Milwaukee Officer Who Shot Armed Criminal In Hiding After Death Threats

By Bob Owens

“Protesters” have posted the name, pictures, and address of the African-American Milwaukee police officer who shot serial predator Sylville Smith (above) this past weekend in Milwaukee, causing the officer to seek shelter at an undisclosed location while Milwaukee police guard his home home against threats on his life.

The unrest in Sherman Park after a fatal police shooting Saturday appears to have mostly abated, but the social media communication that helped fuel it has, if anything, intensified and focused on the officer.

As of Tuesday, at least 3,000 people have shared a Facebook photo of the 24-year-old Milwaukee patrolman who fatally shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith – some of them adding furious and threatening comments.

“Now y’all see his face if he’s seen anywhere in the city drop him,” read one post. Another called for a gun so the person could “shoot him right in his head.”

The social media posters have the officer’s name, home address, and pictures of him in uniform in front of a squad car.

Numerous news outlets replicated that information out to a much wider global audience beyond social media, using the excuse that “well, that information was already out there.” Thanks to them, this officer’s picture and …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms