Sheriff David Clarke Speaks Truthhttp://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2016/08/18/sheriff-david-clarke-speaks-truth-n2206514Cal Thomas
Aug 18, 2016
Growing up, I watched a lot of Westerns. In addition to the cowboy hero, the town sheriff was almost always a model of integrity. He stood for law and order against bank robbers, cattle rustlers and horse thieves all trying to disrupt the peace.
A contemporary and real-life version of those fictional characters is Sheriff David Clarke of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Clarke has been trying to restore law and order after several nights of rioting...
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"You know what encourages this? The growth of the welfare state. These are underclass behaviors. Seventy percent of the kids born in Milwaukee ... are born without an engaged father in their life. So I look at the progressive policies that have marginalized black dads. They push them to the side and say 'you're not needed.' Uncle Sam is going to be the dad, he's going to provide for the kids, he's going to feed the kids ... Uncle Sam has been a horrible father. Uncle Sam does not love these kids. He might keep a little food in their mouths and that is about it. But we all know the importance of an intact family, what it can do to shape the behavior of kids."
Sheriff Clarke called progressive policies "a total disaster,"
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