As much as I hate to see these events happen to our first defenders, that line of blue that protects us from the animals in our society --- the bad feeling I get is only tangentially tied into these heinous killings. My concern is that the police associations and unions across the country (not the police officers themselves, but their looking for a cause unions), will use this situation to seize the headlines.
I expect by the weekend papers and talk shows, if not before, we are going to see or hear from the union talking heads that gob'mint reductions and cutbacks and layoffs at all levels are the cause of the problem. And that the situation will only be exacerbated (their favorite word) by additional cutbacks, layoffs, and reductions. Therefore, they will shout, we need more federal money thrown at states and communities across the land to prevent a total breakdown of our civilization as we know it....... and we need it now!
Hope that I'm wrong Pilgrims, but if I was gambling, I'd put my money on this gambit. Rahmbo Emanuel set the example when he said, "Never let a good crisis go to waste!" People listen......
And while I'm on the subject --- is this not the absolute ugliest demonstrator sign you have ever seen in your lives? Talk about visual hate crimes. Why aren't these folks in jail? (click on the pic)
(And no, I don't know if it's real or photoshopped, and apparently Snopes doesn't know either)
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