Can it be determined any other
way, than that Jeff Blitz is playing politics with the system of
justice in Atlantic County?
Now, I urge you to please read on,
and I will support my assertion with a clear example of how Jeff Blitz handles
issues of supposed civil disobedience, when he so desires.
I must take you back to September 3,
1990, when myself and my partner, Officer William Pollock (one of the finest
ACPD has ever had), were detailed to a protest demonstration in the area of
the Atlantic City Expressway.
The Reverend Al Sharpton was leading a
march for a group that were then termed "The Forgotten Youth of
Atlantic City." Reverend Sharpton chose the Labor Day Holiday in Atlantic City
to stage his protest and obtain the most bang for his media buck.
Sharpton led a march down Baltic
Avenue, with the intent to culminate his event by blocking the Atlantic City
Expressway from Arkansas, Baltic and Mediterranean
Avenues. Sharpton's effort was to essentially create
complete gridlock upon the entire city on the busiest single day
of the year. Please read on about what happened along the way.
Sharpton marched with hundreds of
protesters until reaching the location of Mediterranean Avenue, where
myself and Officer Pollock and countless other Officers were situated in
full riot gear. Hundreds of other people had now also gathered near
and around the Pitney Village housing development in support of
Sharpton.
It was at this point that we
were pelted with eggs, rocks, bottles and any other movable objects that
could be thrown at us, by the huge group of people, who began to move
toward us.
We had already drawn a line in the
sand, where if it were encroached upon, to fully gridlock the city, we would
make arrests.
Sharpton intentionally pursued an
arrest by us at this time, when he persisted in moving his way through this area
which had been secured by the police. Sharpton was placed under
arrest and put in handcuffs by myself and Officer Pollock.
We continued to dodge eggs, rocks,
bottles and other objects being hurled at us by the angry mob, which
continued to mount in support of Sharpton's actions, as we made our way with him
to a radio car in order to transport Sharpton to a police holding
area.
Simply put, Al Sharpton made his
point. He had himself placed in handcuffs for a photo opportunity in the World's
Famous Playground, and went on to never remember "The Forgotten Youth of
Atlantic City" again.
But how many people were placed in
harms way by Sharpton's actions? How many people could have been seriously
injured by this Labor Day stunt? Was this a "peaceful Action," such as the one
that Jeff Blitz tried to politically prosecute Bob McDevitt for?
Now I will get to how Blitz
handled and prosecuted the case of the Reverend Al Sharpton, who placed
many of us in harms way on that Labor Day of 1990.
On October 16, 1990, Jeff Blitz
dismissed all charges for inciting-to riot, which had been filed by the Atlantic
City Police resulting from the violence which took place on Labor Day
1990.
Blitz did this by insuring that the two
arresting officers, (myself and Officer Pollock), were never called to give
testimony in any hearing involving this matter. As the two who really witnessed
the event and had actually apprehended Al Sharpton, we were
continually excluded from all hearings relating to the case. (A fact that still
astounds me to this day.)
Blitz's only comment for the public
appeared in The Press: "Justice requires that people be charged with what
they did," said Blitz of his determination that (Sharpton) did not deserve
to be charged with causing a riot, which is an indictable
offense.
I have outlined the shear level of
the violence that was caused on Sept 3, 1990, in an action that was led by Al
Sharpton. If he did not deserve to be charged with inciting the riot that
was caused, as Jeff Blitz determined, than who should have been
charged?
And, if Sharpton's actions did not rise
to the level of an indictable crime according to Blitz, than how could Bob
McDevitt's peaceful job action with Local 54, (where no violence what-so
ever, or threats of violence had even occurred), have reasonably
caused Blitz to present McDevitt before a Grand Jury?
By performing political stunts, such as
this latest upon Bob McDevitt, Blitz has managed to continually be reappointed
to his position as County Prosecutor. Blitz's actions are reflective of someone
who's time has come and gone.
I agree with my brother Harry, of
Hurley in the Morning fame: "It is time for Jeff
Blitz to go!"
I will conclude by challenging this
career political prosecutor, Blitz, to stop prosecuting innocent
law-abiding, good citizens, especially in view of the fact that he has no
true courage to prosecute the real criminals in this
area.
How do you sleep at night,
Blitz?
EDITOR & PUBLISHER HARRY HURLEY
NOTE:
I am extremely proud of Don for setting
the record straight about Jeff Blitz. Blitz is out of control and Don has
put unambiguous facts together, which demonstrate The Jeff Blitz political prosecutor agenda in
Atlantic County.
I am very confidant that Blitz will
never again be appointed by any future Governor of New Jersey to this supreme
position of public trust.
This is as it should be.
Again, my congratulations to my Brother
Don for his outstanding article, which really hits the nail on the head in terms
of exposing Jeff Blitz and his selective prosecutorial
ways.
