When is enough, enough?

On Aug. 9, 2014 M. Brown won a stupid prize for playing a stupid game. It cost him his life. Officer Darren Wilson did his job and a community burned because he survived. If Officer Wilson had been killed, there would have been little mention of it. His memory would have been softened by time. There would have been no looting, no burning, no protesting.

The death of M. Brown elevated him to martyr status and the illegitimate BLM baby was born. And with it came the mayhem and destruction. It was a real show. It was also the beginning of the open hatred of police officers and the blatant disregard for law and order.

M. Brown was not Emmett Till, an innocent boy lynched for a Jim Crowe-era infraction in 1955. That was horrible and sickening. As a veteran police officer, my opinion of that event remains unchanged. It was 100% wrong.

My opinion of what happened to George Floyd also remains the same, 100% wrong.

But, some folks refuse to admit is that M. Brown had a pivotal role in his own death. George Floyd too, played a small role in his own death. Both were engaged in criminal activity and that led to their respective interactions with the police, and subsequent deaths. I agree with what happened to M. Brown, I don’t agree with what happened to George Floyd.

The country is now upside down because of the attention brought on by the death of Floyd. Everybody the world over seems to know about it. The left-wing folks are fanning the flames, the media in my opinion is encouraging a race war. They want it. The left wants it. The very notion of defunding the police is the most sinister plan perpetrated against our republic since its inception (yes, we are a republic).

They’re not quite finished with M. Brown yet. His death still serves a purpose. It is a rallying cry for “Justice.” It’s a misguided cry. Justice was meted out. It just wasn’t the outcome the pre-BLM movement (waiting in the wings) had hoped for. Or was it? 

M. Brown was probably as close to Emmett Till as anyone was going to get, and if you don’t believe that this race-driven storm hasn’t been pre-planned for a long time, you’re a idiot! The coalition of BLM and ANTIFA is not a fluke. Their orchestrated attacks were fairly organized at first and are getting a little better as they pick up a head of steam.

The new prosecutor of St. Louis County, Wesley Bell, based his campaign heavily on the “reopening” of the already adjudicated attempt at charging Officer Darren Wilson with a crime. Although the grand jury refused to hand down an indictment against Officer Wilson, and the Justice Department’s investigation reached the same conclusion, Mr. Bell made no bones about wanting a chance to charge the police officer in the death of M. Brown. He won the election and garnered the support of the community, especially the black community, whom he bamboozled with his primary intention.

Still, Bell tried to get Officer Wilson. He wasted taxpayer money, conducting a five-month-long investigation into the shooting of M. Brown and in a despicable display of disappointment, held a press conference, wherein he claimed there was no evidence to charge Officer Wilson with any crime. He seemed sad and disappointed that he couldn’t send Officer Wilson to prison for doing his job. It seems like everything in the St. Louis is based on race. 

My personal opinion is that Wesley Bell has been itching to prosecute a police officer to appease the folks of color, and a white police officer would be exactly what he is hoping for, and that, to me, makes him a racist cop-hater. He shows up at many of the officer-involved shooting scenes and I’m pretty sure he salivates at the prospect of indicting a cop. To me, his actions seem way too personal.

If Mr. Bell isn’t in the job to put criminals in prison, he has other options. If he thinks being a cop is so black and white (no pun intended), he can resign as prosecutor, go to the police academy and become a cop. He knows the law. He seems to be in good shape and has good people skills. Easy-peasy, I’d gladly be his field-training officer and welcome him into our world, “my world” the one with the fields of gray in which we dance.

And hidden in the rushes, there lurk people who wish us dead, who try to make us so, and some who are successful at their endeavors.

On the anniversary of M. Brown’s death this year, the BLM folks projected an image of Officer Wilson on the side of a large building in Clayton, Missouri (the county seat) as a mock “Wanted” poster calling for the arrest of Wilson. Maybe Mr. Bell saw it? I’m certain he did. 

Mr. Bell might see this column. Maybe not. If he does, would someone please ask him if he’s going to try Bonette Kimbrelle Meeks as a “death penalty” case for the execution-style murder of Officer Michael Langsdorf on 23 June 2019 (Asking for thousands of friends)? I hope his investigation into that case is as intense as the rehashing of the justifiable homicide of M. Brown. If he’s going to weigh-in personally, I’d like to hear him refer to Meeks as a murdering savage. He should try that case personally. If he does, I’ll be there!

As far as prosecuting Officer Wilson, it’s never going to happen. That horse is dead, quit beating it. Enough is enough

Kirk Lawless is a 28 year, decorated, veteran police officer from the St Louis area. He’s a former SWAT operator, narcotics agent, homicide investigator, detective and Medal of Valor recipient. Off the job due to an up close and personal gunfight, he now concentrates on writing. He’s a patriotic warrior, artist, poet, actor, musician, and man of peace.

Contact : kirklawless@yahoo.com