For the sake of pure EFFECT, we wanted to entitle this page “Impeach Dar’shun Kendrick” but we decided it wouldn’t make sense to everybody who reads it if we used the term “Impeach” simply because Impeachment is not available as a remedy in the Georgia State House.
Based on what we know about the Georgia General Assembly:
“Both houses have the power to punish members for disorderly misconduct. Punishments for such conduct are:
censure
fine
imprisonment
expulsion
However, no member can be expelled without a vote of two-thirds of the members of the house the member belongs to.”
With that being said, we are calling for the immediate Resignation of State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick on the basis that she is not who she wants the public to believe she is. Her conduct with respect to Ivory Rucker has been abhorrent and the only way to make him whole is for her to resign.
As an alternative to her Resignation, we call on her fellow Colleagues to take any of the above actions available as a remedy for her conduct.
Kendrick Violated Her Oath Of Office
When Ms. Kendrick was elected to the Georgia General Assembly, she took an oath of office that reads something like this:
“I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
As we point out in the paragraphs that follow, she has failed to live up to her oath both as reflected in her words and actions:
WHY Kendrick is unfit to serve as a State Representative
Here we have a young woman, Ms. Kendrick who has obviously attended and graduated from an accredited law school. While we don’t pretend to know every nuance of education in the practice of law, we do however understand all prevailing laws in the United States are based on the United States Constitution — the Supreme Law Of the Land, which promises equal protection for ALL CITIZENS — including the mentally ill.
Despite everything she ought to know about the protections under the Constitution, Representative Kendrick still conspired with her personal “Goonsquad” to physically attack Mr. Rucker, and they proceeded to comply — going so far as to locate him, and travel to HIS place of residence where he was minding his own business. In his mental state, Ivory couldn’t be depended on to be truthful about anything that happened. As you can see from the report, he even DENIED being attacked only moments after the violent beating he took. According to the arresting officer’s report, not only did the two men lie about their assault on Ivory but they openly “dropped her name” in an effort to absolve themselves of the responsibility for what they had done to Ivory. Then in a televised news clip, she denied having anything to do with the attack.
From our perspective, this is not conduct becoming of either a practicing attorney OR a State Legislator. And by comparison, it is so “Trump-like” in that it involves aggressive, abusive, violent conduct, which she obviously endorsed. It is improper, inappropriate, and “thuggish” as can be. In the case of Ivory, Kendrick operated much like a “Crime Boss.” And we do not believe anybody who wholeheartedly believed in our Constitution would stoop to any such level as to send the street committee to “settle the score” with a mentally ill individual in this manner.
While she may have been shaken by Mr. Rucker’s calls, it is improper for any officer of the court to engage in such conduct.
Once she became aware that Mr. Rucker is in fact mentally ill, with a confirmed diagnosis of Paranoid Schizophrenia, then she should have changed directions on how she redressed this issue — but instead, she set out to pay him back. Moreover while pulling strings to keep her brother and boyfriend out of jail — she has persisted in keeping Ivory detained and away from his family who knows him better than anyone else; and who understand what he is and is not capable of; and who are probably in a better position to help him get stabilized.
Thuggery is Kendrick’s Modus Operandi
The proof literally stares us in the face that Ms. Kendrick seems to have a penchant for this kind of thuggery. In terms of evidence, all one has to do is an internet search and review various postings she has made. For example: several days before Ivory’s brutal beating certain comments were made on her twitter account; and on the ajc.com. The Atlanta Journal Constitution had posted an article, “Cops: Mentally handicapped girl gang-raped at Gwinnett birthday party.” Representative Kendrick’s comment was: “I hope she has some male relatives that get time alone with these boys.” What was this but a very subtle hint of her belief in vigilante justice? ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE BEAT-DOWN Ivory received from her “Goonsquad.”
In another post, responding to the Atlanta Journal Constitution: “When inmates die: Georgia’s jails fail mentally ill” http://www.myajc.com/news/c… she commented: “I am adding to my list of priorities for the 2019-2010 session: Mental health in our jails. Obviously it’s affected me personally but something has to be done.”
In essence, we view this as hypocrisy at it’s worst! It certainly did not reflect a genuine concern for the mentally ill. If the legislator is SO concerned about this issue… “Physician… Heal Thyself.” It’s political hypocrisy.
Elsewhere — on facebook — she posted “I’m going to slap Fox News contributor Stacey Dash if I see her.” The Washington Times reported that “Dash, a black conservative took a screenshot of the comments and posted it on Twitter.” “WOW #GA State Rep @DarshunKendrick wants to ‘slap me’ until I ‘stop talking.’ Such a role model for young black women,” Ms. Dash tweeted.
Who does that? And who wants somebody who would speak in this manner representing them in the Georgia General Assembly?
Rejection of a Key Democratic Principle Regarding Mental Health
Ms. Kendrick has put herself out as a Democrat, but where Mr. Rucker is concerned, she has shamelessly rejected one of the key platforms of the National Democratic Party with respect to the mentally ill:
“We must treat mental health issues with the same care and seriousness that we treat issues of physical health, support a robust mental health workforce, and promote better integration of the behavioral and general health care systems. Recognizing that maintaining good mental health is critical to all people, including young people’s health and development, we will work with health professionals to ensure that all children have access to mental health care. We must also expand community-based treatment for substance abuse disorders and mental health conditions and fully enforce our parity law. And we should create a national initiative around suicide prevention across the lifespan—to move toward the HHS-promoted Zero Suicide commitment. ”
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
One cannot put herself out as a Democrat, while her behavior and actions, reject those Democratic principles. Anyone who can’t align their behavior with their core belief system, is a hopeless hypocrite.
Self-Incriminating Admissions
Ms. Kendrick has received a lot of press coverage via news clips, radio interviews and newspaper articles. Every time she opens her mouth she lets another “cat” out of the bag.
One glaring example is a May 2018 interview she did with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Reporter, Joshua Sharpe wrote the article entitled: “DeKalb state rep says man is ‘aggressively’ stalking her.” The article concluded by quoting her as saying: “I just hope we can come to a solution about how to legally keep him in jail,” Kendrick said.”
We don’t know whose head that comment went over; but obviously there was some “consciousness of guilt” that compelled Kendrick to emphasize that she wanted to find a solution about how to “LEGALLY” keep Ivory in jail. Legally? If you are seeking a solution about how to LEGALLY keep him in jail, then that must mean his nearly two-year detention in police custody — depriving him of his freedom in addition to separating him from his legal guardian and primary caregiver — has been ILLEGAL. And she knows this better than any of us — yet she has put her stamp of approval on this illegal UNCONSTITUTIONAL detention based on lies, fabrications and inuendos.
Ms. Kendrick may be a very well educated young woman, but in our estimation, she lacks a mature understanding of both public and human relations and has little appreciation for the deep seated and sensitive nature of civil rights issues involving vulnerable groups such as the mentally ill, among others.
We don’t believe she has either the proper understanding or appreciation for the history, and the many wars that have been waged and fought to secure, guarantee and enforce the rights of the vulnerable groups such as African American, and other minority groups, women, the Mentally Disabled, Handicapped citizens, health impared, and other similarly situated groups.
And for that among other reasons, her district would be better served by an individual who is totally committed to diversity regardless of their attributes. Everybody deserves to have a representation. Not just the sane.
Criminal Conduct
In essence, State Representative Kendrick has committed the worst crime of all, by criminalizing a mentally ill citizen.
Justice For Ivory Rucker 