January 3, 201610 yr Councilman Kenneth Stokes: Cops Need Rocks And Bottles Thrown At Them This week, in an interview with a local television station, Stokes was talking about a recent police chase, which had upset him. The chase went into Jackson from Richland, and it included police from surrounding jurisdictions pursuing an armed robbery suspect from Walmart. The man was accused of assaulting people in a Walmart parking lot after shoplifting, according to police. Kenneth Stokes said that he found the chase unnecessary because the police officers were putting the lives of innocent residents in harm’s way. Stokes said: “It was a misdemeanor. They could easily break off the chase, get the tag number. We’ll pay for whatever they stole to make sure that our babies are not harmed. We want the same respect that they give to their neighborhoods given to Jackson neighborhoods.” He went on to suggest that residents should pitch bricks at the cops when they disagree with their actions or when they want to say “we don’t want you here.” The controversial councilman added: “Let’s get rocks, let get bricks and let’s get bottles and start throwing them and then they won’t come in here anymore.” Stokes later appeared on another network, and he made the weird suggestion again. He claimed: “When you have these police officers coming from other jurisdictions and they will not respect human life, then I said we should use rocks, bricks or bottles to try to get the message over: stop endangering our children.” Kenneth Stokes holds press conference on police remarks My Comment: This guy basically wants citizens from his community to be able to go into the surrounding communities, commit a crime and if the police chase after them, for them to be able to run back to Jackson and the police to stop at the city limits and not pursue them. He is saying that police pursuing criminals across jurisdictional lines is illegal. He wants the citizens of Jackson to attack police officers that pursue criminals into their city. I understand if he wants chases outlawed then go to the state and try to get them outlawed or a policy put in place to limit them, but calling for out right attacks on police...IMO is criminal and he could/should be charged for inciting violence against police. Imagine if all criminals had to do was cross a city limits line to get away from the police, or if deputies couldn't pursue criminals into city limits. He also says that surrounding communities never pursued people into Jackson until there was a black Mayor and Chief of Police...he is trying his best to make this entire thing a racial thing.
January 4, 201610 yr Imagine if all criminals had to do was cross a city limits line to get away from the police, or if deputies couldn't pursue criminals into city limits. That's how it worked for the Duke brothers down in Hazard Co. wasn't it?
January 4, 201610 yr This world we live in has no hope. People are becoming less intelligent day by day.
January 4, 201610 yr I see his point on police chases but he was way out of line with his comment on throwing objects at the cruisers during a chase.
January 4, 201610 yr I see his point on police chases but he was way out of line with his comment on throwing objects at the cruisers during a chase. He didn't say throw things at the cruisers.
January 4, 201610 yr He didn't say throw things at the cruisers. In asuming that was included, as if they come in from other jurisdictions they would be in cruisers. But either way, horrible idea and horrible advice.
January 4, 201610 yr How is this not inciting violence? If this was just JQ Public would it be legal?
January 4, 201610 yr If someone does this, it's on this guys hands. Protest or whatever, but throwing things as described should result in at least being tased and arrested.
January 5, 201610 yr As the self appointed common sense czar, I think someone should have drug tested him directly after this statement. I'd like to know if he's impaired or an idiot.
January 5, 201610 yr As the self appointed common sense czar, I think someone should have drug tested him directly after this statement. I'd like to know if he's impaired or an idiot. Elected idiot
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