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September 05, 2009
Officer Probed for Saying America 'no more'
No Joker! Officer probed for saying America 'no more'
A school security officer in Virginia who told a protester opposing President Obama's health-care plan that America is "no more" remains employed but is now under investigation because of his statements, according to his school district.
"I have to say, I've seen the video. We do not condone what the officer did say," Paul Regnier, the coordinator of communications and community relations for Fairfax County Public Schools told WND today.
WND reported earlier when a YouTube video showed school Security Officer Wesley Cheeks Jr. objecting to a protest sign carried at a town-hall meeting held by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va. The sign read, "Organizing for National Socialist Health Care – The Final Solution." It depicted Obama as the Joker character of Batman films.
"This used to be America," argued a protester outside a health-care town hall meeting in Reston, Va., after Cheeks threatened him with arrest for holding up a sign with a picture critical of Barack Obama. The officer's response?
"It ain't no more, OK?"
At the time, a WND unscientific poll showed overwhelming outrage over the officer's actions.
Asked "What should be done about security officer who threatened arrest over anti-Obama sign?," 45 percent of the 5,455 voters said he should be reprimanded, fired and used as an example.
Another 28 percent said he should be fired for bullying with a badge. Eleven percent said he should be reprimanded.
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WND messages trying to reach the protester were not returned, but on the YouTube channel where the video appeared, there was a claim of credit for the production from a participant identified as "Dissentfromday1."
Many people were left outside when the school filled to capacity. School security officer Wesley Cheeks, Jr. did not like my anti-Obamacare poster which used one of the gone-viral 'Joker' graphics," the video source said. "When I said to Officer Cheeks, 'This used to be America!' his response was: 'It ain't no more, OK?'"
"I feel sorry for Officer Cheeks. He, like many African-Americans are being played by the racist Obama administration. Wake up people. They used to want you only for your votes, but now with the huge Hispanic illegals pouring in they won't even need you for that," the video source said.
The video, which had surpassed 450,000 views, also attracted more than 6,000 comments, including one that clearly implied racial overtones to the officer's opposition to the poster.
"If it had been a Sarah Palin rally and the cop had been white, he would be on his way to federal prison for civil rights violation," said a YouTube forum participant.
Regnier told WND the district would not comment on personnel issues. He did confirm the congressman's event had been under a rental arrangement on school property and the officer was there as part of a school assignment.
But he also confirmed that whatever sign rules the school normally would impose would not have been in effect since the facility had been rented for the congressman's meeting.
"We are looking into this and will take appropriate action," he assured WND.
But he said that because of the personnel issues involved, no information would be released.
Asked to confirm that Cheeks still is on staff and on duty, Regnier declined.
"He is still an employee," he said.
Cheeks had told the protester that even though others were holding signs, his sign was unacceptable because of the depiction of Obama.
"But you got this with a picture," Cheeks said, explaining why the protester was singled out from the others. "That's the difference. This has got a picture on it. That don't have a picture on it.
"Sir, leave the picture down," the officer said. "If you put the picture back up, you'll be charged with trespassing."
The protester continued the argument, wondering how his presence among hundreds of others at the town hall meeting could be deemed trespassing.
The officer answered, "If I told you once to take it down and you put it back up, I can charge you with whatever I want to charge you with."
The argument continued until the officer walked away.
"This used to be America," said the protester.
"It ain't no more, OK?" answered Cheeks.
If you would like to file a complaint, go here:
Agency: Fairfax County Virginia Police Department Program or Service: Internal Affairs Bureau
Complaints should be addressed to:
Major James A. Morris
Fairfax County Police Department
(703) 246-2918
Wild Thing's comment.......
“”I have to say, I’ve seen the video. We do not condone what the officer did say,” Paul Regnier,..”
Hey Paul, if you leave him with his job then you DO condone is statements.
Contrary to what their officer thinks, this is STILL America, the Constitution has not yet been scrapped, the First Amendment still applies, and their oath requires that they respect the right to free speech of all Americans, even when the officer does not like the speech. The First Amendment does not just protect speech the officer on the scene agrees with, and he is not free to implement his own mini-constitutional suspension zone.
....Thank you Mark for sending this to me.
Mark
3rd Mar.Div. 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment
1/9 Marines aka The Walking Dead
VN 66-67
Posted by Wild Thing at September 5, 2009 04:55 AM
Comments
Cheeks opinion seems to be pervasive throughout the black community, that they are now in charge of the country. The Constitution be damned. It wasn't written for them so what do they care about the Constitution.
With this, History is damned too. Because history would prove them wrong, but why let the facts get in the way of their reign, in the way of their 'gittin even with'em ism'. For obama, he just keeps pouring fuel oil on the fire and the flames get highter. With this the Cops have to tred very lightly otherwise they too will get their's. So there will be little change or none at all.
We are approaching the tipping point. God only knows how all of this comes out.
Posted by: Mark at September 5, 2009 07:57 AM
This guy is not a "Cop" police officer. Looking through his requirements in an earlier blog I do not see where it was required that he attend an official Police Academy. He is a security officer, hired by the school system.
Posted by: Dave 18Zulu at September 5, 2009 12:42 PM
I imagine officer Meeks now regrets his statement. He probably never dreamed his actions would go national. I agree with Mark's accessment. There was racial thought behind officer Meeks response. Most Blacks could not tell you the meaning of The Constitution or what the Bill of Rights are.
Posted by: TomR at September 5, 2009 12:43 PM
Mark, I agree.
Facts, something they cannot and will not
listen to. How sad too, to stay so angry
when the facts could change so many things.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 5, 2009 03:43 PM
Dave 18Zulu, thank you for the information.
I do hope at least he gets a serious talking
to. Attitudes like his don't get less they
get stronger and there easily could have
been more trouble that day if it had been
a different person asking the quetions. That
would have been horrible.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 5, 2009 03:48 PM
Tom, your right, he never dreamed
what he said and did would be all over the
internet and on TV.
That is a lesson too few realize in the day
we live in now.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 5, 2009 03:50 PM
Wesley Cheeks is a low mentality lemming. But, this mentally challenged rent a cop, with this attitude, with this ability to fly off the handle, with a gun,,,,,(we're getting there),,, works on a school ground! WTF,O? And this demonstation by him of his mental and psychological shortcomings, isn't enough to convince any school board member, (after all, they profess to be "in it for the kids", and not themselves),the he needs to not only be fired, but banned from school property.
Posted by: Frankly Opinionated at September 5, 2009 04:57 PM
