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From GOP News and Views

Who's Yer Daddy ... And Where Is He?

"There's been much discussion of the 15 black men killed by Cincinnati police officers since 1995, and when that figure is cited it is usually accompanied by a thinly veiled implication that these killings were somehow unjustified. There are those who would have America believe that the greatest threat to blacks in this country is the one posed by racist white cops indiscriminately gunning down young black men. Even if it were shown that not a single one of those 15 police killings was justified (and that has NOT been shown), that number would pale in comparison to the number of murders committed by fatherless young black men in Cincinnati during the same period. And most of those murder victims were themselves young, black, and fatherless. (Shooting victim) Timothy Thomas was himself the father of a three-month-old son, though he hadn't found the time to marry the child's mother. A wedding was planned, according to an AP story, but with 14 arrest warrants Thomas's schedule must have been a bit tight.

"Stephen Roach, the officer who shot Thomas, remains on paid administrative leave, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are being investigated by local and federal authorities. But I feel safe in speculating about this much: If Thomas hadn't run from Roach he would not have been shot, and if he had not committed the various offenses that resulted in those 14 arrest warrants he would not have felt the urge to run. And if he had had a father to teach him how to behave he might not have been in trouble with the law in the first place.