Former NYPD cop says Rep. Keith Ellison's 'dishonesty is dangerous' about protest photo

The son of Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., was among those in Minneapolis protesting the police shooting of Jamar Clark:

https://twitter.com/WintanaMN/status/667207443429130240

Rep. Ellison said the photo shows irresponsible behavior by a police officer:

Photo is agonizing for me to see. My son is PEACEFULLY protesting w/ hands up; officer is shouldering gun. Why? https://t.co/TTUBR0fxtS

— Keith Ellison (@keithellison) November 19, 2015

Ellison’s tweet caused many to criticize the police:

Something is very wrong here. Thank you @keithellison for raising a conscientious child https://t.co/MkGhwxPIIP

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) November 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/life_is_a_sport/status/667388415487291392
https://twitter.com/jillwklausen/status/667420475782520832

Awful. Hands are up yet a gun is being pointed at him. In what world is this acceptable? https://t.co/WieULwexlE

— Ron Harris (@RonHarrisMN) November 19, 2015

Former NYPD cop, radio host and Blaze contributor John Cardillo pointed some things out:

It's not a "gun." It's a non-lethal crowd control weapon. https://t.co/kd9IH059v8

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) November 19, 2015

.@keithellison your dishonesty is dangerous. Non lethal device, not a gun. Not pointed anywhere near your son. pic.twitter.com/1RBaYe9QHY

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) November 19, 2015

Maybe Rep. Ellison could be convinced the whole thing was caused by climate change.