I’ve been trying to figure out this new group for Caucasian Sheriff’s deputies. I’ve had the good fortune to have worked for an organization that takes diversity and inclusiveness seriously. They had a number of employee-created networking groups that were one part mentoring, one part equal opportunity, and one part just a recognition that there were people from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives working at this place and that they were all important to the company’s success. One of these was a group for white men – I believe it was called something like White Men As Full Diversity Partners. As the name implies, it was there to serve a role similar to those of other diversity groups, and it also provided an educational function for some folks who were perhaps still accustomed to a time when most everyone in the office looked like them and needed some help figuring out how to deal with the modern reality. Far as I know, the group’s creation a few years ago never caused a fuss. If the new deputies’ group is like that one, I doubt its existence will bother anyone. If, however, it’s little more than a place for those with political grievances to harbor them and to express their fear that if someone else is doing better then they must be doing worse, well, then I can certainly understand why Commissioners Court is reluctant to give them an official seal of approval. Perhaps a little clarity of purpose would be helpful here. Stace has more.
UPDATE: Grits lets them have it.