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Shooters, looters, rioters, and arsonists have used Louisville as an amusement park.

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Legitimate protests have continued for months in Louisville and around the world. Conscientious people have been calling attention to police killings of citizens, many of whom are African Americans.

Good for the protesters for keeping alive the names of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and so many other victims of police misconduct or miscalculation. The Black Lives Matter movement is the most important cultural voice in 2020.

99% of the violence in America has nothing to do with police.

Nonetheless, police brutality needs to be rooted out by the intense attention it is drawing in 2020.

Just as a pickpocket needs a crowd to create diversion, nefarious shooters, looters, rioters, arsonists, and physical abusers have used the cover of noble BLM protests to mask their criminal activity.

Police want to protect the entire community, including the peaceful protesters. But they are limited in how they can respond to felonious agitators who want to take things into violent territories.

Louisville officials have essentially shrugged at the criminals and accepted their behavior as an unfortunate addition to peaceful protests.

LMPD has arrested around 500 people for various crimes but almost none of the perpetrators are encumbered because of free bail and legal representation provided by sympathetic people. Many of the arrestees are protesters refusing to move, but many others are people who have committed violent crimes in the midst of protests.

In 1968, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley did not mince words on the proper way to handle the criminals using protest crowds for cover.

This weekend, another group that purports to have the firepower to overcome local law enforcement is scheduled to set up a “formation” in Louisville. This will be yet another line to gauge how serious local leaders are about providing security and keeping the peace.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

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Courier Journal reporter Bailey Loosemore was embedded with Louisville protesters as they swarmed LMPD officers. The police were having a car removed from a no parking zone near the protest site that has seen one murder and multiple battles with police over the past two months.

The reporter’s caption is more supportive of the protester claims. First, the type of liquid is unknown. In prior protests, police have had urine and chemicals thrown at them. This video does not clarify the actual substance splashed toward several officers, not just one.

“People in the crowd say” sets up a hearsay problem. The same problem arises from the reporter’s secondary claim that “protesters say the car’s owner was never asked to move it.”

Who is the car owner? Why not get a direct quote from that person?

Read the comments for more backseat driving misdirection.

On a parallel front, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer began his one year term as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. His office posted a video touting leadership, listening, and learning.

Read the comments section to see how the Louisville protesters and #BlackLivesMatter constituents aren’t having any of what the mayor is serving.

Matt Damon can’t pronounce Louisville

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Matt Damon can’t commit to a sensible pronunciation of Louisville. On 30 Rock, no one on the production team reshot this scene where Damon says LOO-uh-ville.

Hillbillies say LOO-uh-vul.

People with self respect say LOUIE-ville.

The city is named after King Louis XI. There is no King LOO-uh.

Ville is vill. Villanova. Villain. The Ville.

Stop being a poser. If you can muster the energy to correctly pronounce Taylorsville Road and Shelbyville Road then work a little harder to say Louisville with a shred of self respect.

And now here are some bloopers from Between Two Ferns. Good night. Let yourself out.

Rep. John Yarmuth on new info in the McAtee shooting, HEROES ACT, and whether uber liberal support is helpful to a Democrat in red state Kentucky

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We learned today that a bullet from the Kentucky National Guard killed David “BBQ Man” McAtee during a law enforcement shutdown during curfew. McAtee had fired at least two shots from the 9 millimeter weapon that he pulled. Kentucky government officials say that McAtee fired first and was shot by either of the LMPD officers who returned fire along with national guard troops.

The update on the McAtee case was delivered by Governor Andy Beshear’s executive cabinet secretary J. Michael Brown, who left no doubt that McAtee fired first and that ballistics examinations proved that a national guard bullet killed him.

McAtee family attorney Steve Romines responded on Twitter.

J. Michael Brown is a respected attorney and military veteran whose investigative work will likely face little resistance.

Policing. Defunding. Equality. Security. Many voices, many issues, one community

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Following the police shootings of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee, Louisville has been reeling from passionate street protests against police brutality. Riots and looting sprang forth on the edges of the peaceful protests so law enforcement added National Guard troops by order of Governor Andy Beshear.

The move only heightened tensions.

Here are some of the most poignant leadership, legal, and prominent voices who shared a radio microphone with me to talk about solving Louisville’s issues of inequality and cracked security.

As for rioting and looting connected to otherwise peaceful protests:

Facing heat from #BlackLivesMatter, cops, citizens, and business owners, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer joins me to talk about the city’s unprecedented upheaval

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Breonna Taylor

Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday. She’s dead. On March 13, LMPD officers shot her in her apartment after activating a no-knock warrant in search of someone who was not there.

Breonna Taylor and Kenneth Walker

Breonna’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker awoke from the police invasion and shot at what he thought were burglars. Police returned fire, wounding Walker and killing Taylor.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets to honor Breonna in a movement launched following the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. Four police officers have been arrested over Floyd’s death but none of the Louisville officers have been charged in the killing of Breonna Taylor.

photo: WDRB

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer appeared on the radio with me tonight to answer questions about the protests, Breonna’s family pain, his broken relationship with police, unstoppable vandalism and looting, and the fading appeal of housing a downtown business in a city that has lost control.

You think 2020 is tough? Just wait until next year when the cicadas return!

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Terry Meiners shares water with his long lost friend the cicada of 1987

Australian fires started 2020. Then came the threat of nuclear war with Iran. Chinese military jets have been buzzing American warships. Oh, and then there’s that little COVID-19 pandemic with an as yet uncertain outcome.

Next year could be even stranger when the 17 year cycle for cicadas delivers billions of the buzzing bug-eyed pests in a Biblical plague of dead baby beastly bodies.

I made the most of it two cycles ago when Sammy the Cicada and I spent a fabulous few hours together.

2020 is all about isolation. 2021 will be a noisy, crowded infestation.

Pick your poison. It’s going to be a bumpy decade.

The Beasman has the winter blues, the right color for a crazed UK fan

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THE BEASMAN sick of everthang
I’M GLAD IT’S THE WEEKEND, LARRY MINNER, CUZ THIS HERE WEEK SUCKED REAL BAD. U OF SMELL KEEPS WINNIN WHILE OUR KENTUCKY WILDCATS IS STILL LOOKIN LIKE THEY’S IN QUICKSAND HALF THE DADGUM TIME. COACH CAL KEEPS SAYIN’ THE U UH KAY BASKETBAW PLAYERS IS YOUNG AND THEY IS GITTIN BETTER BUT I CAN SEE WITH MY OWN EYES THEY AIN’T! DO Y’ALL FISHBREATH, BEER DRINKIN, ROSARY BEAD RUBBIN’ CATHLICKS JUST LIE ALL THE TIME TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL BETTER?

COACH CAL – HE GOES TO MASS EVER DAY – HOW COME HE LIES TO BIG BLUE NATION ALL THE TIME TAWKIN BOUT HOW WE GONNA GIT BETTER? WE DON’T! AND U OF SMELL JUST GITS BY AND STAYS RANKED IN THE TOP TIN! DADGUMMIT THE CATS GIT THE #1 RECRUITIN CLASS EVER YEAR SO HOW COME THEY SUCK COME TOURNEYMINT TIME? IT’S ALL A BIG FARCE TO MAKE US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS KEEP PAYIN HIGH TICKET PRICES FOR A BUNCH OF NOTHIN. AND TODAY THEY SAID ONE OF OUR PLAYERS IS TRANSFERRIN. KHALIL WHITNEY IS RUNNIN AWAY FROM U UH KAY SO COACH CAL AIN’T DOIN SOMETHIN RIGHT.

DADGUMMIT, CATS! I’M FRUSTER-PATED! LARRY, MAYBE I JUST GOT THEM JAM-YOO-ARY BLUES. THEM SHRINKS SAY SOME PEOPLE GIT DEE-SPONDENT RIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR CUZ THE HOLIDAYS IS OVER AND MARCH MADNESS IS STILL FAR AWAY. I MIGHT GIT MY GRANDSON TO GIMME SOME SHOCK THERAPY. HE’S GOT ONE OF THEM TAZER GUNS LIKE THE PO-LEECE GOT. HE USED IT ON ME ONE TIME A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS CON-STER-PAY-DID. HE SHOT ME RIGHT IN THE BEE-HIND AND I’LL BE DADGUM IF I DIDN’T POOTY ALL OVER MYSELF TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SO IF U UH KAY LOSES TO THESE REDNECK TEXAS TECH FREAKS TOMORRY, I’M PROLLY GONNA GIT TAZERED AGAIN TO SEE IF IT SNAPS ME OUT OF MY DOLDRUMS.

I ONCE TRIED TO GIVE MYSELF SHOCK THERAPY BY USING MY CAR BATTERY JUMPER CABLES ON MY NIPPLES BUT THAT KNOCKED ME THROUGH THE BACK OF MY GAY-RAJ, SO NEVER AGAIN ON THAT ONE. LET’S JUST TRUDGE ON THROUGH TOMORRY AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I HEAR TELL THAT THEM TEXAS TECH PUNKS IS GITTIN FREE BEER DURING THE GAME AGAINST KENTUCKY SO I HOPE THEY STRING UP SOME CHICKEN WIRE AROUND THE VISITORS BENCH TO KEEP REDNECKS FROM THROWIN BEER BOTTLES ON OUR GOOD AND CLASSY CATS!

BEER DRINKIN, LOUDMOUTH, SAGGY PANTS, BACKWARD CAP, NECK TATTOO, G.E.D. FLUNKIN, MAKIN BABIES OUT OF WEDLOCK, WELFARE QUEEN TEXAS TECH FANS IS GONNA MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE’S PLAYIN LOSERVILLE. AND I GUESS THAT’S GOOD CUZ WE ALWAYS BEAT LOSERVILLE! (laffs) HEY…I’M STARTIN TO FEEL BETTER ALREADY WITHOUT NOBODY STRAPPIN A SEARS DIE HARD BATTERY TO MY GONADS! MAYBE THIS HERE IS THE WEEKEND THAT GITS IT ALL TURNT AROUND FOR US GOOD AND CLASSY WILDCATS! GO BLUE! GO CATS! LET’S GO MESS WITH TEXAS! IF THEY’S DRUNK, THEY CAINT STOP THE GOOD AND CLASSY KENTUCKY WILDCATS!

AND LET’S ALL SAY A PRAYER FOR CLEMSON TO BEAT U OF SMELL SO US CAT FANS CAN START A-TAUNTIN THEM SNAGGLE TOOTH, CROSS-EYED, SISTER-KISSIN U OF SMELL TRAILER TRASH CARDINAL FANS! THEY IS HONORIN THEIR 19&75 FINAL FOUR TEAM AT THE U OF SMELL GAME. I BETCHA THEY WON’T MENTION THAT U UH KAY WAS IN THAT FINAL FOUR, TOO, CUZ THEY IS JEALOUS OF THE BIG BLUE!

Junior Bridgeman, University of Louisville (1975)

IF DENNY DUMMY’S STOOPID GUARD DINT THROW A BAD PASS THEN THEY WOULDA BEAT U.C.L.A. AND THEN U UH KAY WOULDA BEAT U OF SMELL FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPERCHIP, BUT NAW…U OF SMELL SCREWED THE POOCH AGAIN! IDIOT CARDINALS! (laffs) AWWWWWW C-A-T-S CATS! CATS! CATS! IF YOU DON’T WIN….DON’T COME HOME!

Cats beat #1 to become #1, fake Wildcat Bevin ousted for true blue Beshear

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Tyrese Maxey debuted with 26 points in Madison Square Garden, November 5, 2019

THE BEASMAN bevin loses and cats win
HEY LAAARRRRRREEEEEE! (laffs) THE CHAMP IS HERE! THE CHAMP IS HERE! THE CHAMP IS HERE! (laffs) DID YOU AND YOUR BOYFRIEND SLICK RICK STAY UP TO WATCH THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS BEAT #1 TO BECOME #1? (laffs) THAT’S WHAT JUST HAPPENED, YOU BALD HAIRED, LOSERVILLE LOVIN, TRAITOR TURNCOAT, U OF SMELL FRAUD! (laffs) THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS IS NOW #1 IN AMURICA CUZ THEY PUNKED TOM IZZO AND HIS BIG TEN BORING 1950s BASKETBAW TEAM. CATS! CATS! CATS! BLUE GITS IN! BLUE GITS IN!

NEW YARK WAS FILT WITH WILDCAT FANS PARKIN THEIR CAMPERS IN CENTRAL PARK. TYREESE MAXEY IS THE WILDCATS NEW JOHN WALL! HE WAS JACKING UP THREES AND OL TOM IZZO JUST CRIED LIKE A LITTLE BEE-OTCH! CATS! CATS! CATS! (laffs) I DON’T THINK LAST NIGHT COULDA GOT NO GOODER WITH U UH KAY BEATIN #1 AND THAT FAKE WILDCAT GOVERNOR MATT BLEVINS GITTIN THROWED IN THE RIVER OF SHAME.

DADGUMMIT, WE WANT SPARTS GAMBLIN HERE IN KENTUCKY SO OUR RICH BOOSTERS CAN SET AT THE DINNER TABLE WITH THE WILDCAT PLAYERS AND TEACH EM HOW TO SHAVE POINTS! (laffs) THAT’S HOW WE DONE IT IN ADOLPH’S DAY! (laffs) GIT ON OUTTA HERE MATT BLEVINS CUZ YOUR BIBLE DONE GOT TOOK TO BLUE DEMMER-CRAT SCHOOL! (laffs) I LOVE IT! MATT BLEVINS WEREN’T REALLY NO KENTUCKY FAN, HE JUST COME AROUND RUMP ARENER NOW AND AGIN SO WE WOULD RENT IT TO HIM FOR A SCUMMY DONALD TRUMP RALLY.

President Donald Trump and Governor Matt Bevin, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (November 4, 2019)

HOW’D THAT WORK OUT FOR YOU, FAKE CAT FAN! (laffs) OF COURSE, US GOOD AND CLASSY KENTUCKY WILDCAT FANS DO GOTTA GIVE MATT BLEVINS SOME CREDIT FOR PUTTIN PIZZA BOY SCHNATTER AND THAT DAVID GRISTLE GUY ON THE U OF SMELL BOARD SO THEY COULD FIRE SLICK RICK AND TOMMY TURTLENECK! (laffs) JOB WELL DONE, BLEVINS, BUT GET OUT OF THE BIG CHAIR NOW AND LET LITTLE ANDY BEE-SHEAR SET IN IT. HIS DADDY IS A TRUE BLUE KENTUCKY WILDCAT SO I KNOW ANDY WAS RAISED TO BE A CAT FAN TOO. (laffs)

photoshopped image inspired by the Courier Journal illustration that irked John Calipari

TRUTH IS, IT DON’T REALLY MATTER WHO’S THE GOVERNOR IN KENTUCKY CUZ WE ALL KNOW COACH CAL IS THE GUY WHO GOT THE MOST PIRE! (laffs) AIN’T NOTHIN HAPPENS IN KENTUCKY WITHOUT THE U UH KAY BASKETBAW COACH’S APPROVAL. IT DON’T RAIN IN LEXINUN UNTIL COACH CAL SAYS IT’S OK. (laffs) LARRY, DID YOU SERIOUSLY STAY UP AND WATCH THE CATS? THEY WAS AWESOME WITH HITTIN THEM THREES AND DUNKIN ON TOM IZZO’S SISSIES! I WAS LOVIN IT!

THAT MAXEY GUY WAS IMPRESSIN JOHN WALL AND KEVIN DOO-RAG WHO WAS WATCHIN IN THE STANDS. (laffs) U UH KAY GAMES ATTRACT ALL THE BIGTIME NEW YARK STARS. ALL LOSERVILLE GOT TO SHOW UP WAS THAT STUPID GUY FROM CADDYSHACK WEARIN A PIGGLY WIGGLY HAT. WHO CARES? HE WAS SO DUMB HE PUT DY-N0-MITE DOWN IN THE GOPHER HOLE AND BLOWED UP THE WHOLE GOLF COURSE. DAGUMMIT, JUST PUT YOUR SHOTGUN DOWN THERE AND BLAST THEM VARMINTS WITHOUT RUININ YOUR LAND!

LOSERVILLE BEAT NOBODY UNRANKED MIAMI AND Y’ALL IS ACTIN LIKE YOU BLONG IN THE TOP 5. YOU MUST BE SNIFFIN THAT MARYJUANA ANDY BEE-SHEAR JUST MADE LEGAL THIS MARNIN! (laffs) OOH BABY BABY, IT’S A WILDCAT WORLD! AWWWWWW C-A-T-S CATS! CATS! CATS! CATS! WE IS NUMBER ONE AGAIN! FARDY & OH! FARDY & OH! FARDY & OH!

Radio chats with Gov. Matt Bevin, Rep. John Yarmuth, and Mayor Greg Fischer

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