WILL
MILWAUKEE MANNEY UP?
Mary Spicuzza reports a $2.3 million settlement
has been approved in the Dontre Hamilton case (MJS – June 1, 2017, p. 3A) We should forget the handsome picture of
Dontre that has been shown now for years on local TV. Dontre had mental problems. He was unarmed in
the park across the street from City Hall, but he weighed nearly 300 pounds. Someone must have alerted police that day, and
a police officer came, found no problem, and left. Another complaint. A 2nd officer came, saw
nothing wrong, and left. A 3rd complaint. Officer Christopher Manney came, decided
to pat down the very large man with mental problems. Hamilton grabbed the police man’s baton. A very large man with a baton could be
deadly. Manney
shot and killed him.
Suppose
Hamilton had been armed? Suppose he had shot a city councilman, or the mayor? Would Manney have been fired for not doing his
duty in keeping the area safe? How menacing was the 300-pounder? Were you a cop, what would you do?
Mayor Barrett, officially a non-partisan, but a
former member of Congress and liberal Democrat, is embarrassed that so many
young Black males in Milwaukee are incarcerated. He shows no anger that so many engage in
criminal activity to get themselves jailed. Chief of Police Flynn, another white liberal,
knew what to do to reduce tensions - he fired Officer Manney!
That did not satisfy the Hamiltons. They led
protests blocking traffic and were joined by other left-wingers: Occupy, Black
Lives Matter, etc. They violated the city
laws marching through the rush-hour streets, blocking traffic. When they got to the highways, Sheriff David Clarke.
A Black Democrat who supported Trump for President, arrested them as they
blocked the roads. Bottom line - Officer
Manney did his job, and was fired and humiliated. A large man with mental problems, refused to be
patted down, and grabbed for the policeman's baton (a weapon). Dontre was
rightly shot, and killed. For his
criminal act, the City of Milwaukee's politicians grant over $2 million to the
Hamilton family. Lesson – in Milwaukee crime
pays..
Hugh Murray
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