The Washington Times
published my piece on the war on cops:
As a writer, I’ve gone out on
patrol with police officers, accompanied narcotics squads on drug raids,
observed detectives investigating murders and other crimes, and I’ve
interviewed police commanders and commissioners in station houses and police
headquarters.
I’ve witnessed how police
officers are treated with suspicion, spite and scorn by some. But I’ve also
witnessed crime victims and frightened citizens who were relieved and comforted
by an officer’s presence.
There is a growing anti-cop
campaign in the country that unfairly labels all police officers racists,
crooks and murderers. The campaign includes public rants, violent protests,
excessive lawsuits, political posturing and unflattering portrayals in popular
culture. And too often, this anti-cop crusade leads to the murder of a police
officer, as we’ve seen in New York, San Antonio, Washington D.C., and other
cities around the country.
According to the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s preliminary mid-year officer fatalities
report for 2017, there was a 30 percent increase in police officers killed in
line of duty compared to the same time period last year. As of June 30, the
report reveals that 65 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of
duty, a rise from 50 officers killed in the line of duty during the first half
of 2016.
… Considering this dangerous
and tragic trend, one begs to ask the question — is there a war on cops?
Who better to ask than Joseph
Wambaugh, a former detective sergeant and 14-year-veteran of the Los Angeles
Police Department, as well as the author of classic police novels such as “The
New Centurions” and “The Choirboys,” and true crime classics such as “The Onion
Field”?
“Not a war,” Mr. Wambaugh
replied. “But a guerrilla action by partisans of the left who primarily control
the media, and those who live and die immersed in identity politics.”
You can read the rest of the
piece via the below link:
R.T.,
ReplyDeleteThanks.
No much we can do about the public campaign, as we have freedom of speech, other than push back, as I tried to do.
But we can take better security measures with our police officers, such as double up cops.
Lone cops are often the target. Two cops in a patrol car is more expensive, and the police chiefs say radio connects all cops, but I'd like to return to two cops in a patrol car.
Also having Obama, the most anti-cop president, perhaps ever, out of office certainly helps.
Paul