US April 30, 2015

Sheriff David Clarke Jr. Wants Michael Moore's Extreme Anti-Police 'Demands' to Be Met…but Here's the Catch

Moore likely won't like this idea.

In this Oct. 11, 2012 file photo, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke talks during a budget hearing in Milwaukee, Wis. The Wisconsin sheriff said he released an ad calling on residents to defend themselves because the old model of having a citizen call 911 and wait for help isn't always the best option. (AP)

Jason Howerton

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. on Thursday responded to filmmaker Michael Moore’s “demand” that police officers be disarmed and all criminals convicted for drug crimes or non-violent offenses be released from prison.

Moore might not like the sheriff’s suggestion.

@nranews @MMFlint Start pilot project by doing it in his neighborhood. Set up transitional inmate housing where he lives.
— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) April 30, 2015

The filmmaker had not responded to Clarke’s idea at the time of publication.

Earlier on Thursday, Moore went on a fiery anti-police rant on Twitter, claiming that law enforcement officers shouldn't have guns and consider black people the "enemy."

Local cops now militarized. Founding Fathers said NO army policing on our soil. Why do cops have tanks? Oh, right - the Enemy: The Black Man
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015