Anyone who reads my blog or knows me personally knows I despise Holder. I've been a cop for 16 years and the thought he dares call himself the "Senior Law Enforcement Agent in the Country" makes me want to puke. But the Washington Post has an article that goes beyond the pale.
Justice Department finds use of force problems in Cleveland Police Department
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced Thursday that the Justice Department has found a pattern or practice of “unreasonable and unnecessary use of force” by the Cleveland Police Department, and it comes at a moment of heightened national scrutiny of police tactics, particularly in minority communities.
His announcement of the findings of an investigation by the department’s civil rights division, launched in March 2013, follows the fatal shooting 16 days ago of a black 12-year-old, Tamir Rice, by Cleveland police officers. The findings also come the day after a grand jury in New York declined to bring charges in the death of Eric Garner, a black 43-year-old Staten Island man who died in July after a New York police officer placed him in an apparent chokehold during an arrest.
What does Garner have to do with Cleveland? But I digress.
In September, Holder opened a similar broad civil rights investigation into racial profiling and the use of force by the police department in Ferguson, Mo., where a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black 18-year-old, Michael Brown, in August.
“Accountability and legitimacy are essential for communities to trust their police departments and for there to be genuine collaboration between police and the citizens they serve,” said Holder, who traveled to Cleveland to make the announcement. “Although the issues in Cleveland are complex, and the problems long-standing, we have seen in city after city where we have been engaged that meaningful change is possible...”
Eric, who the hell says you can judge anyone? Your "Just Us" department sold weapons to the Mexican gangs that were used in the murder of one of our Border Patrol agents. Your Civil Rights section, and you , have no issue with Black Panthers intimidating voters. You seem to have no issue with the IRS targeting citizens because they protest your president. And you have the gall to say you know how police are supposed to do their work. It would be funny if your actions haven't led to men loosing their lives.
I can't wait till you leave office. I only pray another Department of Justice goes after you with the vigor you went after good cops with.
Mike,
ReplyDeleteThanks for fixing the black background.
Here is some humor to go with your post.
One sunny day in January, 2017, an old man approached
the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue
where he'd been sitting on a park bench.
He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said,
"I would like to go in and meet with President
Obama." The Marine looked at the man and said,
"Sir, Mr. Obama is no longer President and no longer
resides here." The old man said, "Okay," and
walked away.
The following day the same man approached the
White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like
to go in and meet with President Obama." The Marine
again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr.
Obama is no longer President and no longer resides
here." The man thanked him and again just walked away.
The third day the same man approached the White House and
spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying, "I would like to go
in and meet with President Obama."
The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at
the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have
been here asking to speak to Mr. Obama. I've told you
already that Mr. Obama is no longer the President and no
longer resides here. Don't you understand?"
The old man looked at the Marine and said, "Oh, I understand.
I just love hearing it."
The Marine snapped to attention,
saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow, Sir."
SarahSue
SaraSue
DeleteThank you for the humor. Been a long ass week (no postings as you can see, it's been crazy) and I'm sitting outside, smoking a cigar, drinking coffee (with some bourbon in it! :<) ) and I needed a laugh. Thanks again.
On the background, yes, easier to read but still not quite what I want. Gotta work on it some more.
Have a great weekend.