Jill Porter: Village Idiot

The only acceptable use for The Philadelphia Daily News.

It's always nice to open up the paper - in this case, The Philadelphia Daily News - and read about what a scumbag you and your co-workers are. Normally, I would be offended at the below piece of claptrap, but then I read the byline: "Jill Porter."

All of us pay a steep price when people die at the hands of police, as three men have in the last two weeks. Whether the shootings turn out to be legally justified or not, the costs are high:

* In the alienation of residents who lose trust in and willingness to cooperate with law enforcement.
* In heightened tensions on the street that create a cycle of shootings of and by police.
* And, literally, in the money paid from city coffers to victims or survivors.

When civilians are wronged by law enforcement in any way - by unjustified shootings or by wrongful arrest or imprisonment or by physical abuse - taxpayers ultimately pay a huge price. And after listening to Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey at a town-hall meeting Monday night, I'm encouraged that he's likely to look for answers.

For those of you who have not had the displeasure of reading Porter's work, this is a prime example. She has been writing for the Daily Snooze for decades, and you can count on one hand the amount of pro-police articles she has penned.

Some of you will be furious that I'm focusing on shootings by police, instead of at police. No, I haven't forgotten that two police officers were martyred last year while confronting criminals.

But this isn't meant to be a potshot at men and women who risk their lives every day for every one of us. This is about making the streets safer for everyone - including police.

Quick triggers are contagious. And when police shoot and kill civilians - or otherwise violate their civil rights - all of us pay a steep price. (H/T - The Badger)

Gee, Jill, thanks for the nice comments. No one believes a word of it because you're a lying, cop-hating hack, but it was a decent effort nonetheless.

Let me tell you a little bit about Jill Porter. She puts the other liberal, cop-hating reporters a bad name. A resident of the Philadelphia suburbs, she and the rest of the Daily Snooze editorial board feel they have the right to make policy decisions for the city. She is a carpetbagger of the lowest form, and her only exposure to the Philadelphia Police Department is what she sees on the local news or reads in her own paper. She doesn't interact with us, because when she has a problem, she calls her local yokel department.

Of course, why would her lack of experience stop her from ripping the police department at her whim?