A Texas sheriff had a few choice words for parents on social media in the wake of back-to-back shootings of Black teenagers at the hands of police.
On Friday, April 23, Throckmorton County Sheriff Doc Wigington shared this message on Facebook: “In the news cycle over the last few weeks have been stories of young people being shot by police in some type of altercation or another. The public is quick to jump on the officers involved stating a need for more training, better de-escalation tactics, and possibly shooting the subject in the leg.”
The sheriff argued that de-escalation tactics only work when the subject involved is willing to cooperate with authorities. He later went on to address the recent shooting of Black teenagers.
Wigington said that guardians should parent their children as opposed to being their friends and encouraged parents to take more disciplinary actions during the upbringing of their children. “Sometimes your kid is wrong and needs to be disciplined. Jumping on teachers, coaches, etc., all their life gives the kids a feeling they can do no wrong, and they do not have to comply with authority figures,” he expressed. “So help your child, be a parent, teach them manners, responsibility, how to work, respect for themselves and respect for others.
Bingo that’s the entire problem
This dumb ass White boy James Scott is what the good sheriff speaks of. With stupid remarks like his, he appears to be known by his local police department. I agree with the high sheriff, parents have always been a part of their child’s lives until recent years and now the results of neglect show. Don’t need simple remarks from Scott causing more division.
The deceased individuals in all these recent police shootings were resisting arrest. It seems like there are certain parents, particularly in high crime areas, that should teach their kids basic survival skills, like how not to get shot in a police encounter. Otherwise, maybe these parents don’t care one wit about these kids until their death turns into a winning lottery ticket.
Both parents of black children need to tell them that they ;need to show respect to law enforcement if they want respect in return. In other words, stop running your foul mouths and don’t resist. In other words, act like a decent human.
Raise their kids to Not be Racists against Whites & OBEY the Police like everyone else does !!!!