Once again: There is no ‘war on cops.’ And those who claim otherwise are playing a dangerous game.
Telling cops their job is more dangerous than it is makes things more dangerous, for cops and for everyone else. As I’ve noted here before, we’re seeing similar rhetoric from politicians, particularly from GOP presidential hopefuls, including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Scott Walker. All of this fact-free fearmongering is having an effect. A Rasmussen poll taken last week found that 58 percent of respondents now believe there is now a “war on police.” Just 27 percent disagreed.
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