“Threatening to kill Jewish people, gunning down innocent Latinos on a weekend shopping trip, planning and plotting to perpetrate murders in the name of a nonsense racial theory, sitting to pray with God-fearing people who you execute moments later – those actions don’t make you soldiers, they make you criminals,” Herdman said. ” Law enforcement doesn’t go to war with cowards who break the law, we arrest them and send them to prison.”
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After highlighting what he said are the strengths of diverse communities, Herdman again turned his attention back to addressing white supremacists directly with a stark warning for those who may turn to violence.
“When you wake up tomorrow morning, no matter what time, I want you to remember something,” Herdman said. “You can’t set your alarm clock early enough to beat us out of bed. The men and women of law enforcement don’t wake up. We never went to sleep.”
“We are always awake,” he added. “And arm in arm with the public, when your hatred leads you to break the law, we will do everything we can to be there to stop you.”
Reardon does not currently have a listed attorney for his federal case, but he previously pleaded not guilty to state charges against him.
You can read Herdman’s full remarks here.
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
