Media Morons Again

This time, the ever popular Don Wade and Roma show. Popular among the geriatric population we're assuming. We've never heard the show. But evidently, one member of the headline crew is a bleeding heart, anti-gun liberal. As reported by Badge 714:

• "Roma" of Don Wade and Roma is criticizing the police officer for firing his gun in the midst of the crowded Michigan avenue shopping district (her words)
  Completely ignores that the woman tried to take the officer's gun of course
• "Roma" again responding to a caller who backs police on the Michigan ave shooting...." yeah, the message is that you will be gunned down for using stolen credit cards"

We saw this a bunch in the comment sections of the Trib and Times. Why is everyone ignoring the fact that she wasn't shot on a theft charge (which was a felony anyway)? She was shot after attempting to remove a pistol from a sworn law enforcement official. What are the police supposed to do? Let her get the gun, kill another of our officers, let her empty the gun at anyone passing by or responding to the scene? This "Roma" appears to be completely ignorant in terms of police work, law, guns and Use of Force rules. The officer fired his gun within the tiny confines of the automobile, point blank for all intents and purposes. No one was in any danger aside from the criminal and the officers and it stayed exactly that way. A fine job all around, but all we hear is this crap.

We can't win either way. It would be times like these that a lecture from, oh, we don't know, maybe the public face of the Department, explaining that if you grab an officer's weapon, you can expect to get blasted, no matter what the initial charge was going to be. We're surprised the Tribune actually printed part of her rap sheet:

• Sheila Ferguson, 30, of the 3700 block of West 13th Street, currently has two cases pending before a judge in the Cook County Criminal Courthouse. In those two cases, she has been charged with theft, using another person's credit card, aggravated battery, unlawful vehicular invasion and armed robbery.

Gee, another charge for Aggravated Battery. And two open cases before the courts? That means she had to violate the terms of her bond on the first incident when she was caught on the second before being shot on her third. Anyone doing an investigative reporting on why she's even free on bond? Violation of bond and she gets another bond which she then violates? Only in Cook County. A tip of the hat to the State's Attorney's office and the fine judges of C(r)ook County, where the criminals go free to rob and pillage again and again and again while on bond. A bond which is supposed to deter further criminal acts while awaiting trial on the filed charges.

Investigate that one Zekman, you hack.