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!