When these officers leave their homes to start their shifts, their loved ones often say goodbye knowing they are heading into a risky world and that there is never a guarantee that they will be coming home.
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In Cleveland on Monday afternoon, 10 feet away from Gaines-Smith, another protester with a similar Black Lives Matter sign had an opposite take on the idea of armed police. Others said to pedestrians, “Use your white privilege to walk around and respect black bodies”. Instead, any officer should take iPhone pictures of the incident to be used later if black leadership cares about doing something about the crime.
Black Lives Matter has called for an end of police brutality against African-Americans; Occupy Wall Street protested against the corruption in the financial industry that caused an economic meltdown in 2008.
The conservative Lt. Gov. has been critical of Black Lives Matter, as he recently called demonstrators “hypocrites” who attended the Dallas protest which resulted in the death of police officers.
And that is all the Black Lives Matter movement is about: seeking to ensure due process and equal protection under the law regardless of race.
If Obama really wanted to do something to stop the escalating violence, he would directly signal to his left wing media sycophants that the Black Lives Matter should be treated the same as their counterparts the Ku Klux Klan, forever ending their legitimacy.
Although, because of my family ties, I have been prompted to become an activist for law enforcement reform; including body cameras, training in nonlethal forces and strengthening community ties between law enforcement and those they serve. She said it bothered her to see the large presence of officers in riot gear compared to the number of people in the crowd.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to make something very clear: blue lives matter in America”, he shouted, to thunderous applause. “And how do we lead a community conversation around that here?” I understand where that terminology could upset some and for that I apologize.
And when you further consider those who are unarmed, 100 of those encounters found the result to be fatal.
It is easy to see many people who are either pro-blue or pro-black think you have to choose a side. The goal was for white people to organize other white people against white supremacy. Let’s talk honestly, but choose our words so that we help develop our young people socially and not create animosity towards law enforcement.
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“Everyone out here, they have their different beliefs, they have their different backgrounds, but we can all come together as citizens of America”, Offutt said.
