GA Law Enforcement Officials Say Warnock, Ossoff Will Undermine Police
'The safety of this entire country is at stake'
Getty Images Collin Anderson • December 16, 2020 5:00 am
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Top Georgia law enforcement officials and groups are expressing "serious concern" with Jon Ossoff's and Raphael Warnock's Senate bids, claiming that the pair of Democrats will push to defund police and hinder officers' ability to serve.
Ossoff and Warnock have faced criticism over a number of anti-police comments. Ossoff in June expressed the need to hold "entire departments accountable," arguing that police funding "has to be … on the line" if officers violate his proposed use-of-force rules. And in a series of 2015 sermons, Warnock accused police of operating with a "gangster and thug" mentality, adding that he was not surprised to see officers act like "bullies." Georgia Fraternal Order of Police secretary Steven Gaynor told the