What does that mean? Are you saying there are people who don't like police and want t do them harm? Are you saying this is new? Worse than before? It's a vague term that gets people riled up but without a definition it's just that - a throwaway term.

 

It's now acceptable to go after police it appears and the justification for it is "holding them accountable."

It's now acceptable to go after police it appears and the justification for it is "holding them accountable."

 

Who says it is acceptable?

It's now acceptable to go after police it appears and the justification for it is "holding them accountable."

 

Acceptable by whom? Any different from the 60s when they were out to get "pigs?"

Who says it is acceptable?

 

Daunasia Yancey, a prominent member of the Black Lives Matter movement in Boston.

"I think that this 'war on cops' rhetoric is just another way to protect police from accountability," she says. "What they're facing is not violence; it's accountability."

Just like numbers do not support that there is increased violent crimes against minorities, the numbers do not show that that there is an increase in violent acts against LEOs. However, with the new mediums to disseminate information, the perception is it is at an all time high. And that is a scary narrative to not be fully truthful about. It has become fashionable to call out police to the point where I fear it will be counterproductive to the communities for which they serve.

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Daunasia Yancey, a prominent member of the Black Lives Matter movement in Boston.

"I think that this 'war on cops' rhetoric is just another way to protect police from accountability," she says. "What they're facing is not violence; it's accountability."

 

One person's opinion. Hardly makes it acceptable.

One person's opinion. Hardly makes it acceptable.

 

One prominent member stressing "accountability" of police actions. Eye for an eye mentality isn't the correct message to send to her followers.

I wasn't stating an opinion. I was stating that without any context the term "war on cops" is meaningless.

 

Do you think it's new? Worse than ever? Give us some context as to why you think there is a "war on cops" today.

 

Geez, here you go again Clyde.

 

It is your opinion that it is a meaningless term. I gave you context, from the thugs on the street to politicians.

 

Go talk to some LEO and see how they feel.

Just like numbers do not support that there is increased violent crimes against minorities, the numbers do not show that that there is an increase in violent acts against LEOs. However, with the new mediums to disseminate information, the perception is it is at an all time high. And that is a scary narrative to not be fully truthful about. It has become fashionable to call out police to the point where I fear it will be counterproductive to the communities for which they serve.

 

The old "careful what you ask for, you may just get it".

I gave you context, from the thugs on the street to politicians.

 

Where?

Acceptable by whom? Any different from the 60s when they were out to get "pigs?"

 

Who does your fallen shield represent out of curiosity?

Who does your fallen shield represent out of curiosity?

 

Trooper Ponder who was shot and killed.

Just like numbers do not support that there is increased violent crimes against minorities' date=' the numbers do not show that that there is an increase in violent acts against LEOs. However, with the new mediums to disseminate information, the perception is it is at an all time high. And that is a scary narrative to not be fully truthful about. It has become fashionable to call out police to the point where I fear it will be counterproductive to the communities for which they serve.[/quote']

 

I agree. Police in some communities are going to stop being proactive, and violent crime will rise. I believe we've already seen this in Ferguson. I read somewhere that violent crimes are up substantially there.