As Philadelphia Weekly has changed publisher and editor and gone tu sei pazz, as we say in my Italian American neighborhood in South Philly, I moved my Crime Beat column over to Broad + Liberty.
Nearly every Philly cop I speak to claims
there is a war on cops.
While acknowledging that most
Philadelphians support the police, cops complain about a vocal segment of the
public that demonizes them, and a criminal element that feels empowered to
assault and too often murder them with impunity. Cops truly believe they are
easy targets due to their lack of political support from both the city and the
media at large.
I reached out to Pennsylvania State
Senator Mike Regan. Not only is he the Chairman of the Law & Justice
Committee in Harrisburg, he’s also a retired U.S. Marshal.
Is there a war on cops?
“It’s so unfortunate to see the spike in
the number of police officers who are senselessly killed, and my heart goes out
to those grieving families,” Senator Regan replied. “There is no question that
there are individuals and groups among us who seek out police officers to
attack simply because they wear a badge and uniform. What does not help the
situation is when our own Governor points the finger at police and marches at a
rally with people carrying signs that say, ‘Blue Lives Murder’ — with his
security detail of Pennsylvania State Troopers forced to walk along side of
them.”
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