Posted March 25, 2016 12:39 pm by Comments

By Jenn Jacques

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The Wisconsin group Coalition for Justice is petitioning the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors to ban one member of law enforcement from policing political events for Donald Trump in the area.

The petition, started by a coalition comprised of Voces de la Frontera and the Milwaukee chapter of Black Lives Matter, accuses Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke of encouraging violence. In part, the petition states,

Sheriff Clarke’s inflammatory statements encourage violence and put Milwaukee County residents at risk. Given his comments that Trump supporters should “hit first and hit hard,” we have no confidence in his ability to protect public safety.

Please ban the Sheriff from policing any Trump events and protests in the area and implement a plan to prevent profiling and violence against protesters.”

The petition was started in response to a Fox News interview Sheriff Clarke gave regarding pro-immigration protesters at Donald Trump rallies, in which he stated “if a fight is inevitable; hit first, and hit hard.”

“Sheriff Clarke’s violent rhetoric endangers public safety, and his comments targeting immigrant rights and Black Lives Matter supporters completely disqualify him from having anything to do with protecting the public at Trump events,” said Christine Neumann-Ortiz, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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