Milwaukee Sheriff Clarke Takes Job With Homeland Security - Polidicks

[URL="https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/05/17/us/ap-us-homeland-security-clarke.html"]Source[/URL] [QUOTE]Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who built a following among conservatives with his provocative social media presence and strong support of Donald Trump, said Wednesday that he's taken a job as an assistant secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. The tough-talking, cowboy hat-wearing firebrand said in an interview with WISN-AM talk radio host Vicki McKenna that he will work in the Office of Partnership and Engagement as a liaison to state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies. He will start in June. "I'm both honored and humbled to be appointed to this position," Clarke said. A DHS spokesman didn't immediately reply to a phone message and email. A spokesman for the sheriff didn't immediately respond to messages. Clarke has made himself a darling of the political right through his brash social media presence, his staunch support for Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and his support for patrolling of Muslim neighborhoods. He's one of the most polarizing figures in Wisconsin politics. "Our country deserves better," Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, who has repeatedly clashed with Clarke, said of his appointment to the DHS position. Abele said Clarke has engaged in "gratuitous name calling, insults of other public officials, questioning judges' sentences. In general the focus is on what you should be angry about, not what to like." Clarke was one of the few African-Americans to speak at the Republican Party convention last year. He has been vocal about gun rights and critical of what he called the "hateful ideology" of the Black Lives Matters movement, saying at times, "Stop trying to fix the police, fix the ghetto." Clarke has been sheriff of Milwaukee County since 2002 and spent more than two decades before that with city's police department. A lengthy inquest into the dehydration death of a Milwaukee County Jail inmate raised troubling questions about how Clarke manages the jail, just as the White House was said to be considering him for the job. Seven jail staffers could face criminal charges after the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office outlined a case for the jury suggesting that disobedient inmates were routinely deprived of water as punishment and pleas for help were ignored.[/QUOTE] edit: [url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/05/17/milwaukee-county-sheriff-david-clarke-accepts-department-homeland-security-job/101801592/]Alternate Source![/url] Since NY Times is paywalled.

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great, this fascist wannabe cowboy gains more power

Fuck that guy. This is the guy who let inmates starve or withheld water from people in his prison for no reason except cruelty.

[QUOTE=1239the;52241821]Fuck that guy. This is the guy who let inmates starve or withheld water from people in his prison for no reason except cruelty.[/QUOTE] Are you thinking of Arpaio?

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Clarke_(sheriff)[/url] Basically if you vocally supported Trump, here's a job.

[QUOTE=-nesto-;52241856]Are you thinking of Arpaio?[/QUOTE] I mean he's also bad but what david clarke did is mentioned right in the story

I don't know why I'm somehow surprised that a legit murderer has been given a position in Homeland Security, but I am.

[QUOTE=Lambeth;52241876]I mean he's also bad but what david clarke did is mentioned right in the story[/QUOTE] He didn't do anything according to your source? Clarke wasn't among the seven staffers on the jury's list because prosecutors say he wasn't directly involved in the events that led to the death last year of 38-year-old Terrill Thomas, who was deprived of water for seven days. But the death happened under his leadership, which his critics said was sufficient cause for Clarke to be fired. Clarke has said little about Thomas' death.

[QUOTE=-nesto-;52241892]He didn't do anything according to your source? Clarke wasn't among the seven staffers on the jury's list because prosecutors say he wasn't directly involved in the events that led to the death last year of 38-year-old Terrill Thomas, who was deprived of water for seven days. But the death happened under his leadership, which his critics said was sufficient cause for Clarke to be fired. Clarke has said little about Thomas' death.[/QUOTE] It's good to know, that based solely on political alignment, how much, or how little you say in defense of a horrible event is all it takes for Nesto to be on your side

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;52241903]It's good to know, that based solely on political alignment, how much, or how little you say in defense of a horrible event is all it takes for Nesto to be on your side[/QUOTE] Are you gonna dispute the prosecutors decision to exclude him from the investigation or just resort to stupid childish shit?

[QUOTE=-nesto-;52241892]He didn't do anything according to your source? Clarke wasn't among the seven staffers on the jury's list because prosecutors say he wasn't directly involved in the events that led to the death last year of 38-year-old Terrill Thomas, who was deprived of water for seven days. But the death happened under his leadership, which his critics said was sufficient cause for Clarke to be fired. Clarke has said little about Thomas' death.[/QUOTE] [quote]A lengthy inquest into the dehydration death of a Milwaukee County Jail inmate raised troubling questions about how Clarke manages the jail, just as the White House was said to be considering him for the job. [B]Seven jail staffers could face criminal charges after the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office outlined a case for the jury suggesting that disobedient inmates were [U][I]routinely deprived[/I] of water as punishment and pleas for help were ignored.[/U][/B][/quote] Y'know what, I think his critics are absolutely right Directly involved or not, it is wholly irresponsible and downright fucking negligent to allow something like that to happen

[QUOTE=-nesto-;52241930]Are you gonna dispute the prosecutors decision to exclude him from the investigation or just resort to stupid childish shit?[/QUOTE] So are you saying what is essentially an appeal to authority here? You're saying "how dare you question a prosecutor! they never have alternative motives in the highly politiciized legal system that we're talking about here! NEVER!" Yeah, in short, I am questioning that. And I'm going to keep questioning why you have such a hardon for not questioning these things

It's a good thing to know the person running the security of the country is a guy who'd let an infant die under his care.

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;52242003]So are you saying what is essentially an appeal to authority here? You're saying "how dare you question a prosecutor! they never have alternative motives in the highly politiciized legal system that we're talking about here! NEVER!" Yeah, in short, I am questioning that. And I'm going to keep questioning why you have such a hardon for not questioning these things[/QUOTE] Maybe the prosecutors aren't going after him because he's not involved in the day to day operations of the county jail and has nothing to do with the incident other than he's at the top of the chain of command? :thinking:

[QUOTE=-nesto-;52242059]Maybe the prosecutors aren't going after him because he's not involved in the day to day operations of the county jail and has nothing to do with the incident other than he's at the top of the chain of command? :thinking:[/QUOTE] I know you're not big on going after the "Chain of Command" after the events of the last few weeks, but there's a reason why one typically would.

[QUOTE=-nesto-;52241892]He didn't do anything according to your source? Clarke wasn't among the seven staffers on the jury's list because prosecutors say he wasn't directly involved in the events that led to the death last year of 38-year-old Terrill Thomas, who was deprived of water for seven days. But the death happened under his leadership, which his critics said was sufficient cause for Clarke to be fired. Clarke has said little about Thomas' death.[/QUOTE] I think he's responsible because it happened under his watch yeah. Joe Apario didn't personally build his tent city either.

totally qualified to run the biggest alphabet organization ever, after all, whatever homeland does and running the police for a county in wisconsin are totally similar in responsibility

[media]https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/864944614800855040[/media] So apparently this hasn't been confirmed with the DHS?

[QUOTE=-nesto-;52241930]Are you gonna dispute the prosecutors decision to exclude him from the investigation or just resort to stupid childish shit?[/QUOTE] Well there's really no point in engaging with you on a meaningful level, so what do you expect at this point People who are up the chain of command have a [I]direct responsibility[/I] for ensuring these incidents are properly handled and don't occur. If these incidents happen, then sorry, he is responsible, no two ways about it Or let's just excuse responsibility for people up the chain of command, how about that. Isn't that what pissed you off so much about people like Hilary Clinton? Why is this guy an exception to that rule?