Posted on 07/10/2020 7:32:37 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
A group of retired police officers announced on Wednesday the formation of a political action committee devoted to electing pro-police candidates to state and municipal offices. The launch of the PAC comes at a time when reaction to the tragic murder of George Floyd while in police custody has morphed into anti-police protests and calls for law enforcement agencies to be defunded and even eliminated. “Our Police are under attack!” the website said. “Radical anarchists, spineless left-wing politicians and the mainstream media are doing everything in their power to defund the police and dismantle the systems of law and order that keep us all safe.” “It’s time we fight back and show our police that we have their backs by electing leaders who will always back the blue! Help us Protect our Police!” The website mission statement said: Our mission is to elect pro-police candidates for elections for municipal offices such as District Attorney, Mayor, Sheriff, City Council, City Controller, County Commissioner, County Supervisor, County Treasurer, and state offices such as Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Auditor General, Treasurer, State Representative, State Senator, and Judge. The press release on the PAC formation said: Based in Philadelphia, POP PAC’s board is led by veteran retired police officers who have seen the chaos caused by the city’s liberal criminal-sympathizer, headline-chaser District Attorney Larry Krasner. Under Krasner’s watch, Philly has seen a 10-year-high spike in homicides and gun-related crimes in minority communities as well as an all-time low in morale within the ranks of the Philadelphia Police Department. Bobby Walls, co-chairman of the PAC, said: Cowardly elected officials across America have turned their backs on our police officers, but we need law and order now more than ever in our cities and towns. Right here in Philadelphia, we’ve seen record levels of crime..."
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Maybe all those union members should not have supported all those left wing Democrats all these years.
I would like to know what % of police was voting for Democrats before this, and after this?
Based in Philadelphia, POP PAC’s board is led by veteran retired police officers who have seen the chaos caused by the city’s liberal criminal-sympathizer, headline-chaser District Attorney Larry Krasner. Under Krasner’s watch, Philly has seen a 10-year-high spike in homicides and gun-related crimes in minority communities as well as an all-time low in morale within the ranks of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Ummm, this is good - but a better solution is for retired police to run for office.
A few retired police officers becoming mayors would go a long way toward making cities work again...
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