Ex-cop whitewashing Capitol insurrection

DEAR EDITOR:

As a rule, I am not a letter writer, but I am so appalled by the letter written by Bob Sherman (“Crocodile tears from U.S. police,” Aug. 10), I feel I must give a response.

To preface my reply, I will say that I was a policeman for 29 years and as part of that I was a member of the tactical/riot troop for 25 years. Due to my size I was always up front and in the centre, so I have seen my share of strikers, protesters and rioters over the years.

Sherman clearly showed his seditious colours, once again, trying to minimize what happened on Jan. 6, which was horrendous to say the least.

Whether a person is a security guard at a mall, Capitol police in Washington or any other officer of the law, they represent law and order and are the good guys.

Anyone interrupting their function through confrontation and violence is breaking the law and are the bad guys.

Sherman, obviously, does not get that, nor does he understand that weapons include mace, pipes, baseball bats and the myriad of other weapons used on Jan. 6 are, in fact, weapons and don’t have to be an AK-47 or AR15 to qualify.

Whether the Capitol was prepared or not has nothing to do with what happened with thousands of armed rioters storming one building being held back by less than 200 police.

Sherman has never been in the trenches fighting for the good of all, otherwise, he would not be mocking the trauma and death suffered by those officers as a result.

His comments about the rioter who was killed makes my skin crawl because he has no basis to say that and is just chirping the words of deniers and liars once again.

Sherman should feel darn fortunate that we are providing him with a safe haven up here so he doesn’t have to deal with the stupidity going on in his homeland and he should know that we don’t take kindly to his misinformation and outright lies.

H. Bowes Vernon