Leroy N. Soetoro
2013-01-28 06:21:02 UTC
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/26/wis-sheriff-urges-residents-to-get-
gun-training/
A sheriff who released a radio ad urging Milwaukee-area residents to learn
to handle firearms so they can defend themselves while waiting for police
said Friday that law enforcement cutbacks have changed the way police can
respond to crime.
In the 30-second commercial, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr.
says personal safety is no longer a spectator sport.
"I need you in the game," he says.
"With officers laid off and furloughed, simply calling 911 and waiting is
no longer your best option," he adds. "You can beg for mercy from a
violent criminal, hide under the bed, or you can fight back. ... Consider
taking a certified safety course in handling a firearm so you can defend
yourself until we get there."
The ad has generated sharp criticism from other area officials and anti-
violence advocates. The president of the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs'
Association, Roy Felber, said it sounds like a call to vigilantism.
"That doesn't sound too smart," Felber said. "People have the right to
defend themselves, but they don't have the right to take the law into
their own hands."
Under Wisconsin's "castle doctrine," someone who uses deadly force against
an unlawful intruder to their home, business or vehicle is presumed to
have acted reasonably. A spokeswoman for the state Department of Justice
said that as of this week, there are about 155,000 concealed carry permits
in Wisconsin.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Clarke said he just wants
people to know what their options are. While self-defense isn't for
everyone, some people see personal safety as their own responsibility, he
said, and they should be trained properly.
"I'm not telling you to `Hey, pick up a gun and blast away.' ... People
need to know what they are doing if they chose that method -- to defend
themselves," he said.
But he also said he wanted to call on residents to be law enforcement
"partners." He said he could either whine about budget cuts that forced
him to lay off 48 deputies last year or he could get creative.
"People are responsible to play a role in their own safety, with the help
of law enforcement," Clarke said. "I'm here to do my part, but we have
fewer and fewer resources. We're not omnipresent, and we have to stop
giving people that impression."
"After sitting down and thinking about this, I'm thinking `Hey, I've got
an untapped reserve over here, and it's the public,"' Clarke said.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's office released a statement criticizing the
ad: "Apparently Sheriff David Clarke is auditioning for the next Dirty
Harry movie."
Barrett was beaten up several years ago by someone with a tire iron, and
Clarke said he thought that would make the mayor "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."
Jeri Bonavia, executive director of Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort, said
Clarke took a dangerous position with his ad. She pointed to the case of
George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida who fatally
shot an unarmed 17-year-old following an altercation. Zimmerman has
pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, claiming self-defense under
Florida's "stand your ground" law.
"I feel like this is such an irresponsible thing for our chief public
safety officer of a county to do," Bonavia said. "I think he owes this
community an apology. And if he really believes that he's not capable of
providing for our public safety he should get a different job."
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Barack Obama, reelected by the dumbest and most fearful people in the
history of the United States of America.
Eric Holder, racist black murdering United States Attorney General, still
has his job.
Nancy Pelosi, Democrat criminal, accessory before and after the fact to
improper vetting of Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama, a confirmed
felon using SSAN 042-68-4425, belonging to a dead man.
Obama ignored the brutal killing of an American diplomat in Benghazi, then
relieved American military officers who attempted to prevent said murder
in order to cover up his own ineptness.
Obama continues his goal of disarming America after known mentally
disturbed liberal Adam Peter Lanza killed 20 school children and 6 adults
in Sandy Hook Connecticut on December 14, 2012. Every single liberal
inspired and authored gun control law in existence failed to prevent this
tragedy.
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gun-training/
A sheriff who released a radio ad urging Milwaukee-area residents to learn
to handle firearms so they can defend themselves while waiting for police
said Friday that law enforcement cutbacks have changed the way police can
respond to crime.
In the 30-second commercial, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr.
says personal safety is no longer a spectator sport.
"I need you in the game," he says.
"With officers laid off and furloughed, simply calling 911 and waiting is
no longer your best option," he adds. "You can beg for mercy from a
violent criminal, hide under the bed, or you can fight back. ... Consider
taking a certified safety course in handling a firearm so you can defend
yourself until we get there."
The ad has generated sharp criticism from other area officials and anti-
violence advocates. The president of the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs'
Association, Roy Felber, said it sounds like a call to vigilantism.
"That doesn't sound too smart," Felber said. "People have the right to
defend themselves, but they don't have the right to take the law into
their own hands."
Under Wisconsin's "castle doctrine," someone who uses deadly force against
an unlawful intruder to their home, business or vehicle is presumed to
have acted reasonably. A spokeswoman for the state Department of Justice
said that as of this week, there are about 155,000 concealed carry permits
in Wisconsin.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Clarke said he just wants
people to know what their options are. While self-defense isn't for
everyone, some people see personal safety as their own responsibility, he
said, and they should be trained properly.
"I'm not telling you to `Hey, pick up a gun and blast away.' ... People
need to know what they are doing if they chose that method -- to defend
themselves," he said.
But he also said he wanted to call on residents to be law enforcement
"partners." He said he could either whine about budget cuts that forced
him to lay off 48 deputies last year or he could get creative.
"People are responsible to play a role in their own safety, with the help
of law enforcement," Clarke said. "I'm here to do my part, but we have
fewer and fewer resources. We're not omnipresent, and we have to stop
giving people that impression."
"After sitting down and thinking about this, I'm thinking `Hey, I've got
an untapped reserve over here, and it's the public,"' Clarke said.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's office released a statement criticizing the
ad: "Apparently Sheriff David Clarke is auditioning for the next Dirty
Harry movie."
Barrett was beaten up several years ago by someone with a tire iron, and
Clarke said he thought that would make the mayor "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."
Jeri Bonavia, executive director of Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort, said
Clarke took a dangerous position with his ad. She pointed to the case of
George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida who fatally
shot an unarmed 17-year-old following an altercation. Zimmerman has
pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, claiming self-defense under
Florida's "stand your ground" law.
"I feel like this is such an irresponsible thing for our chief public
safety officer of a county to do," Bonavia said. "I think he owes this
community an apology. And if he really believes that he's not capable of
providing for our public safety he should get a different job."
--
Barack Obama, reelected by the dumbest and most fearful people in the
history of the United States of America.
Eric Holder, racist black murdering United States Attorney General, still
has his job.
Nancy Pelosi, Democrat criminal, accessory before and after the fact to
improper vetting of Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama, a confirmed
felon using SSAN 042-68-4425, belonging to a dead man.
Obama ignored the brutal killing of an American diplomat in Benghazi, then
relieved American military officers who attempted to prevent said murder
in order to cover up his own ineptness.
Obama continues his goal of disarming America after known mentally
disturbed liberal Adam Peter Lanza killed 20 school children and 6 adults
in Sandy Hook Connecticut on December 14, 2012. Every single liberal
inspired and authored gun control law in existence failed to prevent this
tragedy.
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