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And yet the liberals organize candlelight vigils to mourn the death of this monster!!!
Alton Sterling: “Gentle Giant” or Armed Felon?
july 10 2016 While there is still much that is not known, what is known is that Sterling had a long criminal record ranging from violent crimes (including domestic battery, robbery, illegal possession of a firearm, and armed assault), to drug dealing, to failure to pay child support, to carnal knowledge of a juvenile for impregnating a 14-year-old girl when he was 20. For that crime he was sentenced to five years hard labor, although the sentence was suspended on the condition that he honor his probation agreement and register as a sex offender. He did not keep those conditions and was subsequently sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Upon his release, he was added to the sex offender registry. He had been in and out of jail for more than half of his life.
Sterling was well known to local police as a dangerous criminal. In one previous altercation with an officer, he refused a pat-dawn and fought with the officer. During the fight, a loaded pistol fell from his pocket. That officer managed to subdue Sterling and secure the weapon without further incident. Sterling apparently did not learn from that incident, since in his last encounter with police he was illegally armed (felons can’t legally own guns) and fought with the officers.
So, let’s put the “gentle giant” narrative to rest. He may have been a “giant,” but he was not gentle — he had been convicted of robbery, domestic battery, and illegal gun possession while in possession of drugs (he entered a plea bargain to have a charge of possession of an illegal firearm while in possession of drugs with intent to distribute dismissed). He was indeed “bothering” someone the night police attempted to arrest him — unless threatening a homeless man with a gun isn’t considered a “bother.” He also may not have been as good father or provider as has been claimed — he owed over $26,000 in child support when he died. He was not a “good man” — good men don’t have sex with children. Of course, these particulars in no way justify kiling someone. But they do put in a different light the way Sterling has been held up as a “poster child” for social justice.