And Katrina Takes Another - In Memory of “Step” (VIDEO)
I came back from vacation on Thursday night 29 June 2006 only to hear sad news. My dear friend, Dennis Stepnowski, had been murdered. He was killed in the line of duty. Step, as he was known, was a cop’s cop. He was a mentor to younger, less-experienced officers. I’d never have thought Step would be one to be taken down like this. He was a WWE-type, buffed-up body-builder, who was a physical fitness nut. I’ve always winced every time I heard about a DeKalb Co. GA police officer getting hurt, because it’s a very bad area, but I always thought “nah, it’s not Step… he won’t go down like that.”
Well, Thursday night he did. I have been trying since then to write about it and I’m just now barely able to. But I have to - in Dennis’ honor. You see, Dennis was a mentor to me when I first started out on the job. He was a great guy, humble, and full of compassion for his fellow man. He also saved many fellow officers’ lives on the job. Dennis was the picture of benevolence and bravery. How did Step die? He was shot through the neck while attempting to arrest an armed robbery suspect, who later turned out to be wanted for murder out of Louisiana. About 20 shots were exchanged.
And Katrina takes another….
When will the good people of this country stand up and be heard, and tell the Katrina parasites from Louisiana to go home? Mr. Nagin, you owe the rest of the country more than you can ever repay. You’ve got what you wanted, a subservient welfare culture, and you had them all bussed back to vote your dumbass back into office. Now, why don’t you send those busses back to where your voters now live, and make them come back home? You and your state’s Democratic policies are what have fostered this welfare, “gimme” mentality, and the rest of us are paying a very dear price for it.
When all is said and done, Louisiana will have paid a far lesser price for the damages done by Katrina. A year after the hurricane left, the parasites from New Orleans and the surrounding parishes continue to pollute society as long as they stay away from home. They demand their “rights” to free government housing, food, money, breast implants, jewelry, designer bags, etc. The time is now to get off your damn lazy asses and get your shit together. If you don’t like it here in Georgia, or in Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, or any of the other places you’ve infested, then go the hell back home. We’re THROUGH with you here! I know our crime rate has risen immeasurably, and I for one am sick of it.
Mayor Nagin, and Governor Blanco… TAKE BACK YOUR CHOCOLATE CITY, so the rest of the world can get on with their LIVES! Too many Katrina evacuees are wreaking havoc in this country. Rapes, robberies, murders, fraud, theft, and the list just goes on and on. Enough is enough. Take it back, Mr. Chocolate City. No more free rides. It’s time to take responsibility for your actions and INactions. And don’t blame the federal government. Mississippi and Alabama have been on their feet for a long time now. Take your shit and go home.
Please pray not only for Step, but for all of the other law enforcement officers who are out there every day, putting their lives on the line for you. Remember, for every time you hear on the news about bystanders running from a crazed gunman, there is somebody’s son or daughter wearing a police uniform running toward that crazed gunman.
I love you, Step… I will miss you so much. You’re in my heart always. God has your six now, and I await our meeting on the other side. Heaven needs a cop like you. Godspeed, my friend. This is a huge loss to the entire law enforcement community. He will never be forgotten. Step was my brother - and this is a brother- and sister-hood that runs very deep. When we lose one of our own, it hits us all very hard because we’re family. And even harder when it’s close to you.
“It’s not how these men died that made them heroes…but how they lived.”
Oh, and listen to the perp’s sister blame the “system.” The only good news out of this is that Step killed the scumbag (Lucas Palmer).
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Due to the degradation of comments at my post about Step’s death, I’ve made some changes on the blog. The post about Step was to both honor Step and express my outrage and anger about the continual uptake in crimes stemming from the tide of Katrina. I did not and DO not want to sully his memorial, so I’ve moved that post to a new page and left the comments on the old page so the name-calling idiots can spew their venom all they want without it reflecting on the passing of Det. Dennis “Step” Stepnowski. 
