Violent Anarchists Claim the Life of Philly Officer

Today at about 12:45 pm in Center City Philadelphia, a mob of violent, professional anti-biotech protesters threw water on Philly police officers. Officer Paris Williams, a 52-year-old, 19-year veteran of the force, attempted to make arrests. Film shown on Philly TV shows protesters mobbing Officer Williams, knocking him to the ground, and kicking him. That led directly to a heart attack and his subsequent death.

You can watch the film and see photos, as covered by one Philly television station, here. The Philadelphia Inquirer also covered the story.

The attack occurred at 12th and Arch Streets, right in the middle of Philadelphia.

What were the anarchists "protesting" this time? Biotechnology. Bio 2005 began on the 19th and ends tomorrow. It's the world's largest biotechnology gathering, and over 1,500 companies are exhibiting. As of yesterday, over 18,000 people had attended, and some 6,000 of them, representing 61 countries, came from abroad.

And why were the "protesters," who have shown themselves to be nothing more than thugs, goons, and now killers, there? To what do they object? In a word, I suppose, they hate the modern world that makes their lives possible, and the democracy that protects their rights to protest.

But of course, they have no right to attack police officers, much less to kill one. In today's actions, they've shown their true colors as violent people who should not be allowed to take over the streets of American cities. Peaceful protest is the right of all Americans, but we've long since become far too indulgent of well-funded, well-organized anarchists who make a habit of violently seizing control of large American cities. The "protesters" tried to invade the Convention Center after they killed Officer Williams, but were rebuffed by his fellow officers.

Officer Paris Williams lost his wife several years ago; he leaves behind two grown children, who've now lost both parents, and far too early. They lost their father because "protesters" took advantage of the efforts by officers to protect those attending the conference while respecting the rights of thugs.

Lately, we've watched peaceful protests in Ukraine, Lebanon, and elsewhere help bring down corrupt and oppressive governments. How unjust that, simultaneously, we allow thugs to roam our streets and attack our officers in the name of democracy.