I have a close friend who retired from the police four years ago. I've know his kids their entire lives, and he's a great dad and was a great cop. And it pains him to tell his son, "Do not go into the police." The scrutiny of every action you do is beyond believe right now. We're raising generations of kids to be against law and order, and we have an administration allowing an invasion of criminals over our southern border.
You want another great example of why police are getting the hell out of the job. From the New York Police Department:
NEW YORK — A group of migrants pummeled NYPD officers attempting to make an arrest outside a shelter in Times Square, police and sources said Tuesday.
Two officers and a lieutenant from the NYPD’s Midtown South Precinct approached the group of men outside a migrant shelter on West 42nd Street near Seventh Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, cops said...
The officers had been trying to break up the disorderly crowd outside the Candler Building, where the city announced the opening of a mega-shelter in March. When the cops attempted to put one of the men under arrest, multiple people attacked, according to authorities.
The men kicked and punched the officers in the head and body, video released by police shows.
“They were kicking and punching one of the cops,” a security guard in the area told the Daily News on Tuesday. “They mobbed [the cops]. It was wild.”
The lieutenant suffered a cut to his face during the melee. He was treated on the scene along with his colleagues, according to cops.
Two 19-year-old men, a 24-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were arrested at the scene. All were charged with assault on a police officer...
Four of the suspects were released without bail following arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court...
New York Post, first, they are not "migrants," but illegal aliens. But four suspects, who have no connections to the area (family, jobs, etc) charged with assaulting a peace officer, are cited and released! All they have to do is walk off and there is nothing we can do, unless they are unlucky enough to get busted again and (going out on a limb here). From the PBA president:
“Attacks on police officers are becoming an epidemic, and the reason is [the] revolving door we’re seeing in cases like this one,” Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association, said in a statement. “It is impossible for police officers to deal effectively with crime and disorder if the justice system can’t or won’t protect us while we do that work...”
I've said it too many times to count. The police are joining the fire department, i.e., they are signing on, answering their calls for service, but doing nothing self initiated. You can't take risks these days. And why would you? God knows, the ex-cop now in charge of New York will not back you up. NYPD, watch yourselves, you are targets now. God Bless.
One of the points I've learned is almost six decades on this Earth is any bureaucracy, no matter how well planned or executed, has only one purpose. To insure its own existence. An interesting concept put forth by commentator Mark Levin in his book The Liberty Amendments is to sunset every federal agency every five years. These departments and agencies would have them justify their existence and organization to the Congress at regular a regular interval.
Too much you think? Well, in the lead up to New Year's 2000, we spent a fortune on preparing for the end of days because of software issues in computers. The world did not end on 1/1/00, but the federal department that oversaw Y2K prep until 2017.
I found this article interesting about the Supreme Court reviewing the power of federal agencies to interpret federal law. A major issue with the bureaucracy is they can put out regulations with the power of law, but there is little or no legislative oversight, and if you get called inot a labor court or other hearing, you are guilty until you prove your innocence (slight exaggeration).
A divided Supreme Court debated whether and how to curtail the power of federal agencies Wednesday, with liberals urging the court to defer to the judgment of government experts and conservatives saying courts should not automatically favor government regulators over private companies, industry or individuals in litigation...
The high court was considering challenges to federal rules requiring commercial fishermen to pay for at-sea monitors. But the court’s decision has the potential to limit the flexibility of federal agencies to regulate vast swaths of American life, including the environment, financial markets, public health and the workplace.
Conservatives have long targeted the framework set in 1984 in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Councilbecause it requires judges to defer to the reasonable interpretation of federal agency officials charged with administering ambiguous federal laws....
On Wednesday, Justices Brett M. Kavanaugh and Neil M. Gorsuch, both nominees of President Donald Trump, took turns peppering the Biden administration with skeptical questions as Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar defended the Trump administration initiative — and the longstanding Chevron precedent.
(Justices Brett) Kavanaugh saidChevronhas allowed federal agencies to flip flop and impose new rules each time a new administration takes over, leaving judges with little choice but defer to the changing interpretations of agency officials.
“Something needs to be fixed here,” said (Justice Neil) Gorsuch, who has previously called for overturning the precedent.
I see the issue with the Chevron case, and Justice Gorsuch is right, the bureaucracy is going far beyond what this ruling meant, IMHO. But I really find this interesting:
The court’s three liberal justices — Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson — expressed concern about shifting power to unelected judges to make technical and scientific policy decisions when laws passed by Congress are not crystal clear.
“Judges should know what they don’t know,” Kagan said.
Jackson said she is worried about "courts becoming uber-legislators.”
Justice Kagan is worried about judges ruling on what they don't know! Justice Kagan, you voted in Dobbs v Jackson that the opinion of seven lawyers in black robes should overrule the citizens and governments of the fifty states, in violation of the 10th Amendment. Justice Jackson, that is exactly what you wanted when you voted against the Dobbs decision. And let's not forget Justice Sotomayor saying courts of appeal set government policy.
Ladies, it's not that you don't the judicial branch making policy or policy decisions, taking the legitimate decision from the legislative. You only want that with your preferred legislative policies.
Sorry, a major effort of the next Republican administration is to continue the work of the Trump presidency in appointing judges that will interpret the Constitution, and, in the wise worlds of the late Judge Robert Bork, "...where the Constitution is silent, leaves the policy struggles to Congress, the president, the legislatures and executives of the 50 states and to the American people . . . ."
Al-Monitor reports that “federal employees across nearly two dozen agencies plan to walk off the job Tuesday to protest the Biden administration’s handling of the Gaza war.” They have organized a group called “Feds United for Peace” and are coordinating the walkout to occur on the 100th day since Israel began its operations in Gaza. “One of the walkout organizers said that rather than quit, they felt ‘a moral obligation and a patriotic duty’ to influence change from inside,” the story says...
Organizers of the effort told Al-Monitor they expect hundreds to join in their walkout after securing commitments from individuals at 22 federal agencies.
WASHINGTON — US federal employees across nearly two dozen agencies plan to walk off the job Tuesday to protest the Biden administration’shandling of the Gaza war,according to organizers of the dissent effort who spoke to Al-Monitor.
The group — calling itself Feds United for Peace — consists of dozens of government employees who will be observing a “Day of Mourning” to mark 100 days of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The organizers, who are choosing to remain anonymous, say they expect “easily hundreds” of others to join in their walkout after securing commitments from individuals at 22 federal agencies.
According to a list obtained by Al-Monitor, those include the Executive Office of the President, the National Security Agency, the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs as well as US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Naval Research Laboratory.
Others expected to join in the protest work for agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Park Service, the Federal Aviation Administration and Environmental Protection Agency.
The planned walkout reflects mounting anger among US officials over the Biden administration’s refusal to call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, where health officials in the Hamas-run territory say more than 23,000 people have died in three months, most of them civilians. The United Nations estimates that around 85% of the population — some 1.9 million Palestinians — have been displaced.
One of the walkout organizers told Al-Monitor their initiative “grew out of a collective desire to do what we could to influence the Biden administration’s policy on this issue…”
Now one of the facts people, particularly regressive on the left is they are filled with Anti-Semites. They want an immediate cease fire that will leave Hamas still functional, not held to account for their actions in the attack, and still a threat to Israel. Exaggeration? Again, from Al-Monitor:
Two US officials, including one working in the State Department bureau that oversees arms transfers, have publicly resigned in protest. Josh Paul, who served as the director of congressional and public affairs for the department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, cited the administration’s “blind support for one side” as being among his reasons for leaving.
One of the walkout organizers said that rather than quit, they felt “a moral obligation and a patriotic duty” to influence change from inside. They blamed the White House for policy decisions they lament, including the obstruction of cease-fire resolutions at the United Nations and weapons sales to Israel that have bypassed Congress…
…Asked if they tried to address their concerns internally, they said, “Unequivocally, the answer is yes…”
Two points I would like to make from these “concerned staffers.” One, their strike is illegal. from National Review:
5 U.S.C. § 7311 makes it illegal for federal workers to go on strike: “An individual may not accept or hold a position in the Government of the United States . . . if he . . . participates in a strike, or asserts the right to strike, against the Government of the United States.”
18 U.S.C. § 1918 proscribes the penalty: “Whoever violates the provision of section 7311 . . . shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year and a day, or both.”
So yes, they are breaking the law. Not that they will have any worry about loosing their job or pay. With President O’Biden in the White House, they will not face any serious consequences. Now I was an officer of the United States for 23 years, and if I went on strike, it would be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The specific terms are Mutiny and Sedition. The penalty is a bit stricter than 18 U.S.C. § 1918. From Article 84 UCMJ Mutiny or Sedition:
(a)Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny;
(2) with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against that authority is guilty of sedition;
(3) fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his superior commissioned officer or commanding officerof a mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.
(b) A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Weakness invites more disruption. If we had a president in the White House right now, he would handle this quickly. He should tell every one of these idiots they are not going to be paid for this event, you have until 900am Eastern time to return to your post, or you will be terminated, and banned from future federal employment. See Reagan with the Air Traffic Controller strike in 1981.
Another point that must be made. These minor bureaucrats do not make government policy. They are there to execute the policy set by the Executive and Legislative branches. They can raise their concerns as allowed, but they cannot go on strike against it. A point made to the man who swore me into the Army, “At some point you may have an order you cannot, in good conscious, obey. Your choice, either obey the order, or resign.” So “Feds United for Peace,” actually seditious bureaucrats, make your choice. Follow your lawful government policy or resign.
In early 2023, the state of Texas took over the Houston Independent School District, as the local board was a complete disaster, for multiple reasons. The local leftist rag, the Houston Chronicle, has been outraged that the state appointed superintendent, Mike Miles, actually downsized the above school staff, and is trying the put the money into, get this, schools.
Well, found this interesting. As a kid I was part of Air Ford Junior ROTC. LA - 62, East Jefferson High School, Metairie LA and it guided me in many efforts. I gotta say this is an interesting concept, a military academy.
A military academy will open at Cullen Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year, Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles announced Thursday at an event at Delmar Fieldhouse.
Cullen Military Academy aims to help middle school students develop discipline, leadership, teamwork and physical skills, as well as Mandarin language skills and career and college exploration. Miles worked with officials at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy as he built this program to support students interested in joining the military.
“Most Americans believe that there’s an aspect of service the military provides that’s good for society but also good for young adults. So, if it leads to a military career, especially focused on leadership, character building and academics, I don’t think there’ll be that much pushback,” Miles said. “It’s (also) voluntary. We’ve got kids with interests in all kinds of different things, so we’re promoting that, a district of choice...”
HISD Director of Junior ROTC Programs Cornell McGhee said the military academy can help prepare students’ minds and bodies for success in any career.
“There are other school districts around the country that have been doing this for years,” he said. “So, we’re hoping that community gets on board with what we’re doing and will understand that we’re not creating soldiers, we’re recreating responsible citizens that are prepared to be successful in any other career fields that they choose.”
McGhee said he has seen positive changes in the attendance, behavior and discipline of students who participate in JROTC and similar programs, and is confident those benefits will extend to the military academy...
Mr. Miles, I wish you the best in this effort. The language skills will definitely be a plus for any endeavor the kids go onto. And having discipline in the life of a teenager is essential, especially if the kid comes from a single parent home.
Someday some son of a bitch will say this never happened.
General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower upon seeing the NAZI death camps.
Earlier this year I posted on how cops must have a certain detachment to the suffering of others, and it goes well beyond compartmentalization. I recall training a rookie officer and we drove up on a car fire. The driver perished because she tried to cut in front of an 18-wheeler, struck his fuel tank, and the ignited diesel burned her car.
As the firefighter finished hosing down the car, I told my trainee to look at the body. She took it well. Dealing with dead bodies is a critical part of field training, and police work in general. The need to be able to handle it.
Then I told her, “Let’s get some Popeye’s for dinner.” She looked at me with a “you can’t be that f%^&ed up can you Thiac” look on her face (the firefighter was also chuckling). I explained to her a warped sense of humor is a coping mechanism in this profession. Otherwise, you will lose it. I’ve seen dead children (I’ve never made off color remarks about that) and it rips at you. But you must do your job.
Last week I was reading an article in the American Spectator on why we need to broadcast what Hamas did in Israel.
Israel Should Make Hamas Atrocity Videos World Famous - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
The below account details atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7 in Israel.
The Israeli Consulate in Manhattan recently arranged ahighly disturbing but equally important briefing for about 20 journalists. Israel’s diplomats in Gotham presented 40 minutes of raw video that documented Hamas’ appalling atrocities during their unprovoked, surprise attack on the Jewish state last Oct. 7. This was the first presentation of these images outside Israel.
A wide variety of devices captured this carnage. Hamas killers’ GoPro cameras recorded terrorist-eye views of that day’s bloodshed. Home-security, traffic-circle, and closed-circuit cameras caught the mayhem as it unfolded. Hamas’ social media posts showcased their deadly handiwork. The Israel Defense Forces also seized video proof of this handiwork from dead Hamas barbarians. Their cellphones and body cameras spoke volumes.
“It’s important to remember what happened,” said Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, as he introduced this video. “Massacre denial is like the modern Holocaust denial. This will help people truly understand our enemy: Hamas is a genocidal terror organization committed to the destruction of the state of Israel.”
These scenes begin at dawn. With the sun just over the horizon, Hamas terrorists in civilian pickup trucks crash through the border fence and speed toward their targets. They are exhilarated, as if heading to the beach for spring break. “Allahu akbar!”they cheer. Let’s kill some Jews!
The Hamas murderers soon encounter Israelis driving along a highway, minding their own business. Hamas gunmen leap from their trucks and start shooting unarmed motorists. Without warning, these drivers suddenly feel their cars riddled with bullets. As they perish, they release their steering wheels. Their cars roll off the road.
A dash camera shows the view from inside one vehicle. As the Israeli driver cruises along, a Hamas terrorist steps into the street and opens fire. The windshield cracks, pierced by bullets. With its driver mortally wounded, the sedan veers off the highway and into a ditch.
These beasts then approach a kibbutz. A black dog responds. But this is no lunging Doberman or snarling Rottweiler. Instead, an apparent Labrador ambles forward. Its gentle demeanor suggests that it misconstrues the men of Hamas for new friends, perhaps dropping by for breakfast and then a game of fetch, with fresh tennis balls.
No such luck.
A Hamas ghoul lifts his rifle and gratuitously wastes the poor pup with three or four tugs of his trigger…
Read the article, it’s quite disturbing. But what is atrocious and beyond words is what is linked at the bottom. I have a sense of detachment, as many first responders, soldiers, etc. have to have. But this is beyond sickening. How any human can do this to an innocent child or any human being is beyond comprehension.
I’ve read how many of our Marines and soldiers behaved with German and Japanese soldiers in World War II. Not justifying it, but they dealt with an enemy that treated other humans in a sub-human manner (e.g. the Rape of Nanking, the Baton Death March, the Holocaust, etc.), they actions can be understood by the heat of battle. These were civilians living their lives and a threat to no one. Reports are that Hamas burned babies alive. In no way are the perpetrators to be called anything near human.
If I had the ability, before they were brought to justice, I would have them spayed and neutered. With a rusty hack saw. Forgive me, but I have my limits. You torture or burn infants (or adults for that matter) alive, I have no issue with your pain.
If you can stomach it, look at the pictures. I don’t exaggerate, seeing them shook my core. I’ve seen dead children and adults, killed by accident or by deliberate actions. I’ve seen mothers cry over their dead children. I’ve smelled a body over a week old, an odor you will never forget. But never did I see evil like this.
Again, if the power was within me, I would ensure this creature is fixed with a blunt object. For the sake of humanity, it must not breed.
As difficult as it is, these images must be broadcast as far and wide as possible. We don’t know how successful the Israelis will be in their war against Hamas. But it’s not someday. It’s today. A son of a bitch is trying to say, “This never happened. Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes.”
Interesting piece on what happens after Israel takes Gaza, written by friend, mentor, soldier, and fellow bourbon and cigar consumer, Mike Ford. Enjoy, and feel free to spread.
Once the stalwart troops of the Israeli Defense Force finish taking out the Hamas trash, what’s next in Gaza and for the Gazans?
It’s been over a month since Hamas launched its terror attack on the State of Israel. Some might opine that “death, is death,” no matter the motivations of the killer or how he chooses to inflict that death on his victim. In this case, no thinking, feeling person could buy that false equivalency. The Hamas terrorists have murdered well over a thousand Israeli men, women and children,some who were infants in the crib. (Note to readers, graphic, distressing imagery below).
Knowing a little of Israeli history and given the sheer savagery of the Hamas attacks, I have no doubt that the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) will have no difficulty destroying every bit of Hamas infrastructure. There is also no doubt that when the IDF gets done, if not unduly hindered by inept meddling by the Biden State Department, what will remain of the Hamas fighting force, will be a few low level street thugs, hiding under the skirts of women refugees in Egyptian or Jordanian camps.
So what’s next? What needs to happen when the IDF gets done taking out the Hamas trash? Prime Minister Netanyahu has some thoughts, as do the usual suspects in the Biden Administration.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel will take “overall security responsibility” in Gaza indefinitely after its war with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control over the coastal enclave one month into a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and leveled whole swaths of the territory.
From my foxhole, there is no way that Israel can sustain a long term occupation of Gaza, without outright annexing it.The main obstacle to that wouldn’t be Israeli capability, but rather the distorted manner in which necessary Israeli security actions are presented to the World by the leftists and their media enablers. Israel as an occupier would be prohibited from using the lawful tools it needs, to maintain order and stability. Enter-an international occupation and supervisory organization and military force.
The Gazan’s need two things: A stable government along with internal security and protection from groups like Hamas.
Israel, on the other hand, needs a neighbor that doesn’t pose a threat to its infants in the crib.
The bumbling Biden Administration hasactually and quietly proposed a U.S. force to fill the security role. (Hat tip: Nick Arama at RedState )
That’s a non-starter. It would be patently absurd to put U.S troops into a peacekeeping situation such as this. There is no way they would be viewed as an unbiased arbiter.
I’ve also heard back-channel info that I cannot yet confirm, that there might be the possibility of the Egyptians and Israelis cooperating in such a venture. Such an international, ad hoc organization would be just the trick. The organization would be composed of mostly Arab contributions from countries who have given diplomatic recognition to Israel. Ideally, Israel should also be of the participants in order to to look after its own interests.
Whether or not Israel is included in such an ad hoc politico-military stability organization, it’s imperative that the two biggest stakeholders, other than Israel, have a position of primacy in this effort. Without Egypt and Jordan involved, this effort would fail, as would the involvement of the corrupt organization known as the United Nations.
Having Egypt, Jordan and other friendly Arab nations ramrodding the rebuilding, governance and security effort will have multiple benefits. Most importantly, is international perception. It will be much more difficult to chastise Arab nations doing peacekeeping among other Arabs. This is a rare opportunity. The Biden State Department should quietly but intensively, advocate for this among the 3 primary stakeholders, Israel, Egypt and Jordan.
If they cannot, we will see more of this…much, much more.
America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans.
Everywhere else is Cleveland.
Tennessee Williams
A couple of weekends back my wife and I traveled back to New Orleans for my high school reunion. God where did forty years go? As we are getting older, we are contemplating where to retire to, and occasionally going back to our hometown of New Orleans comes up. The three F’s, family, friends, and food are mighty attractive.
Then we spend time back in the New Orleans area. While the attractions are still there, we know we will not retire in Louisiana. And that is a shame. There are great places to eat, the New Orleans zoo and aquarium are incredible, and if you have not seen the World War II Museum, do so, and do it now. A lot of the vets are hanging out over there, and the fact is they are passing on every day.
But the crime, corruption, and politics are too much. The New Orleans Police Department is over tasked and undermanned, the local “leaders” are worthless, and crime is out of control. For a city of 390K, it’s already had 166 murders, and it might be a reason to celebrate. This time last year it was around 200. In comparison Houston TX, population 2.3M, has had 288 homicides in 2023.
As a rule I don’t wish that anyone become the victim of crime. But for some people, let’s just call it reality therapy. A man named Jason Williams learned that a week ago.
Jason Williams is the District Attorney of Orleans Parish, LA. He’s the “chief law enforcement” officer of the city of New Orleans. He’s a Soros backed criminal justice and bail “reform” advocate. In other words, he doesn’t want to prosecute criminals. Well, some of the dudes he thought should not be in jail thanked him for his service to the criminal community.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and his 78-year-old mother were carjacked at gunpoint Monday night (Oct. 16) in New Orleans, his spokesman said.
“OPDA confirms that DA Williams and his 78-year-old mother were carjacked at gunpoint as he was helping her into a car,” office spokesman Keith Lampkin said in response to questions from Fox 8.
“DA Williams and his mother were unharmed and both thank the NOPD for their hard work tonight and every night responding to crime victims.”
The New Orleans Police Department says two armed suspects demanded Williams’ black Lincoln Navigator around 10 p.m. in the 1000 block of Race Street in the Lower Garden District…
…Fox 8 spoke again with an emotional Williams at his office Tuesday just before noon. He said the masked suspects did not appear to be juveniles. He said they brandished high-powered automatic weapons and made off with some of his mother’s belongings.
I wonder if Mr. Williams ever though other victims of carjacking, juggling, and other aggravated crimes would be emotional? Maybe, Mr. Williams, you should consider that next time the case of a a thug with a criminal record comes before your office. Perhaps you should think, “Well, he’s already out on 5 five felony bonds, and is suspect in three other aggravated cases, maybe we should ask for remand finally.”
I doubt it, but one can always hope.
Metropolitan Crime Commission president Rafael Goyeneche agreed with the DA that Williams and his mother are lucky to be alive.
“We’ve seen some carjackings that have ended in homicide,” Goyeneche said…
Williams said his mother is still reliving the terror that unfolded within a matter of seconds near his home. He said those traumatic seconds can change crime victims’ lives forever.
“I think it’s important to reiterate that my mother and I are just a small fraction of the number of people impacted by violence in this city,” he said. “We have to collectively work on crime-prevention efforts, policing efforts and our prosecution efforts.”
There is something interesting at the bottom of the article:
The NOPD said the same three suspects carjacked a 22-year-old woman about 30 minutes later, just over a half-mile away in the 1800 block of Baronne Street. Her stolen Honda Civic was also recovered.
You mean the same criminals committed multiple crimes? Who would have thunk it? The answer is anyone with a two-digit IQ. Not to mention, the thug who did it:
New Orleans police arrested a man in the Monday night carjacking of Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams in the Lower Garden District after detectives tracked a pickup allegedly used in that carjacking and a second one the same night.
The details of the arrest of Raymond Rochon, 18, are contained in police records filed this morning in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. With the single arrest, police also cleared at least three other auto-related crimes they say took place over the course of this year across the city…
…Less than 30 minutes later and just a few blocks away, the same blue pickup truck pulled up alongside a woman in the 1800 block of Baronne Street. Two masked men demanded the woman’s Honda Civic at gunpoint, according to the records. She was not injured…
…He (Rochon) would soon tell police that he knew why they'd been able to find him so quickly, according to the records. As a detective was reading Rochon his Miranda rights, he allegedly said: "I know why y'all are here," according to the records. "Y'alls people" had been "got…"
…According to police records, Rochon has also been connected to at least three other car thefts beginning in April…
… Rochon is additionally charged with illegal possession of a firearm because he was armed with a handgun when police arrested him Tuesday…
That’s about right. Thank God the lady with the Civic is OK. But look at this one thug, eighteen years old (sorry mom, but your boy ain’t going to Harvard) and he’s already charged with multiple felonies. And he’s not the only street thug out there praying on innocent people.
Mr. Williams, you, like many Soros backed radical district attorneys, need to decide what matters. Doing your duty by enforcing the law and separating the citizens from the criminal class. Or getting the money for Soros to keep your job.
Knowing New Orleans, I think I know what’s going to happen. A hell of a shame. A very unique city is on the way down, and no sign it’s going to stop dropping.
Another example of a court second guessing a cop’s split second decision
In multiple writings on various sites that since the beginning of the war on police, I’ve made the point cops are “joining the fire department.” By that I mean patrol officers are signing on, going to their “safe spaces” (parking lot, etc. where they can safety handle paperwork, etc.), answering their calls for service, but nothing else.
Effective patrol, by its definition, must be proactive. Cops must drive around, know the areas, see the “usual suspects” at work, and act against them to prevent criminal incidents. For instance, an experience patrol officer sees a convicted drug dealer on the sidewalk. He observes an apparent sale to a second person, so he stops the suspect and starts to talk to him. In accordance with Terry v. Ohio, the officer conducts a quick pat down and feels the outline of a gun or knife. He then had reasonable suspicion to reach into the pocket where he discovers the 9mm he was carrying.
As the man is a convicted drug dealer, he cannot carry a firearm. The officer places him under arrest and he’s sent back to jail or state prison. What is not shown is the drug dealer was going to use that later on a drive by shooting. While he’s being processed, the other gang banger dodges being shot (for today).
I thought of this after reading this article on two Los Angeles police officers and what they have endured since a shooting in 2018. They were called for a disturbance in a gym locker room, where the suspect refused to leave and had assaulted a security officer.
“After engaging the suspect, who was naked and much larger than both officers, the suspect refused to leave and resisted attempts to take him into custody. After warning him they would use their TASERs, the weapon was discharged with no effect.
The suspect then punched one officer in the face so hard he was disoriented and knocked against a wall. After regaining his balance, he saw the suspect was punching his partner in the head multiple times. The female officer was in a fetal position on the floor, and the suspect grabbed her TASER. At that time the officer ordered him to stop, and then fired, killing the suspect.”
Did the officer have “reasonable fear for the life and serious injury of himself or a third person?” I think so, the suspect had overpowered both of them, TASER was not effective, he was punching one officer repeatedly in the head, and he was grabbing for her TASER. However, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal stripped the officers of qualified immunity, leaving them open to personal financial liability in civil suits over the shooting.
After several months of an appeal, the 9th Circuit reversed, restoring the qualified immunity for the officer who fired the shots. “The court stated the officers were under a ‘high-stress, rapidly developing situation with a suspect, much larger than both officers, in a confined space. Moreover, use of an intermediate weapon, the TASER, did not bring the man under control.’”
Now I have no doubt the city will settle with the criminal’s family as soon as possible. But the question is would Los Angeles have stood behind the officers in civil litigation if they were not force to? Forgive me if I say, “I doubt it.”
The action of the officers here is within applicable law, and I’ll assume department policy. But the departments and cities are not interested in justice. They want to cover their…liability.
A classic example is from the 1980s, where a Mid-West city police department (like most major cities in the 1980s) was transitioning from revolvers to semi-automatics. The academy trained the officers if a jam occurred during a firefight, you should “CLEAR! (clear the jam), RACK! (load a round in the chamber) and SHOOT!” Later an officer has a jam in a firefight and does exactly that, “CLEAR! RACK! SHOOT!” However, while the officer was handing his pistol the suspect dropped his and was not a deadly threat anymore. He died from being shot.
During the lawsuit for the suspect’s death, the city attempted to sever liability, saying the officer should have reassessed before shooting. Fortunately for the officer, his training records were produced to show that was the city trained their officers to do, and they were liable.
Current example, a major city just revised its pursuit policy. Speaking with a sergeant on the force, he was very plain on the matter. “They are putting all the liability on the street supervisor. I’ll say it. Unless the suspect driving away is a murder suspect, I’m cancelling the pursuit.” Trust me, he’s not the only sergeant thinking that, and the criminals know it. So they will simply drive off, betting their will not be pursued.
Between the feds coming down at every possible chance, cities not backing their officers, and departments higher ranks being staffed with politicians, not cops, officers will not stick their neck out. Not physically (see the LAPD example above) or legally/financially. And to borrow the phrase, “women, children and minorities hardest hit.”
