Media fantasy is a total inversion of reality.
“A Tone Deaf Portrayal of Veterans Just Before Veterans Day on ‘Chicago P.D.,’” by Karen Townsend, Newsbusters, November 8, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
In just a few days we will honor our nation’s bravest heroes during Veterans Day. NBC’s Chicago P.D., however, ran an episode November 7 depicting an Afghanistan war veteran suffering from PTSD and unwilling to seek help so het [sic] sets off bombs and takes hostages at a Mosque. Talk about tone deaf.
In “Trigger,” the Chicago Police Department infiltrates a mosque and works with Homeland Security to find a bomber. Suspecting it is a member of the mosque that set off a bomb at the Army recruitment office, Officer Kevin Atwater (Laroyce Hawkins) poses as a Muslim ready to help with violence against Americans. The mosque’s Imam, Akeem, is controversial, but denies that he and the mosque are behind the violence. Meanwhile, another bomb goes off at a VA hospital.
As the storyline progresses, the CPD at first suspects an Afghani interpreter, but it turns out the interpreter had saved many American lives in service and was working to become an American citizen when he committed suicide, despondent about being a suspect.
They soon discover it was Jake Miller (Quincy Dunn-Baker), an American veteran who was a lone survivor when his patrol was hit by an IED. His wife says Miller is triggered by the five calls to prayer each day that can be heard at his house from the mosque nearby. She says, “He hasn’t been okay since he got back. He needs help.”
In his mind, Muslims are still enemy combatants. Miller believes that Akeem and the mosque are funding terrorists to kill American soldiers like his fallen comrades so he seeks revenge; first by trying to frame them for the bombings, then by storming the mosque with a gun and suicide belt demanding to speak to Akeem.
As Miller holds about 30 men hostage inside the mosque, awaiting the arrival of Akeem, Detective Jay Holstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) volunteers to go in and help Atwater, who is among the hostages and unarmed. Holstead also feels a connection to Miller as a veteran himself.
Jay: Jake? It’s Jay Halstead. I’m unarmed, all right?
Jake: Everybody face the wall! You take another step, I blow this place.
Jay: I hear–I hear you, man. We’re working on Akeem. That’s why I’m here. I gotta see proof of life, Jake. You know how this works, right? So I’m coming out, okay? I’m unarmed. See? No vest. I got no gun. Keeping my hands raised, okay? Just gotta make sure everybody’s okay. That’s good. That’s good, it looks like nobody’s hurt. That means you and I got a way out of here. ‘Cause I’m gonna be honest, Jake, things are gonna go bad for you really quick if you don’t let me help you.
Jake: You bring me Akeem or I drop these people one combatant at a time.
Jay: Please, Jake, don’t– don’t do this, okay? There is another solution. You just gotta let me help you. Just let me help. Put the gun down. Hand me the remote. You and I can walk out the front door together. I promise you I’m not gonna let anything happen to you. Okay? You gotta let me help you. Jake. Look at–look at them. They’re terrified right now, Jake. They’re not combatants, man. They’re civilians, Jake. They’re citizens. They’re people. Jake. They’re Americans. You swore to protect them. What are you doing?
Jake: That’s as far as you come.
Jay: Okay.
Jake: What, you think I’m crazy? Huh?
Jay: No, no, I don’t. I don’t.
Jake: You think this is PTS, this is… trauma from the war? You think I’m having an episode, huh?
Jay: Maybe, Jake.
Jake: I don’t think I’m over there. No. I’m in my own backyard. I’m standing on my soil. Don’t you get it, Halstead? You were there! You remember! These people have come to destroy us. But nobody gets it because we’re all too busy tweeting about the president. We’re posting pictures of our dogs. You want to help me? You bring me Akeem. Bring me Akeem.
Jay: Buddy. Think of your wife right now. Think of your wife.
Jake: You bring me Akeem now, or I kill them.
Jay: Please don’t do this, Jake.
Jake: You don’t think I’ll do it.
Jay: Miller. You are a war hero, Miller. Act like it.
Jake: Yeah, you’re damn right I am. And this ends now….
Jay says
Last week Chicago med had a story on illegals and this week Chicago PD runs this fiction about our veterans. Disgraceful!!
I will no longer watch any of the Chicago trip of programs! They have ruined three shows following the liberal democrats and Saul alinsky playbook! I will boycott !
God bless our military and first responders!
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mortimer says
SLANDEROUS. All our military are briefed in the RULE OF ENGAGEMENT and what constitutes lawful, moral warfare.
On the other hand, know-nothing writers haven’t a clue about what soldiers must learn. Soldiers come from every part of society and most are motivated to help people. After being in a theater of war, most soldiers take human life as being very precious. I don’t know any retired soldiers who vigilantes or even consider that. Those writers have never served and disdain those who have from their smug perch of ignorance.
This is slander against our heroes. NBC should get its wings clipped. All patriotic people should speak out.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
So it turns out that Janet Napolitano was right after all. On TV at least.
Logic&Reason says
The Left and its propagandist media are fully exposed. This episode is just one example.
Another playing out in real life…..
Not a word about Keith Ellison. No demands for an investigation. Rather, his girlfriend’s claims are stuffed into the Clinton/Obama closet of hypocrisy.
Kavanaugh, on the other hand….that’s a full series!
Walter Sieruk says
That television program showing disrespect to men who were in the US military isboth awful and inappropriate. It would be awful and inappropriate for Chicago PD to have that.anytime to anytime .So much more so then Veteran’s Day will soon come . It would be better and more fitting for that TV show to have a episode of the police in Chicago taking down dangerous and murderous gangs of street gangsters . As for example the heinously wicked drug dealing, violent murdering hooligans who known as MS 13 For those ruthless cruel vicious MS-13 thugs had come across the porous border between Mexico and America and infuriated the USA with many hideous crimes . What words with those television show producer’s to made such a episode. Shame on them.
Furthermore, on the topic of Veterans day, aside from the outrageous TV program , with the coming of Veterans Day it’s therefore very appropriate to site the wisdom of the first Constitutional President of the United States of America, George Washington, who had, so well explained “To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” Moreover President Washington stated that “However pacific the general policy of the nation may be ,it ought never be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies.”
Furthermore, with this post- 9/11 USA it should likewise be remembered that one very good way to defeat the jihadists who compose the many brutal and deadly Islamic terror entities ,such as al Qaeda, ISIS, the Taliban, is by the means of a very strong power of US military might. As Thomas Jefferson had declared “With every barbarous people …force is law.”
Guy Forester says
My, what a coincidence. We have a major TV network trying to tell us that it is our veterans that are the danger to our peaceful neighbors. And guess what, just before veterans day! And now another coincidence, a reported Marine vet goes in and shoots up a C&W bar in Thousand Oaks, CA, killing a bunch of young adults and one Deputy before killing himself. How convenient, we do not get to hear from him about why he did this.
Oh, did you know that a number of the patrons at that bar had been at the 91 massacre in LV last year? And we still do not know why that guy did what he did.
If you have not seen it, try to find the movie “Siege” made back in 1998. In the end, guess who the real bad guys are, and who are the real victims?
Brian hoff says
We do know the LV shooter last year was than far rightwing activist who watch tomuch Alex Jones.
FYI says
Yet every day we see muslims setting off bombs..
Imam Taqqiya He’s a sufi and this is the religion of peace…even though he’s been radicalized,he won’t trigger that bomb..he’s a sufi..
Dr.Tawriya Trust me,I’m an islamic doctor..no one will be hurt..islam is THE religion of peace.
Captain Dhimmiwit of kuffartown: gee,thanks guys for the reassurance..I believe you and..{kaBOOM}
Brian hoff says
What than bunch of BS first muslim are found all over the world and bombs arenot going off all over the world.
balafama says
yes they are .in almost every country with muslims .
gravenimage says
Uh…yes they are.
Muslims are responsible for over 34,000 Jihad terror attacks all over the world, just since 9/11.
Norger says
What a bunch of BS indeed. Boston, NYC, London, Madrid, Istanbul, Mumbai. Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Paris, Nice, Brussels, Thailand etc. etc.
Facts are stubborn things.
Barbara says
No they are not always setting off bombs. They rape young girls. They killed a mother while giving birth to her child. They behead even their own for not being ‘Muslim’ enough. The throw gay men off roof tops. The kill Christians, burn down their churches, and houses.
Warmac9999 says
I was recently watching a remake of Anne of Green Gables. The new show was Anne with an E. Season one was a good portrayal. Season two immediately transitioned into modern day political correctness. The left can’t help but ruin everything they touch.
gravenimage says
Grimly true. At first it was just about “girl power”, but the show Supergirl has been getting more and more “politically correct” and propagandistic.
This most recent season features a bigot who hates Aliens (outer-space aliens, in this case) attacks and murders them, and actually quotes Churchill while doing so. This is pretty obviously intended to be a cartoon racist or “Islamophobe”.
What projection. Very troubling stuff–especially because kids will be watching this tripe.
11B40 says
Greetings:
Back when the new (over-the-air) shows started, I watched the first episode of “FBI” which similarly had “white nationalists” blowing stuff up and, perhaps as a cherry on this sundae, a noble Muslim lead character. Produced by the that Wolf guy from “SUV”, it was hardly a surprised but certainly a disappointment.
The only relatively new TV show I watch is “SEAL Team” which seems to be fighting off the political correctness scourge so far.
gravenimage says
*Ugh*. No surprise there.
gravenimage says
NBC TV fantasy just before Veteran’s Day: American veteran sets off bombs and takes hostages at mosque
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Complete inversion of reality indeed. dhimmi pandering to Islam and calumny against veterans.
Barbara Nakelski says
Every week one of these “Chicago’ shows indoctrinates us with either transgenderism, homosexual acceptance, anti-Christian motives, abortion and now an American veteran run amuck in a mosque. Sooo sick of this crap being put on entertainment TV …sick of the liberal, social justice garbage put out as entertainment. Will not watch any of this Wolf shows any more..taken off my DVR. Will find something better to do with my time.
Tom Jansen says
Right on. Indoctrination and Christianiphobe.
Vicky says
Don’t watch this terrorist anti-American DUNG! BOYCOTT NBC’s treachery!!!!