Attack a Police Officer? Good Luck!

 

1819 News runs some thoughtful articles. It also runs some stories that belong in File 13. Today we read about a poor rioter who had to serve time for attacking a Capitol police officer. Oh, but it really was't his fault.

We haven't heard such proclamations of innocence since we read excerpts from Ryan O'Neal's autobiography. No, Kaleb Dillard of Birmingham had very little to do with his crimes...ahem.

1. It was his father who encouraged him to go to the January 6th rally.

2. He didn't intend to approach the Capitol, but was swept away by the huge throng of people.

3. When he saw a Capitol police officer blocking his way, he didn't think, he just grabbed him and threw him to the ground (or as he says, released him to the floor).

We'll agree, Dillard didn't think about consequences before he grabbed the officer. He wound up with ten months in a federal prison to think about his crimes.

What's he doing now? He's writing a book about how his arrest, trial, and imprisonment were such a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Dillard's thinking isn't that rare. We just last week received several comments on how a car burglar was so unfairly treated when he attacked the arresting Florence officer.

We don't know why you think you have the right to attack a police officer, but if you do, don't expect us to support you.