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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJoyAnnReid: "Dear Milwaukee, Sheriff Clarke's part of fringe anti-govt mvmt"
Dear Milwaukee: @SheriffClarke is no typical law enforcement officer. He's part of a fringe anti-government movement http://attn-google-amp.herokuapp.com/stories/12111/sheriff-david-clarke-blasts-government-media-on-twitter
https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/787751045644640256
https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/787751045644640256
What This Sheriff Said on Twitter Is Part of a Dangerous Trend
On Saturday, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr., a frequent Fox News contributor and outspoken conservative, tweeted what appeared at first glance to be an incitement for his followers to riot:
While calls for violence and rioting have become more prevalent among Donald Trump supporters, Clarke became one of just a few police officers to be the ones calling for lawlessness.
Hes part of a movement called the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), a group of county-level law enforcement officers who believe they hold the highest authority in their particular county, above that of both the state and federal government.
Considered by some to be "a growing threat in the U.S.," the CSPOA was founded by Richard Mack, a gun rights activist who threatened to use women as human shields during the Bundy Ranch standoff, and Joe Arpaio, the embattled Arizona sheriff currently facing federal contempt charges for his aggressive racial profiling program.
Other than Arpaio, Clarke is one of the groups most visible members and one prone to violent, aggressive, and racially-charged rhetoric. Clarke has shrugged off concerns about police brutality, blamed Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown for their own deaths, called President Obama a heartless, soulless bastard for defending black men killed by police, and claimed citizens should refuse to call 911, but rather handle crime themselves.
On Saturday, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr., a frequent Fox News contributor and outspoken conservative, tweeted what appeared at first glance to be an incitement for his followers to riot:
David A. Clarke, Jr. ✔ @SheriffClarke
It's incredible that our institutions of gov, WH, Congress, DOJ, and big media are corrupt & all we do is bitch. Pitchforks and torches time
While calls for violence and rioting have become more prevalent among Donald Trump supporters, Clarke became one of just a few police officers to be the ones calling for lawlessness.
Hes part of a movement called the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), a group of county-level law enforcement officers who believe they hold the highest authority in their particular county, above that of both the state and federal government.
Considered by some to be "a growing threat in the U.S.," the CSPOA was founded by Richard Mack, a gun rights activist who threatened to use women as human shields during the Bundy Ranch standoff, and Joe Arpaio, the embattled Arizona sheriff currently facing federal contempt charges for his aggressive racial profiling program.
Other than Arpaio, Clarke is one of the groups most visible members and one prone to violent, aggressive, and racially-charged rhetoric. Clarke has shrugged off concerns about police brutality, blamed Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown for their own deaths, called President Obama a heartless, soulless bastard for defending black men killed by police, and claimed citizens should refuse to call 911, but rather handle crime themselves.
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JoyAnnReid: "Dear Milwaukee, Sheriff Clarke's part of fringe anti-govt mvmt" (Original Post)
Madam45for2923
Oct 2016
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KewlKat
(5,624 posts)1. Go get him Joy!!!!
Hope they pull him from the job!
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)2. She sounds very concerned in her twitter site!