Posted August 3, 2019 8:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

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With all the anti-police rhetoric floating around, it’s not surprising that some departments might get disbanded. That’s what a lot of people all over the nation have been calling for, after all. Anti-police activists seem to think that if the police departments go away, so will all of their problems.

That’s what folks in East Pittsburgh thought. They advocated for their local police department to be shut down. They got what they wanted, too.

It seems that they’re now regretting that decision.

The dissolution of the police department had been a part of borough council discussions for years, but the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Rose by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld on June 19, 2018 brought the matter to a head.

The incident kicked off mass protests with accusations of racism because Officer Rosfeld is white, and Rose was black.

The East Pittsburgh Police Department was then completely dissolved under community pressure, which resulted in Officer Rosfeld losing his job along with other officers.

In March, a jury found former Officer Rosfeld not guilty of all charges stemming from the fatal shooting of Rose after just four hours of deliberations.

But almost five months later, residents of East Pittsburgh have …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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