Much commentary trumpets that there is a slaughter of innocent, mostly black people at the hands of out-of-control police forces and that the solution to the problem is to cut back on law enforcement authorized to use force to maintain public order. This is wrong on just about every count, save one there is indeed a slaughter going on, but not at the hands of the police.
How Maxine Waters Is Getting People Killed by Her Irresponsible Rhetoric
There is no polite way to say this: Maxine Waters is getting people killed. For example, she ordered her supporters to harass Cabinet members in the Trump administration. She also repeatedly criticizes police officers, claiming they are trained to “keep black people in their place.” It’s this type of irresponsible attack that leads to what is called “The Ferguson Effect.” In this episode, Larry explains how her remarks are causing the community to distrust law enforcement, which then reduces proactive policing and is ultimately getting civilians killed.
Who is killing Black Americans? Thu Apr 29, 2021 Superstar NBA player LeBron James has been working overtime to advance the notion that there is an epidemic of police officers on American streets who are disproportionately patrolling Black communities without cause and hunting down innocent Black Americans. This is the assertion that has fueled all of the anti-police rhetoric, violent riots, and political posturing to “defund the police” in recent years. It’s an idea that’s really taken hold among many millionaire sports stars, the media, BLM agitators, and Democrat politicians, all of whom have a giant platform to amplify their radical ideas. But there’s a very important question that is rarely ever asked: