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Title: Milwaukee County sheriff: Don't wait for the police; arm yourselves
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URL Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/ ... -guns-20130128,0,7854918.story
Published: Jan 28, 2013
Author: Matt Pearce
Post Date: 2013-01-28 18:45:35 by Capitalist Eric
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Views: 9277
Comments: 19
David A. Clarke Jr. has a message for residents in his jurisdiction: You can't rely on him anymore. You need to arm yourself. On Friday, the nominally Democratic sheriff issued a recorded public safety announcement on the radio and on the Web that encouraged residents to take their lives into their own hands. Here's the full transcript: "I'm Sheriff David Clarke and I want to talk to you about something personal: your safety. It's no longer a spectator sport; I need you in the game. But are you ready? With officers laid off and furloughed, simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option. You can beg for mercy from a violent criminal, hide under the bed, or you can fight back. But are you prepared? Consider taking a certified safety course in handling a firearm so you can defend yourself until we get there. You have a duty to protect yourself and your family." Crime is relatively rare in Clarke's jurisdiction: In 2010, the Sheriff's Department reported two burglaries, nine robberies and zero murders. (Preliminary data from 2012 were not available, and it's not clear if the department submitted its crime statistics to the FBI for 2011.) Also rare are justifiable homicides in the U.S.: About 260 private citizens lawfully killed someone committing a felony in 2011, or less than one case per every 1 million people in the nation. Clarke's announcement has nonetheless tapped into a raw current in American politics over the role guns play in a civil society, which has occasioned some slightly less-than-civil discourse. "Apparently, Sheriff David Clarke is auditioning for the next Dirty Harry movie," Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's office said in a statement. That remark drew this retort from Clarke: "Several years ago, a tire-iron-wielding suspect beat Mayor Tom Barrett to within inches of his life. I would think that he would be a lot more sensitive to people being able to defend themselves in such instances. A firearm and a plan of defense would have come in handy for him that day." Barrett was calling 911 to report a fight when the suspect batted the phone out of his hand and began to beat him, according to a police report; the suspect, Anthony Peters, claimed to have a gun, but didn't. Clarke has been Milwaukee County's sheriff since 2002 and, running as a Democrat, easily rolled to reelection. His remarks, however, have earned him praise among conservatives, and he has occasionally flirted with the tea party. In the days after the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Clarke again raised the proverbial call to arms in an Op-Ed article on a tea party website. In those remarks, Clarke said gun control advocates were "sheep" and called for "an armed tactical trained officer or security officer in every school and public place [theaters, malls, etc.] in America."
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has called on residents to arm themselves
against criminals. (Gary Porter / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
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#2. To: Capitalist Eric (#0)
I saw that clip on "The Toady Show" on NBC this morning. It was during the segment where Metrosexual Matt asks rehearsed questions of the Toady Show brain trust,2 NYC Jewish leftists (the man claims to be a feminist) who have never lived anywhere else and Starr Jones,who lives with her head up her ass. They were all three outraged,and even suggested it was illegal for the sheriff to say such a thing and that he might be facing criminal charges for wanting to "put more guns on the street." They couldn't be more out of touch with America if they had spent their lives living on Mars.
Egads, petey, how can you stomach watching those trashy morning TV shows?
The View is his favorite. I think he has a thing for Whoopie Goldberg.
Not even close,sissy-boy. I think he has a thing for Whoopie Goldberg. That woman put the "ugh" in "ugly". She is by far the brightest one on the show and the only one I would be interested in talking with,though. Well,I would enjoy asking BaBa "If you were a tree,what type of tree would you be?",and ask her if she enjoyed blowing Fidel to get a interview with him. Somehow I don't think our conversation would last very long.
Hey, we agree on something. That alone is worth noting. :-) But what about the "conservative" one? Forgot her name.
She's only conservative compared to Castro. She and the fat black one seem to agree on everything,and that woman is dumber than dirt. Forgot her name. I think it's Liz something,but she is very forgetable. She's not even a conservative,but is just there to be the token Christian white woman so BaBa can pretend to be inclusive and unbiased while pretending to be a journalist.
Forgot her name. I think it's Liz something,but she is very forgetable. She's not even a conservative,but is just there to be the token Christian white woman so BaBa can pretend to be inclusive and unbiased while pretending to be a journalist. Why must everyone be identified by their skin color to you?
Why do you identify yourself as a sex pervert?
Why do you fixate on what you consider perverse?
Lol..some jokes write themselves.
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#3. To: sneakypete (#2)
#6. To: Fred Mertz, sneakypete (#3)
Egads, petey, how can you stomach watching those trashy morning TV shows?
#8. To: meguro (#6)
The View is his favorite.
#9. To: sneakypete (#8)
She is by far the brightest one on the show and the only one I would be interested in talking with,though.
#10. To: meguro (#9)
(Edited)
But what about the "conservative" one?
#11. To: sneakypete (#10)
She's only conservative compared to Castro. She and the fat black one seem to agree on everything,and that woman is dumber than dirt.
#15. To: meguro (#11)
Why must everyone be identified by their skin color to you?
#16. To: A K A Stone (#15)
#17. To: Fred Mertz (#16)
Why do you fixate on what you consider perverse?
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