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AG William Barr Demands Black & Brown People ‘Respect’ Cops or Face Withdrawal of ‘Protection’
Beyond the Police State and Into Straight-Up Gangsterism
Last week, US Attorney General William Barr warned that if certain “communities” do not soon display more “respect” for law enforcement, then those communities may find themselves unprotected by police officers.
Barr offered these astounding remarks during a speech at the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing.
But I think today, American people have to focus on something else,” Barr said, “which is the sacrifice and the service that is given by our law enforcement officers. And they have to start showing, more than they do, the respect and support that law enforcement deserves ― and if communities don’t give that support and respect, they might find themselves without the police protection they need.
The Justice Department has yet to respond to repeated requests for Barr or DOJ to identify exactly which “communities” he was referring to and just what exactly “without the police protection” might look like.
It was the liberal super PAC American Bridge that first publicized Barr’s comments. They argued that the AG was obviously talking about communities of color which…
