Posted on 07/05/2016 12:17:09 PM PDT by Academiadotorg
Police officers fear being prosecuted for performing their duties Sheriff David Clarke explained saying, "…they're not afraid to do their job, but they're afraid of … the United States Department of Justice and their jack-booted goon lawyers at the civil rights division who have the American police officer in their crosshairs."
While the Black Lives Matter movement advances a "police brutality" narrative, Sheriff Clarke states that " … the US DOJ civil rights division sees the American police officer as the enemy and they just see the criminals as victims."
Officers now risk their reputation, livelihood, and liberty for doing their job, and this hostile environment discourages law enforcement professionals from practicing the "assertive policing" that Sheriff Clarke describes as " … the best tactic you can use to keep the criminals on their heels. Stuff like stop, question, and frisk is assertive policing."
Noting the fact that the police have historically faced similar hostilities, he said " … the difference between now and in the 60s is the political class supported the police during that time that this anarchist movement declared war on the police. This time you fast forward to now and the political class has sided with this disgusting movement … ”
Sheriff Clarke links this anti-cop narrative to the growth of crime. "Look at how the crime rates have skyrocketed in Baltimore, in Milwaukee, in Chicago, in LA, in other large major urban areas where you have high concentrations of black population the violence has spiked, it is not a little uptick, it is a spike…"
Repudiating the phrase "police brutality" as a mischaracterization " … used … to enrage and to excite people … ” Sheriff Clarke discussed his objection to using this term.
"I looked up the definition of brutality so I could get a working definition … and the definition that I found in dictionary.com, it says 'savage physical violence.' Let me give you some examples of savage physical violence: ISIS engages in savage physical violence by cutting off the heads of live human beings and video taping it and putting it out on the internet — that is savage physical violence. Putting somebody in a cage, like ISIS has done, pouring gasoline around it and setting it on fire is savage physical violence. What Planned Parenthood was accused of doing late last year or earlier this year, cutting up fetuses into parts and selling them on the open market to the highest bidder is savage physical violence. What we’re talking about with the police is not savage physical violence, it’s police use of force."
Sheriff Clarke explained that this force represents "a very awesome power" that " … should be scrutinized. But it is an option that police officers can use in the rarest of situations to defend their life or the life of somebody else."
Just wait till we send women into combat.
We need a coupl’a million more like Sheriff Clarke.
I love Sherriff Clarke but there absolutely is a criminal wave of abuse on citizens by the police in the last several years.
The irony is that this is all fomented by the BLM useful idiots, for whom a hickory shampoo should be mandatory. I approve of them getting beat severely. My mom getting beat? Not so much.
They won't go. They'll be hitting sick call with "lady parts" problems.
Agreed. He’s completely wrong. Savage physical violence you can live through, spouting off examples such as ISIS beheading people is ludicrous.
Sheriff Clarke is becoming more driven each day...
This man was one of the predecessors of Trump when it comes to speaking out against political correctness. He would be a good VP for Trump.
SPV is a legal definition?
Trump/Clarke 2016
Yes — blanket over-generalizations are lethal to the truth. To point at Baltimore and then say there is no such thing elsewhere because of Baltimore, is self serving at best.
No self serving white washers please.
I don’t know, but if you have to resort to comparing yourself to ISIS so you don’t seem so bad, you might want to reconsider your actions.
I suspect that effective popo’ing in the ‘hood may be different from popo’ing in the ‘burbs.
Perhaps, but I don’t remember reading that exception in the Constitution.
There can be different, but still Constitutional popoing.
Look at the whole Petreaus v. H->! implementation...
Today’s caving in to political pressure proves one thing loud and clear. The concept that the law is meant for everyone is a sick twisted joke. This means that those trusted with upholding and enforcing the law are sick twisted jokers. Next question I have is how much respect should one have towards sick twisted jokers? I say none at all.
BLM is a racial mad dog and must be brought to heel
BLM is essentially an American enemy of the first order and must always be considered as such.
BLM loves racial tension and should be given heroin to string them out and make them mellow enough to live
I could easily find 100 videos like this. This was savage physical violence. The guy is paralyzed now. For no reason than an arrogant attitude by the cop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i60D6co_soc
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