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I mentioned yesterday the few blacks in our community who insist on pasting a racist label on anyone who has a pale skin. There was a recent case where a policeman had to get a little rough with a troublemaker who happened to be black. There would have been no reason for him to get rough had there not been a crowd of the suspect's angry friends and relatives making threatening gestures toward the officer. At any rate, the Police Chief determined that he had used more force than was necessary to effect the arrest, and the officer was suspended for two days. He appealed. After viewing the video of the incident and listening to testimony, an independent arbitrator found that the officer had properly acted under the circumstances, and his pay was re-instated and the incident cleared from his record.

One of the black people who insists we're all racists was quoted in The Dallas Morning News after the arbitrator's decision was announced. "What's going to stop the officer from doing that again and again? It makes me fearful." In answer to the question, nothing -- he did nothing wrong in the performance of his duties, so it's perfectly OK for him to do the same thing again and again. She's operating from the premise that he did something wrong, and he didn't. In response to her "fear"? Don't do something you shouldn't be doing, and it's highly likely you'll never have an encounter with a police officer. And if you do, then just do what he says and he won't have to throw you down on the hood of his car.

"Review backs white officer's use of force on black man." The Dallas Morning News; July 30, 2010; p. 6A.