Sheriff Clark plagiarized portions of his master's thesis

[47of74]

Yep, der Trumpenführer manages to find the fines people...

cnn.com/interactive/2017/05/politics/sheriff-clarke-plagiarism/

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Controversial Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who this week announced he will be joining Donald Trump's administration as assistant secretary in the Department of Homeland Security, plagiarized sections of his 2013 master's thesis on US security, a CNN KFile review has found.

Clarke, a visible surrogate for Trump during the campaign known for his incendiary rhetoric, earned a master's degree in security studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. In his thesis, "Making U.S. security and privacy rights compatible," Clarke failed to properly attribute his sources at least 47 times.

In all instances reviewed by CNN's KFile, Clarke lifts language from sources and credits them with a footnote, but does not indicate with quotation marks that he is taking the words verbatim.

According to guidelines on plagiarism posted on the Naval Postgraduate School's website, "If a passage is quoted verbatim, it must be set off with quotation marks (or, if it is a longer passage, presented as indented text), and followed by a properly formulated citation. The length of the phrase does not matter. If someone else's words are sufficiently significant to be worth quoting, then accurate quotation followed by a correct citation is essential, even if only a few words are involved."

I suppose being a Branch Trumpvidian Clark will now claim that rules are for other people and that he is being persecuted for his support for the giant orange tapeworm of destruction.

[fraurosena]

With such blatantly obvious plagiarism demonstrated for them in the article, that investigation by the Naval Postgraduate School shouldn't have to take that long. What's the penalty for plagiarism? I sincerly hope his masters degree is thereby nullified.

I would also love it if he is penalized monitarily for it too, but I guess that might be wishful thinking...

[GreyhoundFan]

I remember Clarke's speech at the Repug national convention, it was awful. I'm so not a fan. The NYT published an interesting opinion piece about him: "Take It From Milwaukee: Beware of Sheriff David Clarke"

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MILWAUKEE — When David A. Clarke Jr., the sheriff of Milwaukee County, announced last week that he’d been appointed to a senior position at the Homeland Security Department, Milwaukee residents like me felt two things: relief that we might finally rid ourselves of his disastrous leadership, and deep concern about what his reported new role will mean for the rest of the country.

Sheriff Clarke (whose appointment the Trump administration has not confirmed) has attracted national attention on several occasions over the past year. In July, he drew scrutiny when, writing for The Hill, he suggested there was a “civil war” between law enforcement officers and members of the Black Lives Matter movement. Last week, CNN reported that he had plagiarized portions of his 2013 master’s thesis from several sources, including the American Civil Liberties Union and President George W. Bush’s book, “Decision Points.” (Sheriff Clarke has denied this accusation, and called the CNN journalist who wrote the report a “sleaze bag.”) And with his image accompanying articles that have circulated online, Sheriff Clarke’s penchant for festooning his uniform with an abundance of pins and ribbons has drawn the ire of veterans and inspired comparisons to the over-adorned uniforms beloved by military dictators.

Locals have been aghast at his conduct for years, and our criticism goes far deeper than his outrageous statements, his bizarre fashion choices and even his academic dishonesty. Residents of this county have witnessed a series of embarrassing incidents and, much worse, human tragedy on Sheriff Clarke’s watch.

Many have seen the 2015 tweet in which he went as far as to say that the Black Lives Matter movement would “join forces with ISIS.” Less well known is the fact that a police union, on behalf of two deputies, successfully sued him in 2007 for religious proselytizing. A district court in Milwaukee found his actions unconstitutional, which a federal appeals panel upheld in 2009. Apparently, Sheriff Clarke thought it was appropriate to force his deputy sheriffs to listen to a Christian-themed presentation, without regard for the separation of church and state.

There’s more. Sheriff Clarke has exhibited petty vindictiveness in response to those who give him even the mildest rebuke. He’s been accused of harassment by Dan Black, a Riverwest resident who said he was detained and questioned by deputies after an interaction with the sheriff on an airplane in January. Mr. Black’s offense? Shaking his head as he walked by Sheriff Clarke, in his first-class seat, wearing Dallas Cowboys gear on the day the team faced Wisconsin’s Green Bay Packers in the playoffs.

More familiar to the national audience and more disturbing, especially to residents of Milwaukee, one of the most racially segregated cities in the country, is the story of Terrill Thomas, a 38-year-old inmate with bipolar disorder who died in 2016 while awaiting trial in solitary confinement in a jail Sheriff Clarke oversees. Mr. Thomas had gone seven days without water.

But what most Americans outside the Milwaukee metro area may not know is that Mr. Thomas’s death hasn’t been the only suspicious death during Sheriff Clarke’s tenure. Several people have died at a county jail since Sheriff Clarke took office in 2002, including a newborn baby who perished after her mother, Melissa Hall, gave birth on her cell floor. According to a federal lawsuit, Ms. Hall was shackled as she gave birth.

Perhaps the most bizarrely unhinged moment in Sheriff Clarke’s sordid career in Milwaukee came in March when he used a Facebook post to personally attack the city’s mayor, Tom Barrett. After Mr. Barrett criticized Sheriff Clarke for neglecting his duties in favor of Fox News appearances and book promotions, Sheriff Clarke became unhinged. Using the official page of the sheriff’s office, he mocked Mr. Barrett, saying, “The last time Tom Barrett showed up at a crime scene he got his ass kicked by a drunk, tire-iron-wielding man who beat him within inches of his life.” He was referring to a 2009 incident during which Mr. Barrett stepped between a deranged, tire-iron-wielding man threatening a grandmother and a 1-year-old child. Barrett was beaten and hospitalized after the assault, but the woman and child were saved from harm and the man taken into custody.

The timing couldn’t be better for him to step down from his post here. Milwaukee residents are fed up with our homegrown sideshow act. His job approval ratings have tanked in recent months. Were he to run in next year’s sheriff election, he would face an almost insurmountable primary fight for the Democratic spot.

The day we can finally rid ourselves of his malignant, sociopathic leadership can’t come soon enough. “Yippee, giddy up, and leave was my response,” said State Senator Lena Taylor of Sheriff Clarke’s possible appointment. But it’s little comfort because Sheriff Clarke’s power will only expand with his new role, which he has said will begin next month. As Representative Gwen Moore said of the sheriff in Mic, “I can think of few men more uniquely unqualified to liaise with local law enforcement at this juncture.”

The rest of the country should not have to suffer what Milwaukee residents have. David Clarke is not fit for public office. He is incompetent, dishonest, petty, vindictive and cruel. Take it from someone who has had a front-row seat to his antics: Do whatever you can to keep him out of public service, and public life, permanently.

"...incompetent, dishonest, petty, vindictive, and cruel." Yeah, he'll fit right in with this administration.

[GreyhoundFan]

"Here’s what the pins that Sheriff Clarke wears actually mean". Too much to quote, especially the pictures, but this made me extra stabby:

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21. A pin depicting a baby’s feet (“the precious feet”), signifying support for the antiabortion movement.

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WTDH? What place does that have on a police uniform?

[candygirl200413]

Shouldn't it be removed especially because he let a baby or two die at his jails?

[GreyhoundFan]

31 minutes ago, candygirl200413 said:

Shouldn't it be removed especially because he let a baby or two die at his jails?

Stop making sense. Those babies don't count, only the ones that haven't been born yet matter in the hypocrisy of the far right.

[Howl]

Why am I not surprised at the epidemic of plagiarism?

[GreyhoundFan]

A bit of good news: "Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke rescinds acceptance of Homeland Security post"

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Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. has withdrawn his name from consideration for an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security, an adviser to Clarke confirmed to The Washington Post on Saturday.

"Late Friday, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. formally notified Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly that he had rescinded his acceptance of the agency’s offer to join DHS as an assistant secretary," said Craig Peterson, an adviser to Clarke. "Sheriff Clarke is 100 percent committed to the success of President Trump and believes his skills could be better utilized to promote the president’s agenda in a more aggressive role."

Clarke was expected to start in a role at DHS at the end of June, but according to one person close to the administration who is familiar with the situation, his appointment had been subject to significant delays that contributed to his withdrawal.

Clarke, a vocal supporter of Trump during the 2016 campaign, is also a controversial figure. He was accused of plagiarism, and has drawn scrutiny for conditions in his jails that left one mentally ill inmate dead.

Trump and Clarke met in Wisconsin on Tuesday, according to Peterson, and they discussed other roles in which Clarke could support Trump.

"The sheriff is reviewing options inside and outside of government," Peterson said. "Sheriff Clarke told Secretary Kelly he is very appreciative of the tremendous opportunity the secretary was offering, and expressed his support for the secretary and the agency."

Homeland Security and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

 

[GrumpyGran]

17 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

A bit of good news: "Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke rescinds acceptance of Homeland Security post"

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Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. has withdrawn his name from consideration for an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security, an adviser to Clarke confirmed to The Washington Post on Saturday.

"Late Friday, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. formally notified Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly that he had rescinded his acceptance of the agency’s offer to join DHS as an assistant secretary," said Craig Peterson, an adviser to Clarke. "Sheriff Clarke is 100 percent committed to the success of President Trump and believes his skills could be better utilized to promote the president’s agenda in a more aggressive role."

Clarke was expected to start in a role at DHS at the end of June, but according to one person close to the administration who is familiar with the situation, his appointment had been subject to significant delays that contributed to his withdrawal.

Clarke, a vocal supporter of Trump during the 2016 campaign, is also a controversial figure. He was accused of plagiarism, and has drawn scrutiny for conditions in his jails that left one mentally ill inmate dead.

Trump and Clarke met in Wisconsin on Tuesday, according to Peterson, and they discussed other roles in which Clarke could support Trump.

"The sheriff is reviewing options inside and outside of government," Peterson said. "Sheriff Clarke told Secretary Kelly he is very appreciative of the tremendous opportunity the secretary was offering, and expressed his support for the secretary and the agency."

Homeland Security and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

 

Ok, so he's either re-thinking his childhood dream of joining the circus, he knows there's a lot more dirt out there on him, or he decided he's waaay too qualified. After all, he's a sheriff and this is a security job. Those two things are too similar for a Trump administration position.

[GreyhoundFan]

Interesting: "David Clarke, a strong Trump supporter, resigns as Milwaukee County sheriff"

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Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr., a vocal supporter of President Trump who came under scrutiny for the conditions in his jail, resigned Thursday.

Clarke’s resignation will take effect at midnight, Milwaukee County Clerk George L. Christenson told The Washington Post.

It’s unclear why Clarke resigned. A longtime adviser to the sheriff, Craig Peterson, told The Post that Clarke is unlikely to make any public comments until next week, after Labor Day.

Asked if Clarke, a lifelong Milwaukee resident who served as sheriff since 2002, is considering a potential move out of the Milwaukee area, Peterson would say only, “Anything’s a potential.”

According to a person close to Clarke, he is likely to join an outside group that supports the president’s agenda. An announcement is likely as early as next week. A second person familiar with the matter said that Clarke was not expected to join the Trump administration. Both persons spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Earlier this year, Clarke withdrew his name from consideration for an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security.

Christenson declined to comment on the contents of Clark’s resignation letter or any rationale the sheriff provided for his decision to leave his post. The resignation came with no advance notice, Christenson said, adding he will next alert Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), who will decide on the appointment of a replacement.

A Democrat whose heated rhetoric, sharp views and conservative political base more closely align with the Republican Party, Clarke became a regular commentator on Fox News and used the platform to criticize President Barack Obama and many of his policies.

He became one of Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters during last year’s election, delivering a much-discussed address at the Republican National Convention. Clarke’s name was mentioned as a potential Homeland Security secretary early in the transition, but insiders worried that a number of scandals and controversial statements could hinder the sheriff’s ability to win Senate confirmation.

Clarke has compared the Black Lives Matter protest movement to the Ku Klux Klan, suggesting it would team with the Islamic State to overthrow the federal government. He labeled anti-Trump demonstrators “anarchists,” and said African Americans sell drugs “because they’re uneducated, they’re lazy, and they’re morally bankrupt.”

At least four people died in the Milwaukee County jail between April 2015 and November 2016, including a newborn baby whose birth occurred unbeknown to Clarke’s staff. In another case, his staff was accused of withholding water from an inmate, who eventually died, for one week.

While he was under consideration for the Homeland Security job, reports surfaced that Clarke had plagiarized large portions of his master’s thesis. He disputed those claims and called the CNN reporter who broke the story “a sleaze bag.”

Clarke attended the National Fraternal Order of Police annual convention in Nashville on Thursday. His Twitter feed has remained quiet since news of his resignation. The sheriff’s last tweet, published about an hour before the county clerk’s office received his resignation letter, was a promotion for his book, “Cop Under Fire.” Trump praised the book on Twitter earlier this month.

Peterson said Clarke wished to let the Milwaukee community know he appreciates the support its shown for him over the past 15 years.

I hope he doesn't show up in this sham administration.

[Howl]

I'm sure he'll get a job at Fox or similar. 

[Cartmann99]

38 minutes ago, Howl said:

I'm sure he'll get a job at Fox or similar. 

Fox announcer: Up next is the Sheriff Joe and Tacky Lahren Hour!

[Cartmann99]

Dammit, it's too late to edit my comment. I meant Sheriff Clarke, not Sheriff Joe. 

[FloraKitty35]

Sheriff Clark took inspiration from a much greater American patriot than he could he ever dream of being, Alfred E. Neuman.

 

[JMarie]

10 hours ago, Cartmann99 said:

Dammit, it's too late to edit my comment. I meant Sheriff Clarke, not Sheriff Joe. 

Sheriff Joe AND Sheriff Clarke?  {shudder}

[Cartmann99]

35 minutes ago, JMarie said:

Sheriff Joe AND Sheriff Clarke?  {shudder}

Well, both Sheriffs and Tacky could have a show together, but that's starting to sound like the sort of movie that Fox News viewers have never even heard of. 

[GrumpyGran]

I am worried that this shit is going to end up on our tab. That was a very sudden resignation and Dumpy has already indicated his love for Clarke. I see another ridiculous appointment coming.

[47of74]

15 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

Interesting: "David Clarke, a strong Trump supporter, resigns as Milwaukee County sheriff"

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Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr., a vocal supporter of President Trump who came under scrutiny for the conditions in his jail, resigned Thursday.

Clarke’s resignation will take effect at midnight, Milwaukee County Clerk George L. Christenson told The Washington Post.

It’s unclear why Clarke resigned. A longtime adviser to the sheriff, Craig Peterson, told The Post that Clarke is unlikely to make any public comments until next week, after Labor Day.

Asked if Clarke, a lifelong Milwaukee resident who served as sheriff since 2002, is considering a potential move out of the Milwaukee area, Peterson would say only, “Anything’s a potential.”

According to a person close to Clarke, he is likely to join an outside group that supports the president’s agenda. An announcement is likely as early as next week. A second person familiar with the matter said that Clarke was not expected to join the Trump administration. Both persons spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Earlier this year, Clarke withdrew his name from consideration for an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security.

Christenson declined to comment on the contents of Clark’s resignation letter or any rationale the sheriff provided for his decision to leave his post. The resignation came with no advance notice, Christenson said, adding he will next alert Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), who will decide on the appointment of a replacement.

A Democrat whose heated rhetoric, sharp views and conservative political base more closely align with the Republican Party, Clarke became a regular commentator on Fox News and used the platform to criticize President Barack Obama and many of his policies.

He became one of Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters during last year’s election, delivering a much-discussed address at the Republican National Convention. Clarke’s name was mentioned as a potential Homeland Security secretary early in the transition, but insiders worried that a number of scandals and controversial statements could hinder the sheriff’s ability to win Senate confirmation.

Clarke has compared the Black Lives Matter protest movement to the Ku Klux Klan, suggesting it would team with the Islamic State to overthrow the federal government. He labeled anti-Trump demonstrators “anarchists,” and said African Americans sell drugs “because they’re uneducated, they’re lazy, and they’re morally bankrupt.”

At least four people died in the Milwaukee County jail between April 2015 and November 2016, including a newborn baby whose birth occurred unbeknown to Clarke’s staff. In another case, his staff was accused of withholding water from an inmate, who eventually died, for one week.

While he was under consideration for the Homeland Security job, reports surfaced that Clarke had plagiarized large portions of his master’s thesis. He disputed those claims and called the CNN reporter who broke the story “a sleaze bag.”

Clarke attended the National Fraternal Order of Police annual convention in Nashville on Thursday. His Twitter feed has remained quiet since news of his resignation. The sheriff’s last tweet, published about an hour before the county clerk’s office received his resignation letter, was a promotion for his book, “Cop Under Fire.” Trump praised the book on Twitter earlier this month.

Peterson said Clarke wished to let the Milwaukee community know he appreciates the support its shown for him over the past 15 years.

I hope he doesn't show up in this sham administration.

I guess I can visit Milwaukee again.  I had decided to boycott them as long as that idiot was Sheriff.