Editor’s Note: Wedler writes, “If you want the ‘war on police’ to end, you’re in luck…” Yeah, considering there was never a war on cops to begin with.
by Carey Wedler
“The war on our police must end,” Donald Trump forcefully demandedduring a speech in Wisconsin in August. “It must end now.”
This sentiment is often parroted by right-wing outlets and savored by cop-loving Americans who should (according to what’s left of their ideological principles) harbor the utmost skepticism toward institutions of government.
Yet no matter how many times the mythical war on cops is refuted, the perception of a brutal war on police officers persists, especially in light of recent, highly-publicized attacks on law enforcement this summer — the ultimately predictable result of repeated instances in which citizens, often minorities, were unnecessarily killed by police officers.
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