Mr Obama has devoted much of the week to the issue of violence by and against police, days after a black Army veteran killed five officers in Dallas, Texas, in revenge for the police shooting of black men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the Minneapolis suburbs. Indeed, in Houston, one of the cities studied, police were less likely to shoot when the suspect was black.
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He continues, “To me, it’s very simple”. It’s a double standard.
Comments from people like former Mayor Rudy Giuliani – who called Black Lives Matter “inherently racist” – serve only to undermine the overall objective of creating a safer and more just America. And if BLM wants any credibility, it should refocus its attention to ALL tragic killings, not just those committed by police officers.
“I think it’s the president’s desire to try to move the ball forward and make some progress in helping communities identify steps that they can take to address this problem”, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.
America’s Black Lives Matter movement has jumped continents in the wake of recent fatal police shootings of black men in the United States. “We don’t have to be hostile in any kind of way”, Claudia Tugman said.
Irresponsible network commentators tweeted out offensive posts blaming Black Lives Matter outright for the officers’ deaths, even though the shooter had nothing to do with that otherwise peaceful protest in Dallas. Those of us who truly believe that “all lives matter” need to elect leaders who can put some action behind those words.
She feels she was pushed aside and that law enforcement didn’t do enough to help her.
But organizers like Dylan Garcia say they are fighting for equality – for all people. Chief MIke Cantaloupe with CPD said the event was successful and was glad “people got to say how they felt” and that nobody got hurt.
Representatives from the PRJC – the Portland Racial Justice Congress – say they’re fearful of what may happen and that they want more of a role in overseeing police policy. Not only the law enforcement officers but the community around us and those who visit Cocoa. “We all have different perspectives, so you’re not always going to understand someone else’s rage or somebody else’s cause”.
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The group also is planning a march for Sunday, July 17 in downtown Rockford- which meets at Beattie Park at 3 p.m.
