Posted on 02/18/2016 8:25:48 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
KATC-TV 3: Acadiana's Newschannel
Captain Higgins targets suspected gang members. If you have information on the suspects' location, call (337) 277-9667, (337) 400-9064 or (337) 277-3503. http://www.katc.com/story/31248189/acadiana-law-enforcement-unites-to-find-gremlins-gang
soebarkah ain’t gonna like this one bit.
What a great message.
Published on Feb 17, 2016
Category Comedy
Comedy?
Nice to see the black community STANDING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT....
THIS is the way ...
Check out what the local ACLU chapter has to say... Sheesh!
http://www.katc.com/story/31258402/aclu-issues-statement-about-higgins-segment
ACLU issues statement about Higgins’ segment
On Thursday, the American Civil LIberties Union of Louisiana forwarded a statement regarding the segment to KATC. The full text of the statement is as follows:
“While we support legal law enforcement and certainly are as concerned as anyone about violence in our neighborhoods, law enforcement officers must be aware of the implications of their public statements. Assuming that what is reported is true, Mr. Higgins has suggested that those he seeks to arrest are subject to execution before trial. The statement that there is a “bounty on their heads” harks back to lawlessness, when people were killed first and questions asked later. That is not the way we operate in a free society, and regardless of Mr. Higgins’ opinions about the guilt of those he seeks to arrest, it is a felony to execute someone simply because you don’t like them.
“He refers to those he seeks to arrest as “heathens.” “Heathen” is a religious term, and unless Mr. Higgins has specific information about the religious beliefs of those individuals, it is both inappropriate and incorrect. And even if it’s true that these individuals, or some of them, are religiously “heathen,” that is of no consequence to their status as criminal suspects. Unless Mr. Higgins believes that all law-abiding people share his personal religious faith - and if he does believe that, he should not be an officer of the law - to call someone a “heathen” and equate that to “criminal” is simply insulting, wrong, and potentially a violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.”
“We live in a system of laws, and there are legal rights that apply to everyone. It is the job of law enforcement to protect those rights while also keeping our communities safe. Nothing that Mr. Higgins said will make his community safer, but there is much to suggest violations of fundamental rights of all.
“Acting on valid arrest warrants in a legal manner is Mr. Higgins’ job. I hope he can do that job well. In doing so he must honor the laws of this country, or he is unfit to serve.”
I grew up in Detroit & greatly appreciate what he said!
He and Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke should run for President and Vice President - They could flip a coin for who got to be what, and I’d vote for that ticket either way.
A few pings to bump the thread for this must-watch PSA.
This thing is going viral.
Interesting. Good community message. I’ve shared it.
I love it! Awesome!
Please share it with fellow police departments.
ACLU must be eliminated as aiding and abetting the criminal black subculture that is the American Black Plague
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