Jeff Sessions Just Tried to Blame Florida School Shooting on Gang Violence

[babylonsister]

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/jeff-sessions-just-tried-to-blame-florida-school-shooting-on-gang-violence/

Jeff Sessions Just Tried to Blame Florida School Shooting on Gang Violence
Too bad Parkland, Florida, has been rated one of the country’s safest cities.

Jackie Flynn Mogensen
Feb. 15, 2018 2:38 PM


In response to Wednesday’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Attorney General Jeff Sessions implied, in a speech to a sheriff’s convention in Washington on Thursday, that cracking down on gang violence could prevent school shootings.

“When parents once again go to sleep fearful that their kids will not be safe, even when they go to school—parents have told me in gang-infested neighborhoods that children can no longer stand at the bus stop by themselves, they take turns, parents do, of being out there every morning and afternoon,” he said. “So we’ve gotta confront the problem. There’s not doubt about it.”

The problem with the statement is that in this case, the shooter had no known gang ties (though he was linked to a white supremacist group, Republic of Florida, authorities report). What’s more, Parkland was just named Florida’s safest city in 2017, according to an analysis by the Washington-based National Council for Home Safety and Security. Located just outside the Florida everglades, and about an hour out of Miami, the city is “an affluent one that’s intentionally designed to mimic a park,” according to the council’s website.

Sessions also said that “effective enforcement” of current gun laws, and “focusing on criminals and dangerous people, mentally ill people” could reduce gun violence. “It is not good if we got gun laws that say criminals can’t carry guns and they never get enforced. So we intend to enforce our laws,” he said.

In Thursday’s address, Sessions notably did not mention stronger laws aimed at preventing the shooter from obtaining the military-style rifle in the first place.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Yup. Gang violence in the mean streets of Parkland.

Gotcha, Jeff.

[IluvPitties]

2. Yes, Jeff, a white nationalist gang.

[fleur-de-lisa]

4. Exactly! n/t

[uponit7771]

14. +1, that "gang" is Grand Dragon Sessions crew

[underpants]

3. STFU Sessions. He is one of yours.

The link here is a very complete picture of Cruz

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10235996

[tblue37]

5. Well, the NRA is kind of a gang. nt

[Xipe Totec]

6. He meant gland violence. nt

[BigmanPigman]

7. When I heard him speak this morning

and he said, "the gang infested neighborhoods" I lost it. Threat sent me on a rant about how this city in FL was just rated the safest in the state. He went on and on (as predicted) blaming everyone and applauding the cops and never once blamed the existence of all these GUNS themselves.

[pwb]

8. Elmer Fud ?

[Flo Mingo]

9. Weellllllllllll

I'm sure the General was just nervous. Aftuh ahhl, he duz have a Hizpanic soundin name.

[GWC58]

10. Sessions heard Cruz as illegal immigrants

doing this gang violence. Oops Mr. AG, the shooter is Caucasian, who was known to wear a red MAGA hat, sir. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!!

[magicarpet]

11. No.... Sessions is right....

...... the out of control gang of Toxic Ammo-Sexual Masculinity wrapped in the Nazi Flag of White Supremacy.

Unleashed and excited into a state of an insane frothing at the mouth frenzy by Fuhrer Orange Shitler-gibbons.

Just wait until Mueller backs this asswipe into a corner where there is no path of escape.... then he will unleash his most dangerous junkyard dogs as a last ditch attempt to save himself and his sick ego.

[lpbk2713]

12. They never grow tired of finger pointing.

It comes natural to them. They always blame their favorite target of the moment.

[Cha]

13. pubs out telling lies.. what they do.

Cowardly Weasels protecting their NRA $$$$$$



by SHRED..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10234578