Nobody disputes the legitimate use of force, or cops defending themselves against violent criminals. The public uproar is over police shootings of unarmed citizens who pose no threat by trigger-happy cops. A child with a toy gun, an elderly man with a cane, an unarmed black man merely trying to run away — none of these shootings were justified.
“There’s a lot of hate going on right now — there’s a lot of hate going on in our nation,” Givens told CBS News. “We’re tired of all the hate.” It doesn’t matter what race you are, Givens continued, “all lives matter.” (Read story here.)
What a crock. What’s going on isn’t hate, people are objecting to the police killing spree, with its blatantly racist overlay, and to the widespread police response that cops can do no wrong and aren’t accountable to anyone for anything. People are complaining because they don’t want to be killed. These cops are complaining about that.
This little police demonstration is stupid. It’s dead wrong. It won’t help mend police-community relations. These bozos are just throwing gasoline on the fire.