{"id":4508,"date":"2023-07-21T14:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4508"},"modified":"2023-07-21T14:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:24:46","slug":"widow-of-officer-killed-in-blm-riots-speaks-out-on-jason-aldeans-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4508","title":{"rendered":"Widow of Officer Killed in BLM Riots Speaks Out on Jason Aldean&#8217;s Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The widow of a retired officer who was killed in the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) riot spoke out in support of Jason Aldean\u2019s new song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/1681846889166123014?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>&nbsp;on \u201cJesse Watters Primetime,\u201d Ret. Police Sgt. Ann Dorn, whose husband, David was killed during the riots, defended Aldean\u2019s song \u201cTry That In A Small Town\u201d and called the controversy \u201cabsurd\u201d after watching the music video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt speaks of small-town values. It speaks of community values. It speaks of standing up for ourselves,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuing, Dorn inquired, \u201cWhen did it become illegal in the United States of America for us to stand up for ourselves? That\u2019s our given rights to protect ourselves, our life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The widow of David Dorn, who was murdered by a BLM rioter in 2020, defends Jason Aldean and says America needs a stronger sense of community to fight against tyranny <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nidlJRK1Mx\">pic.twitter.com\/nidlJRK1Mx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/1681846889166123014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She further explained she understood Aldean\u2019s intentions behind the song despite the criticism it has received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sense of community. It\u2019s a sense of neighborhood. It\u2019s a sense of taking care of each other, and we\u2019ve gotten so far away from that that it\u2019s actually very scary,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked by Watters if she wished \u201cthere were more small-town-minded people&nbsp;around\u201d on the night of her husband\u2019s murder, Dorn responded, \u201cI do. There\u2019s a lot of disrespect now and there\u2019s no sense of community, and people don\u2019t stand up for their community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t stop these things that happen in a small town, just like Jason says in his song, you\u2019re not going to do that here, the community\u2019s not going to stand for it,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Dorn said, \u201cThe community\u2019s not gonna allow you to come into our town and destroy our town. We\u2019re gonna defend it and we\u2019re gonna defend it with our lives if we have to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This came after Aldean, 46, addressed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/jason-aldean-fires-back-at-accusation-of-releasing-a-pro-lynching-song\/\">accusations<\/a>&nbsp;on his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jason_Aldean\/status\/1681382697875144717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;page that his song was&nbsp;\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashtonpittman\/status\/1681077697940733952?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1681077697940733952%7Ctwgr%5Ebac3ead6f4bf98b4aa8a623e7c1ca5601f952c1f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fentertainment%2Fjason-aldean-addresses-controversial-country-music-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pro lynching<\/a>\u201d and was in reference to the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese references are not only meritless but dangerous,\u201d the country singer wrote. \u201cThere is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn\u2019t a single video clip that isn\u2019t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/widow-of-officer-killed-in-blm-riots-speaks-out-on-jason-aldeans-song\/\">https:\/\/ijr.com\/widow-of-officer-killed-in-blm-riots-speaks-out-on-jason-aldeans-song\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/author\/reguzel\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The widow of a retired officer who was killed in the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) riot spoke out in support of Jason Aldean\u2019s new song. In an&nbsp;interview&nbsp;on \u201cJesse Watters Primetime,\u201d Ret. Police Sgt. Ann Dorn, whose husband, David was killed during the riots, defended Aldean\u2019s song \u201cTry That In A Small Town\u201d and called the controversy \u201cabsurd\u201d after watching the music video. \u201cIt speaks of small-town values. It speaks of community values. 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