Lawless “Victims" Undermine BLM Movement

James Boyd Murder in Albuquerque

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement seems intent on undermining its own message.

The FACT is, police shootings are rare.

Moreover virtually ALL use of force encounters are initiated by aggressive suspects.

Finding a suitable victim is hard, but the BLM movement was started centered around an outright LIE; "Hands UP, DON'T shoot!"

All the prevailing evidence and the bulk of the eyewitness testimony showed that Michael Brown attacked Officer Darren Wilson and struggled for that cop's gun.

He was initially shot through the hand, his blood and shell casings were found INSIDE that patrol car, indicating that Michael Brown savagely attacked Officer Wilson.

Further evidence indicated that Michael Brown was then ordered to the ground, but instead charged the Officer again. Witnesses said that Officer Wilson then fired 3 times until Mr. Brown went down, but again, Michael Brown struggled to his feet and reportedly bull-rushed the squad car again, resulting in 3 more shots. The entire incident occurred in LESS than 2 minutes on August 9th, 2014.

Michael Brown was a "bad guy." His actions, attacking a police officer and struggling for that cop's gun ("Attempted Murder of a Police Officer) warranted him getting shot.

That is the "victim" that BLM, a movement organized around the principles of Assata Shakur (Black Panther Joanne Chesimard) based itself around. THAT is a huge problem...AND it is something our national media fails to report because most in the media revile law enforcement and follow the "divide and agitate" agenda of their multi-national corporation masters.

Likewise the two men shot in early July of 2016 also seem to be highly flawed "victims" themselves. In Baton Rouge, LA Alton Sterling was reportedly menacing people with a handgun according to a 911 caller. When police arrived on-scene, Mr. Sterling refused to comply with their commands and he was tased. The taser did not work effectively and Alton Sterling began struggling/fighting with police. He was shot while grappling with police on the ground his hands free and a gun in his pocket, that firearms instructors have shown could be fired through one’s pants, so long as you can reach the trigger.

In Falcon Heights, MN. according to Philando Castile's girlfriend, he told police that he was "legally armed." That was untrue, given he had no valid permit in that area. Regardless, Officer Jeronimo Yanez ordered Philando Castile to keep his hands on the steering wheel of the car. For whatever reason, Mr Castile refused to comply, his girlfriend said to "get his ID," while police suspected that he was going for his gun.

AGAIN, neither of these two men were anything close to "victims," they appear to be "aggressive suspects."

Surprisingly few cases seem to fit the profile of actual police misconduct or abuse. Two come to mind that of James Boyd (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tpAZObNZfI) the homeless white man shot by Albuquerque Police over his illegal camping. Two Officers were convicted of murder in that case, AND that of Walter Scott of Charleston, South Carolina who was shot after fleeing a minor traffic stop and allegedly grabbing that Officer's taser. That trial is slated for later this year.

In the aftermath, the contrast between the two major Presidential candidates couldn't be more stark. Hillary Clinton made it clear that her primary empathy is with "Black Lives Matter" and seems to agree that there is rampant police abuse, while Donald Trump has stood firmly with law enforcement, blaming the majority of these negative interactions with police on a lack of respect for police among many Americans.

Much has been made of a statement by Donald Trump saying that he saw a group, "Ask for a moment of silence, for him...for the KILLER!" That may, or may not be true. I haven't seen that myself, BUT we've all (hopefully) seen the barrage of praise for Micah Xavier Johnson. Here's a just small sampling of some of that http://newsninja2012.com/disgusting-these-twitter-users-pr…/

Another issue ignored in these negative interactions with police is crime rates. The FACT is that blacks and whites have very disparate crime rates. While whites and Asians have a violent crime rate similar to Belgium's, black America has a violent crime rate close to that of El Salvador, one of the most violent nations in the world.

News organs like the WaPo, the NY Times and CNN among others do a terrible disservice to black America and to this issue by ignoring the rampant violence in places like Chicago. Back in June, nearly 2 people an hour were murdered in Chicago over ONE weekend. 15 people were murdered in Brooklyn, NY last weekend (7/9 &10). Police are painfully aware of this disparity in crime rates and they act accordingly...taking more precautions when dealing with that population. Given that LESS than 1% of all police interactions involve "use of force," and less than 0.05% result in "shots fired," there appears no "plague of police violence," BUT our news media reports the issue, often BEFORE the facts are all known, as though there were.

Until More Effective Non-Lethal Weaponry is Made Available, People Who Attack Police Are Going to Die....

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The vast majority of those killed by police in the U.S. (over 99% actually) are killed attacking police officers.

There is NO state in the U.S. that allows a citizen, ANY citizen to even question an arrest or any police action without verifiable permission.

A LOT of people are somehow surprised to hear this. “You mean, I can’t, as a citizen, question a police officer on the street over an action like cops closing down a block, or what seems like an unnecessary arrest?”

Yes, that is correct.

There is no mechanism for such on-scene encounters. Police generally (and correctly) respond by arresting the questioner for “obstructing justice.”

The ONLY venue that government makes available to question its authority and the use/abuse of that authority by its law enforcement is the court system.

It’s the same with the confusion over what constitutes “Resisting Arrest.” LEGALLY, merely backing away and claiming, “I didn’t do anything,” amounts to a charge of “Resisting Arrest.”

Struggling with a cop as he/she tries to handcuff you and effect that arrest is generally charged as “Assaulting a police officer.”

Yes, the two are closely related in that the former (“Resisting Arrest”) is often followed by the latter - “Assaulting a police officer,” as the arrestee struggles against what he/she perceives to be a false arrest.

It’s easy to see how a naïve and ignorant citizen might become frustrated and feel that the police are (A) unregulated and (B) overstepping their authority and abusing the citizenry.

It’s also easy to see that given these erroneous assumptions, some of these naïve citizens might feel justified in “attacking the police,” or “fighting back against this abuse.”

The law is clear...very clear, either comply with existing laws, or risk injury or death.

ANYONE who assails a police officer with or without weapons SHOULD be shot, given that police are generally NOT equipped with non-lethal weapons (like Tasers or fast-acting tranquilizers)...but don’t worry, they’re coming.

When the 6’5” nearly 300 pound Michael Brown first resisted arrest by Officer Darren Wilson, he (deliberately, or not) escalated that incident. When he reached inside that patrol car to struggle over that Officer’s weapon, he ratchetted up the charge from mere “resisting arrest,” to “attempted murder of a police officer.”

Once that act was initiated, Michael Brown had to be shot.

Officer Wilson, allegedly (according to all court evidence) did the right thing in firing three times until Michael Brown went down. The last three shots were allegedly fired after Michael Brown rose and again charged that Officer.

A far more sympathetic character was Eric Garner of Staten Island, who actively resisted arrest while selling loose cigarettes in front of a store.

Mr. Garner’s was a non-violent crime. The police crackdown on the sale of “loosies” (loose cigarettes) was initiated from the Mayor’s office because of a perceived massive loss in tax revenues due to that practice.

Mr. Garner’s arrest was supervised by a black, female NYPD Sergeant (Sgt. Kizzy Adonis), who’d sought every option NOT to endanger Mr. Garner’s health. The local precinct was very familiar with Eric Garner and knew of his numerous health issues. (http://nypost.com/2016/01/08/nypd-sergeants-discipline-over-garner-death-draws-backlash-from-union/)

ALL NYPD Sergeants carry Tasers. In this case, Sgt. Adonis eschewed the use of the Taser (due to Mr. Garner’s history of heart problems) and the use of Pepper Spray (due to his documented asthma), BUT Mr. Garner HAD to be arrested. Selling “loosies” is against the law, so is effectively blocking entrance to a place of business (the store he was in front of) and even if those weren’t enough to warrant an arrest (they were), once he began “resisting arrest,” Mr. Garner had to be brought in and “processed.”

While Mr. Garner was NOT acting in an aggressively violent manner, he DID engage in “assaulting a police officer” when he pushed arresting officers away.

THAT’S why Sgt. Adonis decided that a “quick take down” needed to be initiated and Officer Daniel Pantaleo jumped on the back of Mr. Garner and “horse collar” tackled him.

Mr. Garner DID NOT die on-scene, as he would have had he been choked to death by Officer Pantaleo, as many still believe. According to reports, Mr. Garner had a heart attack while being transported to Richmond University Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the hospital one hour later. The preliminary autopsy showed no damage to Garner’s windpipe or the bones of his neck/throat. (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/12/03/actual-facts-eric-garner/)

It has been documented that no CPR was done at the scene. Was that a failure of the EMS crews to properly assess Mr. Garner’s condition, OR did police refuse access to EMS personnel? In any case, Mr. Garner seems in obvious distress while on the ground and there was no indication that any medical aid was given.

Either of those would be grounds for a Civil case.

That might seem to be a quandary, but it’s not. Had Sgt. Adonis ordered the use of a Taser and Mr. Garner subsequently died of a heart attack, he would’ve died while actively resisting arrest, the same if he’d succumbed to an asthma attack if pepper spray was used, BUT in this case, Mr. Garner was already subdued and medical attention was not given. Mr. Garner had a right to a basic “standard of care.”

The courts have remedied that “Wrongful Death” suit AND had Mr. Garner felt his initial arrest was unlawful, but had complied with Officers and then filed a “false arrest” claim, that claim would’ve been heard in the courts, although probably NOT to Mr. Garner’s liking, as what he did that day was illegal.

There are, without question, cases of improper and poor police procedure, like that of John Crawford, killed in an Ohio Walmart while carrying an air rifle in that store.

An apparently malicious 911 call was made that resulted in an “Active Shooter” response in which John Crawford was subsequently shot and killed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZ-teZsZmo)

The caller has admitted he lied and almost certainly SHOULD’VE been charged with making a false report to police. The outrage in that case was that the malicious caller, Ronald Ritchie, hasn’t (so far) been charged (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3546376/911-caller-wont-charged-Ohio-Wal-Mart-police-shooting.html).

But WHY have we heard so much less about the John Crawford killing then the Michael Brown and Eric Garner deaths? Mr. Crawford’s death was more preventable AND the circumstances far more egregious. In fact, you COULD argue that despite Ronald Ritchie’s false information, police SHOULD’VE done a much better (more professional) job of threat assessment relative to John Crawford, who had his back turned to approaching police and was on his cell phone at the time.

The Crawford family has a number of “Wrongful Death” lawsuits filed (http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/crime-law/beavercreek-responds-to-john-crawford-family-lawsu/nkC3c/). It is more likely than not that they will be successful, given the circumstances.

Even the Walter Scott shooting in South Carolina got less attention then the Michael Brown and Eric Garner deaths. In that case, Officer Slager was immediately terminated and charged with murder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4tE0SQCZY), as was South Carolina State Trooper Sean Groubert, now facing 20 years in prison after pleading guilty this past March in the shooting of Levar Jones (in the hip) during a September, 2014 traffic stop in Columbia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yEQDBSt58w).

There are others as well, but who’s ever heard of James Boyd?

James Boyd was a homeless man, shot and killed by Albuquerque, New Mexico police while “illegally camping.” Here’s the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tpAZObNZfI)

Yes, unfortunately for Boyd, he was white, so his shooting by police doesn’t fit the scripted media meme, but thankfully, like in the case of Walter Scott, two Albuquerque police Officers were charged with murder in this case (http://www.koat.com/news/closing-arguments-begin-in-james-boyd-case/34777938).

The courts are the ONLY venue for claims of governmental abuse (false arrest, police brutality, etc.). Officers can and often are charged with crimes and Civil suits (even easier to prove) are almost always heard.

In an environment where, according to author Larry Silverglate, we each (even the most “law-abiding” among us) commit at least Three Felonies a Day (https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent-ebook/dp/B00505UZ4G?ie=UTF8&btkr=1&ref_=dp-kindle-redirect) it is impossible for us, as civilians, to know all the laws.

There is absolutely NO mechanism for negotiating in the street. Police are NOT there to adjudicate disputes, but to bring potential lawbreakers (“suspects”) before the courts.

The government DEMANDS that they carry out that sworn duty. Body cams are becoming a mandatory, standard part of police equipment, but the vast majority of police encounters caught on such body cameras and dash board cameras condemn the suspects and exonerate police. Notice how few dash board camera videos are used to prosecute police?

The reason: such videos almost always show “suspects behaving badly.”

Non-lethal, but highly effective weaponry IS also on the way. In the near future, suspects who confront police in any way will be almost immediately rendered unconscious and “packaged” and transported to holding in order for them to be assessed as either criminal or psychiatric cases (or both), but challenging police WILL and SHOULD become a thing of the past.

And that’s a good thing, especially for urban communities. To date, homicide remains the leading cause of death for black males between the ages of 16 and 36 and over 92% of those deaths are at the hands of other black males.

In Baltimore, post-Freddy Gray, the homicide rate in that city has jumped to unprecedented levels, nearly all of it consigned to poorer, urban environments (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bloody-end-of-2015-sees-baltimores-murder-rate-reach-all-time-high/).

When the police do their jobs and take down violent felons, those communities are far, FAR safer!

The WIDE Chasm in Perspective That WON'T be BRIDGED by FACTS

Michael Brown

This article (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/good-men-project/why-its-so-hard-to-talk-to-white-people-about-racism_b_7183710.html) by Dr. Robin DiAngelo is as sad as it is pathetic.

Virtually ALL Left-of-Center whites claim some mythical and innate empathy for blacks...and yet, the FACT is that America's most diverse cities (virtually ALL of them deep BLUE, liberal/"progressive" bastions are also America's most segregated. (http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-diverse-cities-are-often-the-most-segregated/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email). To be fair, that's NOT always the fault of liberal/”progressive” whites (often it IS), but blacks too self-segregate.

Nor do FACTS have the power to alter the liberal/"progressive" faith-based mindset.

Like the FACT that police kill more whites than blacks, BUT black deaths generate far more outrage! (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/21/police-kill-more-whites-than-blacks-but-minority-d/?page=all) I've pointed out about a half dozen very recent negative police interactions and noted that few (VERY few) people have heard of James Boyd (the unarmed homeless man shot by Albuquerque police over illegal camping), or Robert Earl Lawrence, the unarmed white man shot by Alabama cops after bringing a stray cat to a shelter and refusing to produce ID)...because they were WHITE.

Compare those shootings to Mike Brown’s, who was shot while attempting to murder a policeman (struggling over that cop's gun), or young Tamir Rice, shot while waving a very realistic pellet gun at approaching cops.

Well-meaning white liberal/"progressives" love style, almost as much as they revile substance. They love BELIEF, far more than they do FACTS.

For instance, Left-of-Center whites don't want to understand the dynamics of climate change...they'd prefer to claim some nebulous "consensus" that they perceive agrees or validates their own faith-based beliefs. When you don't understand the science, your beliefs are entirely FAITH-BASED.

That's why the inane claim that "thug" is the new N-word" resonates with people of that ilk. It sounds good. It feeeeels good.

FACT is a "thug" is an appropriate and very accurate description for a violent felon. Violent felons, black and white are referred to as....THUGS.

Moreover, FACT is police DON'T "police for profit.”

GOVERNMENTS do!

Local and state governments use summonses and fines to fill their coffers and to make up budget short-falls, they have virtually FOREVER.

The police are duty-bound to carry out the dictates of their local officials.

So, when state and local officials pretend to be “shocked and outraged” over such police actions, they ARE, in a phrase, “full of shit,” because THEY and their fellow politicians dictate the actions of the police in their localities.

Moreover, for whatever reason, African-Americans commit far more violent crimes than other groups. As an example, since 1976, blacks (overwhelmingly black males) have committed over 50% of the murders in the USA each year! That almost certainly explains why that group has a far greater number of very negative interactions with police officers.

The chasm between Left-of-Center whites and the other 82% of Americans is so wide that it CANNOT possibly be bridged by mere soul searching. The ONLY thing that could help at this point is some basic FACT CHECKING on the part of liberal/“progressive” whites.

A Closer Look at Martese Johnson's Arrest....

Martese Johnson

While a number of people are dismissing, or downplaying the (very possibly abusive) arrest of Martese Johnson (a member of UVA's Honor Society) by Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Officer J. Miller initially on charges of using a fake ID and then "getting belligerent with Officers," there are a LOT of details here that DON'T seem to support/FIT the ABC Officer's position. (http://news.yahoo.com/…/photo-provided-bryan-beaubrun-marte…)

(1) The filed report DOESN'T mention a fake ID and Johnson's lawyer claims that Martese Jonson DIDN'T have a fake ID

(2) "Belligerent" is NOT a pseudonym for physically abusive. There are no accounts of Martese Johnson physically resisting arrest or "assaulting a police officer." Johnson was ultimately charged with, "obstruction of justice WITHOUT force, and public swearing or intoxication." (emphasis mine)

Those are BOTH problems given that he was initially contacted over the issue of a fake ID and the amount of force used here, DOES seem excessive for someone not actively/physically resisting arrest. Court records show that, "Martese Johnson was charged on two counts: (1) obstruction of justice without force, and (2) public swearing or intoxication." The operative phrase there is "WITHOUT force." (http://news.yahoo.com/virginia-gov-calls-investigation-stud…)

That seems problematic.

Because of such inconsistencies, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe is calling for an investigation into the arrest.

"The ABC said the agents involved with the arrest are being restricted to administrative duties while a state police investigation is underway.

"ABC agents in Charlottesville have been accused of heavy-handed actions in the past.

"The state of Virginia reached a $212,500 settlement last year with a UVA student who was arrested after her purchase of water was mistaken for beer.

"Elizabeth Daly fled in terror outside a Charlottesville supermarket in April 2013 when her vehicle was swarmed by state ABC agents who mistook her just-purchased carton of sparkling water for beer." (http://www.msn.com/…/virginia-gov-calls-for-inv…/ar-BBip5Hs…)

FACT is cops DO screw up!

Unfortunately so does our national media and many Civil Rights/protest organizations.

After backing a false narrative in Ferguson, MO and failing to understand the dynamics of the tragic death of Eric Garner on Staten Island...INSTEAD of highlighting TWO very real cases of police misconduct, in John Crawford III's fatal shooting in an Ohio Walmart and the shooting death of homeless James Boyd in Albuquerque, BOTH the national media AND various Civil Rights groups have (1) undermined confidence in the narrative they've been pushing, (2) muddied the waters for the very real cases of police abuse/misconduct and (3) hopelessly polarized the issue for the foreseeable future by backing a number of false narratives.

The truth is that police occasionally screw up...and there ARE "bad cops," just as there are bad doctors, bad attorneys, accountants, etc. Moreover, even "good people" occasionally have a "bad day." The problem with that is for police officers, like physicians, a "bad day" can often end another's life.

The truth ALSO is that "bad cops" are generally few and far between. In the vast majority of the highlighted encounters it was the civilian/arrestee who initiated the confrontation.

In Ferguson, MO, the DoJ's own report completely exonerated Officer Darren Wilson and flatly rejected the "Hands up, don't shoot" narrative as "inconsistent with the prevailing facts." On Staten Island, Eric Garner tragically chose to physically resist arrest. An arrest that was supervised start-to-finish by a black, female NYPD Sergeant. In the case of 12 y/o Tamir Rice, that child unfortunately pointed a very real looking toy gun at approaching police officers.

Three previous cases that DID fit the bill as incidents of police misconduct/over-reaction were that of John Crawford III (http://digg.com/…/wal-mart-surveillance-video-of-john-crawf…), James Boyd, shot dead over illegal camping in Albuquerque, NM (http://digg.com/…/wal-mart-surveillance-video-of-john-crawf…) and the shooting and wounding of 35 y/o Levar Jones of South Carolina (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKqrkHVV0rg&feature=share).

WHY not focus on those...and cases like that of Martese Johnson, IF the issue is truly about reforming police tactics? Championing the likes of very flawed felons like Mike Brown & Eric Garner doesn't do much to advance that cause AND it only further polarizes an already sensitive issue for both sides. Cases like those of John Crawford III's, James Boyd's and Martese Jonson's are the ones to build a case for police reforms.

Unfortunately, the issue has become intractably polarized because so many Left-of-Center people refuse to understand the incredible difficulties involved in police work, thereby refusing to give them the latitude that job requires, while many Right-of-Center people have dug in and defended EVERY case of police action, no matter how egregious. The answer lies somewhere in the middle ground.

Something that DOES have to be looked at is the overuse/abuse of statistics in police work. With the advent of CompStat, crime stats have morphed FROM a tool for gathering information so as to properly allocate police resources TO a grounds for evaluation and promotion. EVERYWHERE CompStat styled programs have been employed, there have been corresponding quotas for low level summonses and minor crimes (triggering a spike in those relatively minor offenses) AND a corresponding DECREASE in major crimes (even if it takes dumping legitimate crime reports and badgering victims until they simply give up pursuing such criminal complaints.

BOTH of those are problems. The eliminating of legitimate major crime reports is BY FAR the most egregious of the two.

It also encourages "policing for profit," which (1) has always gone on, at least to some extent and (2) is favored by local governments ALWAYS in need of more revenues. BUT "policing for profit" is a very bad policy. It engenders resentment for police and the government AND generally targets the working classes and excludes the wealthy and well-connected.

Staten Island and other such places have long been targeted for all manner of traffic and parking offenses, while many inner city neighborhoods are routinely targeted for other minor offenses (loitering, public drinking, urination, etc.).

Ironically enough, the likes of Adrian Schoolcraft and Adhyl Polanco of the NYPD have sought to bring the many problems with the misuse of statistics in policing to light...and so far, they've both been buried in charges and other forms of discipline by the NYPD. Schoolcraft was once wrongly placed in a mental hospital for 6 days over his allegations. (SEE:http://www.amazon.com/NYPD-Tapes-Shocking-Cov…/…/ref=sr_1_1…)

There ARE some fundamental problems with the way policing is done in New York City and other Municipalities around the country, but until those local governments come to accept that such "revenue streams" wind up costing far more than they bring in....little, if anything is likely to change.

“Black Lives ALREADY Matter”...At Least MORE Than White Ones!

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Eric Garner



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Among the more inane slogans that have come out of the latest CNN-engineered race controversies over the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, call it, “The Revenge of Soledad O’Brien,” has been “Black Lives Matter.”

Consistent with CNN’s generally piss-poor level of research, the ONLY thing wrong with that slogan is...that it’s a LIE. Looking at the way recent black police shooting victims have been treated relative to white victims, black lives matter much more than white ones.

What too many of us apparently don’t understand…and to our own detriment...is that merely walking away from a cop who has stopped us, or backing away and saying, “I didn't do anything” IS “resisting arrest.” Putting one’s hands on a cop is felony “assaulting a police officer.”

In the Ferguson incident, the Grand Jury came to the apparently obvious conclusion that Officer Darren Wilson shot Mike Brown in self-defense, after Brown attacked the Officer (felony assault), wrestled for Wilson’s gun (attempted murder) and that Brown was fatally shot by Wilson after he charged the Officer a second time.

ONLY CNN was “surprised,” because apparently the dimwits over there had taken Dorian Johnson’s testimony (the thug who assisted Brown in an earlier strong-arm robbery of a convenience store) who claimed that Brown was shot “with his hands up,” as gospel.

Of course, Johnson also testified that Brown was “shot in the back,” which was proven to be false. Generally, one lie impeaches the rest of one’s testimony.

CNN and other media outlets simply haven’t wanted to know the actual facts of certain cases.

In the Staten Island incident, Eric Garner was a much more sympathetic character simply because he resisted arrest without violence. BUT, Eric Garner (1) was breaking the law, (2) the police had been called by local store owners complaining that Garner was camped out in front of their stores, intimidating customers and (3) when police approached Mr. Garner, he actively resisted arrest and refused to cooperate with arresting officers (itself a criminal act – RESISTING ARREST). Moreover, the entire incident was supervised by a black, female Sergeant. In the NYPD, only Sergeants carry tasers, so one was available, so was pepper spray, but apparently both of those options were deemed too risky with a morbidly obese, middle aged asthmatic man, so they opted for what they almost all certainly thought would be the least risky procedure – the quick take-down. NONE of that was explained, or even reported by the media.

I wonder WHY?

Interestingly enough, there have been a number of whites recently killed by police and the way those incidents have been treated is an eye-opener.

In Albuquerque last March, James Boyd, a white homeless man was shot and killed by Albuquerque police after he refused to comply with their orders. Just as Eric Garner was, James Boyd was breaking the law and he was resisting arrest, also WITHOUT violence. The cops on-scene shot Boyd first, with bean bag rounds, then had a canine attack him...then STILL ultimately shot him 12 times, killing him, despite the fact that Mr. Boyd was far less threatening, belligerent, and more distant (about 30′ from police) than Mr. Garner was! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tpAZObNZfI&index=1&list=FLBO6D_U0RPjY_YPg-_-cqIg)

Apparently the Boyd killing hasn’t generated much outrage because he was white, so unlike Eric Garner and Mike Brown, he didn’t have that coveted “black skin privilege.” Seriously...what else could it be? Boyd’s incident was far, FAR closer to a legitimate police overreaction than either the Garner or Brown incidents and yet almost no one’s heard of it.

Likewise, the killing of Patricia Cook, a white, 54-year-old Sunday School teacher, in the Epiphany Catholic School parking lot at around 10 a.m. on Thursday February 9^th, 2012, didn’t raise many eyebrows at all. No protests, no slogans...no CNN-fueled faux controversies...NOTHING!

Apparently Ms. Cook also didn’t share Mr. Garner’s and Mr. Brown’s black skin privilege.

A witness, Kris Buchele, a carpenter, who was working on the house next door says he heard loud arguing outside and looked through a window where he had a clear view of the school parking lot. Cook was in her Jeep Wrangler. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSPhC916GQM&index=11&list=FLBO6D_U0RPjY_YPg-_-cqIg)

State police claimed that Ms. Cook rolled up the window, catching the officer’s arm inside, and then dragged him.

Mr. Buchele said that it didn’t happen that way. He described an encounter which looked and sounded like the officer shooting a person a point blank range, not because he feared for his life, but because the woman did not obey his order to stop rolling up the window.

“He was right next to the vehicle. He had one hand on the door handle and one hand on his weapon. And she was rolling the window up. And they were exiting out of the parking lot.

“The window was half way up he said ‘stop or I’ll shoot.’ I really didn’t think he was going to do it. But she got the window all the way up and that’s when he shot. And then she took a left out of the parking lot here and he stepped out in the street and fired five more times,” said Buchele.”

As a result, police officer Daniel Harmon-Wright, of Culpeper, Virginia, who shot and killed the former Sunday school teacher (Patricia Cook) in February 2012, was sentenced to three years in prison in May of 2013.

Compare, Ms. Cook’s circumstance to that of Edward Jones, shot by South Carolina Highway Trooper, Sean Groubert over a seat belt stop that went bad when Mr. Jones dove back into his vehicle to apparently comply with Mr. Groubert’s demand for his license. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi7AO_z7tY4&index=12&list=FLBO6D_U0RPjY_YPg-_-cqIg) in that incident, Trooper Groubert was immediately fired and charged with numerous felonies. Mr. Groubert faces life in prison and Mr. Jones is still alive, while Ms. Cook is dead!

There have also been a number of whites shot by black police officers. In Salt Lake City, Utah Officer Tron Cruz shot and killed an unarmed 18 y/o white teen, Dillon Taylor (http://wreg.com/2014/11/25/salt-lake-cop-cleared-in-shooting-of-unarmed-white-man/) and in Mobile, Alabama Gilbert Collar, a white, unarmed 18-year-old under the influence of drugs was shot and killed October 6^th, 2012, by Officer Trevis Austin, who is black, in Mobile, Alabama (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/27/white-teen-gilbert-collar-killed-by-black-cop-trev/?page=all). Again, no false narratives, no media hysteria, no CNN-fueled outrage!

I’m beginning to see a pattern here, aren’t you?

OK, so even if the meme is “America’s war on black men,” then WHY was the murder of Police Officer Kevin Jordan (who is black) of the Griffin, Georgia Police Department, gunned down on May 31^st, 2014 by Michael Bowman, who is white so utterly overlooked?!

HERE is a case of a white man murdering a black police officer! Where were Jesse Jackson and “The Reverend” Al Sharpton? WHERE was CNN?!

Was there any looting and burning on the streets of Griffin, Georgia?

No, in fact, it’s barely been covered in the news.

Why?

I suppose you could ask CNN, but you can probably draw your own conclusions.