David Clarke is not only based but a national hero. I lived in Milwaukee at the time he was sheriff. He and Flynn worked a miracle to clean up Milwaukee, nothing short of amazing. Downtown used to be overrun with panhandlers and homeless, all gone. Clamped down hard on flash mobs by using police intel agencies. Pushed the gangbangers out of downtown. Zero fuckery policy during large events. Paved the way for huge wave of gentrification in once blighted areas. Clarke and Flynn did a helluva job in Milwaukee.