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Heather Mac DonaldManhattan Institute

Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She earned a B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. in English from Cambridge University, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. She writes for several newspapers and periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New Criterion, and Public Interest, and is the author of four books, including The War on Cops: How The New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe and The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture (forthcoming September 2018).

The following is adapted from a speech delivered on April 27, 2016, at Hillsdale Colleges Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C., as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series.

For almost two years, a protest movement known as Black Lives Matter has convulsed the nation. Triggered by the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014, the Black Lives Matter movement holds that racist policeofficers are the greatest threat facing young black men today. This belief has triggered riots, die-ins, the murder and attempted murder of police officers, a campaign to eliminate traditional grand jury proceedings when police use lethal force, and a presidential task force on policing.

Even though the U.S. Justice Department has resoundingly disproven the lie that a pacific Michael Brown was shot in cold blood while trying to surrender, Brown is still venerated as a martyr. And now police officers are backing off of proactive policing in the face of the relentless venom directed at them on the street and in the media. As a result, violent crime is on the rise.

The need is urgent, therefore, toexamine the Black Lives Matter movements central thesisthat police pose the greatest threat to young black men. I propose two counter hypotheses: first, that there is no government agency more dedicated to the idea that black lives matter than the police; and second, that we have been talking obsessively about alleged police racism over the last 20 years in order to avoid talking about a far larger problemblack-on-black crime.

Lets be clear at the outset: policehave an indefeasible obligation to treat everyone with courtesy and respect, andto act within the confines of the law. Too often, officers develop a hardened, obnoxious attitude. It is also true that being stopped when you are innocent of any wrongdoing is infuriating, humiliating, and sometimes terrifying. And needless to say, every unjustified police shooting of an unarmed civilian is a stomach-churning tragedy.

Given the history of racism in this country and the complicity of the police in that history, police shootings of black men are particularly and understandably fraught. That history informs how many people view the police. But however intolerable and inexcusable every act of police brutality is, and while we need to make sure that the police are properly trained in the Constitution and in courtesy, there is a larger reality behind the issue of policing, crime, and race that remains a taboo topic. The problem of black-on-black crime is an uncomfortable truth, but unless we acknowledge it, we wont get very far in understanding patterns of policing.

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Not all black people agree on everything. If it helps, consider what white people are like.

The original point of the thread was to show how the Black Lives Matter movement presents *itself*, as conceived by its founders--a different matter from outside opinions, black or white, or fringe elements from within.

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Who said anything about all blacks agree? Clearly I'm showing blacks with opposing opinions so your statement simply confirms what I've been doing. Oh wait, it's not those opinions you want to hear, got it.

Still wondering why you'd even make such a statement? I suppose your condescending, "If it helps, consider what white people are like." brings it all into focus.

When liberal can't argue the point, they'll suggest, or flat accuse (mostly flat out accuse), their opponent of being racist. In this case, needs to reference white people specifically to understand thus suggesting the opponent is incapable of understanding a universal truth, that being, everyone, regardless of race, can have a different opinion, but the opponent can only understand if it's relatable through their own race, in this instance, white race. Again, got it. But that would only make sense if I were white, wouldn't it? I am not. So there's that.

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"The original point of the thread was to show how the Black Lives Matter movement presents *itself*, as conceived by its founders--a different matter from outside opinions, black or white, or fringe elements from within."

Actually I have posted countless items on how this hate group presents itself in my (the) original thread on this subject and felt it be redundant here. Like, well, this very thread is. But if you'd like I suppose I could repost numerous videos and opinions, do a little copy and paste, from the original thread and post them here ... if you like? I must warn you though they don't show BLM in a positive light. Actually it shows them, in their own words and actions, as the bullying hateful violent destructive bigoted dumb fucks they truly are. Anyway, let me know, your call.

Btw, since you seemly know of a BLM membership list could you post it here? I'd really like to know who all these non fringe people are.

Or could it be, in fact, there is no "sign up sheet" as it were and the overwhelming majority of BLM are fringe? Apart from those original 3 angry radical bitches sucking on George Soros' white money I'm left to guess that it is the loudmouth with the bullhorn at any given rally who gets crowned the leader by default (loudest by way of bullhorn ownership) and the rest are either bused in (thank you again George Soros) or a member of the surrounding black 'we got nothing better to do today and with any luck can turn this mofo into a riot, loot and bust a few white heads, all under the guise of oppression and victimization' community.

But who knows, right?

Anyway if you could post the membership list so I can start scouting for quotes and videos of these ignorant fucks it be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a bunch.

Btw, this was fantastic, maybe you'll actually learn something ...

... No, I'm not holding my breath.

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The network of street and campus demagogues known as Black Lives Matter pretty much has operated with impunity since its founding. But a court ruling late last month could make these social media-based grievance peddlers think twice before targeting cops.

On April 24, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously ruled that an injured Baton Rouge, La., police officer has legal standing to sue DeRay Mckesson (he prefers not to capitalize the k), Black Lives Matters unofficial mouthpiece and most visible organizer. Mckesson, the complaint read, in coaxing a large group of demonstrators to block traffic on a highway back on July 9, 2016, created the conditions for the attack on the officer, identified only as John Doe. The decision overturns a district court ruling. And it is the right call.

Black Lives Matter (BLM), now with dozens of chapters across the U.S., came together in July 2013 following the justified acquittal by a Florida state jury of George Zimmerman, a white neighborhood patrol volunteer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black teen attacker, Trayvon Martin. The group attained a national profile in August 2014 when it sponsored continuous street rallies in Ferguson, Mo. to protest the police shooting death of an unarmed young black adult, Michael Brown, who in fact had violently assaulted the officer only a minute or two before. Rioting occurred that month, and again more destructively, that November after a county grand jury decided not to indict the officer.

With Black Lives Matter, the preordained script is white oppressor, black victim, regardless of location.

It was about 12:30 AM, July 5, 2016. Baton Rouge police had just received a 911 call about a large black male pulling a gun on someone in front of a convenience store. The man, Alton Sterling, was upset that this person objected to his selling bootleg CDs there. Sterling, who had a lengthy criminal rap sheet, also happened to be carrying a loaded .38 pistol in his pants. When two officers, both white, arrived on the scene, Sterling reacted aggressively, provoking a violent altercation. During the fracas, Sterling was observed reaching for his gun. In response, one or both officers shot him multiple times. Though rushed to the hospital, it was too late. Sterling had died. Bystander and police bodycam videos recorded the incident.

Radical activists across the country fumed. For days, Baton Rouge was the focal point of BLM anti-police rallies. Then, on July 17, things turned deadly. A black separatist from the Kansas City area named Gavin Long ambushed and shot six law enforcement officers. Long would be shot dead by a SWAT team, but not before three of the wounded officers two white and one black also died.

Here is where the lawsuit comes in. On the night of July 9, about a week prior to Longs wanton vengeance, a Black Lives Matter rally in Baton Rouge also could have turned lethal, thanks in part to the groups roving ambassador, DeRay Mckesson. A Baltimore native, Mckesson led demonstrators onto Airline Highway, right near police headquarters, for the purpose of blocking traffic. Police made more than a hundred arrests after the crowd refused to move. One of those cops, the aforementioned John Doe, was hit in the head by a concrete block, which caused injuries to his jaw, brain and head, and also knocked out one or more teeth.

DeRay Mckesson was among those arrested. Though not wearing his trademark blue Patagonia down vest (it was hot that night), he was conspicuously egging on the crowd. Officer Doe seemed aware of that. After his emergency hospital stay, he filed a federal damage suit against Mckesson. By inducing protestors to block traffic, he argued, Mckesson created the conditions for the ambush.

Unfortunately,U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson, an Obama appointee, wasnt receptive to Doe. On September 28, 2017 hedismissed the case with prejudice, concluding that BLM is a social movement and thus lacks the capacity to be sued. The plaintiff, added Jackson, utterly failed to state a plausible claim and instead launched a confused attack against Black Lives Matter and other demonstrators. A more reprehensible ruling would be hard to imagine. Here was a cop who had suffered life-threatening injuries accused of being the attacker.

Doe appealed. And procedurally, he has prevailed. On April 24, the court ruled 3-0 that the officers suit can go forward. Judge E. Grady Jolly wrote: Given the intentional lawlessness of this aspect of the demonstration, Mckesson should have known that leading the demonstrators onto a busy highway was most nearly certain to provoke a confrontation between police and the mass of demonstrators

Adding to this welcome news were decisions by federal and state authorities not to prosecute the officers in the Alton Sterling shooting. Just two days after Sterlings death, the U.S. Department of Justice had opened a civil rights probe. On May 2, 2017 the department announced that it would not file charges. After the announcement, State Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that he would investigate possible violations of the Louisiana Criminal Code. In March 2018, his office announced that the officers acted in a reasonable and justifiable manner.

DeRay Mckesson reacted to the new civil suit ruling this way: Im disappointed and troubled by the 5thCircuits reversal of the district court decision. I am currently exploring my legal options and will respond formally soon. The rest of us, meanwhile, can take pleasure knowing that Black Lives Matter, a rent-a-riot social media network, is less than invincible. Perhaps Officer Doe now will get the monetary relief he deserves.

Carl F. Horowitz is senior fellow at the National Legal and Policy Center, a Falls Church, Va.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in American public life.

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Black Lives Matter Ithaca condemned the Ithaca Police Department in a Facebook post Tuesday, saying the department has demonstrated a pattern of abuse and disrespect towards people of color.

The letter was posted in response to an altercation on April 6, when officers said they saw Cadji Ferguson, of Ithaca, run and knock another man to the ground by punching him in the face. The officers detained Ferguson, when a woman began repeatedly striking an officer in the head, Sgt. David Amaro then said.

BLMI said that Ferguson, a black male, had been intervening on behalf of his friend, confronting a man who groped her. According to BLMI, the individual attacked Ferguson.

In the post from Tuesday, BLMI said officers only questioned and confronted Ferguson and Rose Degroat, the black female. A third individual, Riley Johnson, was charged with disorderly conduct, according to an April 8 press release. Sgt. David Amaro then called the situation chaotic.

Mayor Svante Myrick 09 replied to the online letter, commenting that he had ordered an internal investigation after seeing concerning footage from the incident.

Footage from the event exists from cameras on the Commons and from police officers body cameras, according to the mayor. A video of the officers taking Degroat to the ground was posted on Instagram.

Myrick wrote that he would release the videos as soon as possible, but that he could not speak to the details of an ongoing investigation.

BLMI said that the event was one that fit into a national pattern of officers reacting to incidents with snap judgments based on race. Myrick acknowledged racism in his post saying that the criminal justice system has had racist outcomes throughout history but said that the department was well-trained.

The post accused the officers of behaving recklessly, saying that officers ripped barbed taser probes from Fergusons back, leaving wounds. The post also said that Ferguson and Degroat are facing medical costs and disruptions to employment.

Ferguson has been charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct and has pled not guilty to both counts, according to the Ithaca City Court website.

The Multicultural Resource Center organized a rally on Wednesday near the State Theatre to denounce Police and Housing violence, according to the Facebook page. Photos from the rally showed people with signs regarding racism and police brutality, with one poster naming the officers involved in the early April incident.

BLMI listed demands, including that Ithaca officials drop all charges, cover all expenses of individuals involved and acknowledge a larger pattern of discrimination. BLMI did not respond to a request for comment.

Degroat has been charged with one count of resisting arrest and two counts of obstructing governmental administration; she has pled not guilty to all charges, according to the court site. An attorney for Degroat could not be reached for comment.

BLMI urged individuals to show up in court wearing black on May 17, Fergusons next scheduled appearance in court.

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This May 1, 2019 photo shows the Edmond, Okla. home where police say a naked 17-year-old high school student, Isaiah Mark Lewis, was fatally shot Monday, after forcing his way inside. Police in the Oklahoma City suburb say two officers, Sgt. Milo Box and Officer Denton Scherman were not wearing body cameras when at least one of them fatally shot the unarmed teenager. Box has worked at the department for 17 years, and Scherman was hired in September. (AP Photo/Ken Miller)

EDMOND, Okla. The Latest on the fatal shooting of a naked teenager by police in Edmond, Oklahoma (all times local):

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A Black Lives Matter leader in Oklahoma City says this week's fatal shooting of a naked, unarmed teenager shows an "inherent fear of people of color."

Police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond shot and killed the black, 17-year-old Isaiah Mark Lewis on Monday inside a home they say he had broken into.

The Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson, executive director of the Oklahoma City chapter of Black Lives Matter, says the organization is pushing for more training for officers to recognize inherent biases against black people and for dealing with anyone having a mental episode.

Dickerson said Thursday she did not know Lewis' immediate family, but the fact that he was running naked in public shows there were "definitely some cognitive issues."

Edmond police say Lewis fought the officers, who first used a stun gun and then a handgun.

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11:20 a.m.

Police in an Oklahoma City suburb have yet to interview two officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager who was naked and had broken into a home.

Edmond police spokeswoman Jenny Wagnon said Thursday that investigators are working with attorneys for Sgt. Milo Box and Officer Denton Scherman to arrange interviews.

Wagnon says the two officers followed 17-year-old Isaiah Mark Lewis into the home Monday and at least one fired multiple times after a struggle with the teen and a stun gun failed to subdue him.

Vicki Lewis, the teen's mother, said Wednesday during a press conference broadcast on the Oklahoma City Black Lives Matter Facebook page that she wants more answers about her son's death.

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The mother of an unarmed teenager who was naked when police in Oklahoma fatally shot him says she wants more answers about her son's death.

Vicki Lewis says the only time she has heard from police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond was when they told her that her 17-year-old child was dead.

Isaiah Mark Lewis died Monday from an unknown number of gunshot wounds.

Edmond police spokeswoman Jenny Wagnon said two officers followed him when he broke into a house. Wagnon says Lewis fought the officers, who deployed a stun gun to subdue him. When that failed, at least one officer fired a handgun

Vicki Lewis said Wednesday during a press conference broadcast on the Oklahoma City Black Lives Matter Facebook page that the truth must come out.

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This corrects the spelling of the first name of the mother to Vicki.

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