The left's war on cops bears no end in sight, regardless of legitimate facts.
The near-constant barrage of disturbing images and stories of police officers assaulting innocent civilians can be seen daily on major news outlets with nearly identical descriptions. In most cases, left-wing news sources will report that the officer used excessive force and violently beat whoever was being arrested creating a mindset that all police officers should automatically be treated with an air of distrust and fear.
That's exactly what is happening to former Hartford, Michigan police officer Matt Mistretta.
But what is the true story? Here are the facts.
At 1 a.m. on August 21, 2020, Officer Mistretta and his partner pulled over a white pickup truck for traveling over the speed limit under the suspicion of drunk driving on Red Arrow Highway. However, what should have been a routine stop quickly turned into something much darker when the two officers picked up an emergency frequency call reporting a nearby shooting.
Officer Mistretta's backup officer quickly left to respond to the shooting victim, leaving Matt to attend to the two suspects in the truck. Minutes after, a second call came in revealing the truck's driver was wanted in connection with the same shooting across town.
According to a 2020 study by the National Order of Fraternal Police, ambush attacks on police were up 91% compared to the same time the previous year. A 2021 study by the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund reported a 38% increase in firearm-related fatalities from 2020.
“Here I am, as a single officer, with two suspects in the car, that I was just told shot someone in the face. He's covered in blood,” Mistretta told Fox17.
Alone, Officer Mistretta approached the vehicle on the driver's side where he noticed the vehicle had sustained significant damage. The driver, later identified as 21-year-old Lauro Espino, was shirtless, bleeding and distinctly smelled of alcohol while yelling incoherently at Mistretta.
Next, the officer began to get Espino out of the truck to handcuff him while keeping his gun trained on the passenger. The suspect then became irritated and began to resist the arrest, prompting Mistretta to put his knee on Espiono's back in order to keep an eye on the second suspect.
Ultimately, backup arrived and both men were taken into custody. Espino has since been convicted in the death of 17-year-old Jesus De La Rosa, who was hit by a car and killed.
This should be where the story ends, Officer Mistretta should have been applauded for his work taking a dangerous criminal off of Michigan's streets and be called a hero…but Michigan's Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel saw a different picture.
Instead of praising Mistretta's professionalism, which was never even questioned by the suspect, the attorney general's office turned its daggers on him — slapping him with a felony misconduct charge and two assault and battery charges. Now he's facing up to seven years in prison for being “too rough.”
The attorney general's biased treatment of Mistretta is only one example in a sea of similar tactics deployed by the left to attack reputable police across the country. Instead of addressing the issue of rising crime due to anti-police policies, the left is concerned with protecting criminals, appeasing anti-police groups and leaving innocent Americans left out to dry.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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The AG is the one who needs to be jailed and tried.
For more than just this
If I were an officer and the AG called 911 claiming there was an emergency I would respond – about 2 hours later. If she survived, oh well.
How soon can we get rid of ALL those pro-criminal evil minions in these BLUE run cites & states??
I thank god that once we take control of the house then we can put these democratic softies under a microscope and remove them from office. Police don’t need to worry about fighting crime, and the very justice department they work for.
Thank you for bringing this to the public’s attention. When this is over I think Officer Mistretta should sue the city for defamation of character, and lost wages.
It’s the State AG he should sue
That stupid AG is the one that should be heading to Prison !
Live in Michigan! The AG is a unamerican disgusting piece of trash. She is one that deserves to be in jail. She sits on unamerican unmoral butt and does nothing to stop criminals.. The biggest criminal of all in Michigan is the governor. She doesn’t work for the people she works for the number nazi in America , SOROS! Republicans sit on their lazy whinny butts and do nothing. Grown men afraid of a woman who steals money, kills seniors, destroys business and claim she is helping them. The war will start in Michigan. To the stupid voters and people in Michigan please stay in your basements your useless to Michigan. A bunch of freeloaders.
ALL cops should call in sick for two weeks and let the carnage ensue. Then see how anti cop these commie turds are.
There really are only 2 options here:
1. Vote Dems out of office.
2. Police need to refuse to show favor to politicians that target them.
Wake up cops! You will never win them over. So, yes do your jobs, but do NOT priortize their calls over those of needy law abiding private citizens.
Case-in-point: Radical de-fund the cops Seattle congresswoman Pramilla Jaspal is a relentless enemy of our heroes in blue. Yet, that didn’t stop her from demanding police protection from a disgruntled substance abusing constituent — the very type people she values over our thankless heroes. Her plea, of course, was answered will all due haste at the expense of other emergencies.
Stop giving preferential treatment to those who seek to create a two-tiered justice system: The one for them and the scraps that are left for the rest of us. This is a duplicate of the same story that played out for radical Seattle Mayor Jenny Dirken when she allowed the Seattle riots and castigated the police until the rioters came after her: Different story then!
If they’re woke vote them out. And no priority for answering THEIR calls. Protect your salary payers first: Us! We have your back. The Dems will only stab it.
Too bad there isn’t a bounty on these left wing liberal democrats, that would be one good way to cull the herd and get rid of a few million of them before they totally destroy our constitutional republic.