided to protest against local government. Trying to argue that the results were proof that racial discrimination had occurred against them.

In the testimony, the white firefighters said they had invested time and money preparing to the exams. Others, however, said the results showed that the tests violate the Law of Civil Rights of 1964, law that protects minorities. 20 years ago there was controversy in New Haven.

The judges disagreed, believing that discrimination survives in that fire station through decades of power marked by white families of white employees. The families have grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren firefighters.

Almost all white because the black firefighters can get this job only very recently. In this version, the whites are a powerful network to know which strategies to implement for those so others are excluded.

The majority of the supreme, however, hasn’t the considered the arguments as valid. And instead of a case of racism (as in the 20 years ago from New Haven) is just the first case of inverted racism demonstrated by the highest court of the country.

Via: El Pais.