City too corrupt for Florida is spared

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Source: CNN

Hampton, Florida (CNN) -- This worn-down, one stoplight town found redemption Friday night in a Baptist church named Victory. Cheers broke out in the pews as two Florida lawmakers abandoned their quest to strip Hampton of its cityhood.

The battle for the 89-year-old city's survival began in February with the release of a scathing audit that read like a textbook of municipal malfeasance -- finding 31 violations of local, state and federal codes, along with allegations of nepotism, double-dipping and personal use of city property.

Surviving was a sweet win for this city of just 477 residents -- 476 if you don't count the former mayor, who's sitting up the road in jail on a drug charge.

Already a notorious speed trap, the place gained even more infamy as a symbol of small-town corruption when the legislators threatened last month to yank its city charter. Late-night comedians mocked Hampton as "too Florida, even for Florida."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/29/us/hampton-florida-corruption-survival/

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1. Shame Hampton was saved.

This little blight on humanity should have been dissolved years ago.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Are you kidding? It's probably going to turn into a vacation getaway for

corrupt officials.

[wall_dish]

2. The one reform that caught my eye was getting rid of the corrupt police force,

including the corrupt chief. Let the county Sheriff's patrol the town of Hampton.
Every one of those cops should be investigated for criminal activity and those found to be involved, like that character, Rambo, charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

All in all though, good job Hampton for starting to get your act together.

[Babel_17]

4. Everyone should also read the earlier, longer, article

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/us/hampton-florida-corruption/

wow