A Detroit police commissioner with a criminal history of threatening to shoot a police officer is refusing to resign from his oversight position, exposing yet another failure of liberal-run cities to properly vet officials entrusted with public safety.
Darious Morris, 38, was sworn in December 17 as a member of Detroit's Board of Police Commissioners—the very body responsible for overseeing the Detroit Police Department. Morris won the District 3 seat on a write-in campaign after no other candidates bothered to run, which should have been the first red flag.
But here's where it gets absolutely insane: This is the same guy who once threatened to shoot a cop and has a documented criminal past that somehow didn't disqualify him from policing the police.
Another Democrat City Disaster
Initially, Morris promised to resign when his criminal background was exposed by local media. But in typical fashion for officials in Democrat-run cities, he's now backtracking on that promise and clinging to power.
This is exactly the kind of backwards governance that has turned once-great American cities like Detroit into cautionary tales. While law-abiding citizens struggle with rising crime rates, the people supposedly holding police accountable are the very criminals who should be behind bars.
How does someone with a history of threatening police officers end up in charge of overseeing police? Only in a Democrat-controlled city.
The fact that Morris ran unopposed speaks volumes about the state of civic engagement in Detroit. When citizens don't participate in local elections, this is what happens—felons end up in positions of authority over the very law enforcement officers they once threatened.
Trump's America First Agenda Can't Come Soon Enough
This disgraceful situation in Detroit perfectly illustrates why President Trump's second-term focus on law and order is so desperately needed. While the Trump-Vance administration works to restore sanity to federal law enforcement, local Democrat strongholds continue to embrace chaos.
Morris's refusal to step down shows the arrogance of the left-wing political class. They believe rules don't apply to them, even when those rules involve basic qualifications for public office.
Patriots in Detroit deserve better than having their police oversight handled by someone who threatened to shoot the very officers he's supposed to monitor. But until voters in these Democrat cities wake up, this is the dysfunction they'll continue to get.