Walker blames Clinton for 'inflaming the situation' in Milwaukee
Source: The Hill
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) says Hillary Clinton's response to the unrest occurring in Milwaukee is only making the situation worse.
"I think comments like that are just inflaming the situation," Walker told "Fox and Friends" Tuesday morning.
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Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, on Monday spoke at a campaign event about the riots occurring in Milwaukee after an officer fatally shot a 23-year-old man who officials said was armed.
"Look at what's happening in Milwaukee right now. We've got urgent work to do to rebuild trust between police and communities," Clinton said. "And get back to the fundamental principle: Everyone should have respect for the law and be respected by the law."
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So, Scott Walker calls Hillary Clinton's comments about respecting the law are inflammatory while Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke, acting like a modern day Shelby Steele/Clarence Thomas, attacks "black cultural dysfunction." Shelby Steele was a right wing celebrity back in the 1980s for attacking civil rights programs as a black conservative. Likewise, David Clarke gets a prime speaking spot at the RNC for saying racist things, which is okay, because he is black.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke blames riots on “black cultural dysfunction”
As riots erupted over the weekend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after Sylville Smith, a 23-year-old African-American man, was killed by police Saturday night, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke blamed the unrest on "black cultural dysfunction.
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Clarke, a Milwaukee native, has spent his career in law enforcement, beginning as an officer in the Milwaukee Police Department in 1978, and has served four terms as county sheriff since 2002.
But his pro-gun and tough-on-crime stances, as well as his vilification of the movement for black lives, have garnered Republican favor in recent years. After unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, Clarke reacted to the officer-involved shooting of 18-year-old Mike Brown by calling protesters "vultures on a roadside carcass." This year, Clarke, who is a Democrat, was a keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention, beginning his speech declaring "blue lives matter" and celebrating Lt. Brian Rice’s acquittal of all charges related to the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.
Clarke says protests like those that have taken place in Ferguson, Baltimore, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are examples of "a collapse of the social order." And unsurprisingly, when riots happened in his hometown, Clarke called to mobilize the National Guard — despite Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn saying they were unnecessary. Gov. Scott Walker put the National Guard on alert Sunday evening.
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