Fux Noise: Barr sounds call to push back against anti-cop attitudes
Adopt 'zero tolerance’ to resisting police
Attorney General William Barr on Thursday gave a strong message of support to the country’s police officers, calling for Americans to respect cops and push back against an anti-cop attitude that sees resisting police as acceptable.
“Being a police officer is more difficult than it’s ever been before,” Barr said at an International Association of Chiefs of Police event in Miami. “One reason is the emergence of a deeply troubling attitude towards police in some parts of our society. Far from respecting the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect us, it is becoming common in some quarters to scapegoat the police ... and disparage the vital role played by law enforcement in our society.”
He highlighted statistics that show assaults against police have jumped by 20 percent to 6,000 a year and that, in 2018, 106 police officers died in the line of duty -- including 11 who lost their lives in ambushes.
Barr said he was distressed by the attitude “that it’s OK to resist police officers” and that it now happens “on a casual basis.” He told listeners that the reason such laws exist against resisting police is because police officers are put into dangerous situations which can escalate quickly.
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Two thoughts here: Isn't policing largely a local issue?
Also how do you call for respect of law enforcement when your fat bloated orange boss calls the FBI corrupt? I mean shouldn't he set an example?
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