Little-noticed loudmouth to exploit race issue in York County
We were puzzled by news of a press conference and "rally" to be held by the D.I.P.S.H.I.T. who leads some group which calls itself "T.H.U.G." in Rock Hill. Some guy from Charlotte, with nothing to do in his own city and state, has decided to stick his nose into a closed case where officers were forced to act in self-defense, killing a 15 year-old robber who pointed what appeared to be a pistol at them.
The intended goal of this press conference and the Saturday event is to:
The intended goal of this press conference and the Saturday event is to:
"address issues that exist in Rock Hill, S.C. and abroad" and to "find ways to bridge the gap between the police & the community and to receive complaints from the community about discrimination"
The way we see it, the problem isn't a gap between police and the community, but rather a lack of understanding that if you commit violent crimes and point weapons at cops (or armed citizens acting in self-defense), you can expect to get shot. For the benefit of those who haven't figured out that violent crime comes with these kinds of occupational hazards, we hope the D.I.P.S.H.I.T. will take a few minutes to point this out while he's in town.
But since he's there to get attention, not solve problems, we're betting he won't.
We don't know if there will be any prayers of sympathy offered for the officers who shot the 15 year-old, who are likely going through a lot of hurt, or the families of cops who are slain in the line of duty or those who have been killed in robberies. In any event, we greatly resent this effort to exploit a tragedy and fuel racial animosity by the event's organizer and hope that he ... finds his way back to Charlotte as soon as possible.
We continue to support Kevin Brackett, the Solicitor for York County, who made the decision that the shooting by the officers was indeed justified, as well as the officers who were forced to make a tough, but necessary, decision to protect their lives, as well as their community.
What say you Earl? Do we need Fedral OSH regulations for criminals, that we may have kinder gentler dhimmitude?
Of course, there are a few former SCHP officers who probably wish video cameras hadn't been invented, but that's their problem.
Cracker, please. My President will fix this shit, wait and see.
As to why some cops don't want video, I agree it makes no sense. But in lawschool, I worked on a project to convince law enforcements to videotape the full interrogation of suspects, not just their confession. At the time, I forget how many states had adopted that policy, but every single one had done so over the objections of local law enforcement. They went back and surveyed those cops after the policy had been in effect and every single agency that adhered to it, loved it now. Because it made their cases so much stronger in court.
Given the readiness to exocriate others, why hasn't the Charelston City Councilwoman's video graced Youtube?