What is the cause of the recent slaughter of our finest police officers in today’s times whether it be in Dallas or today in Baton Rouge? We can blame it on guns as the President has but guns have been part of our cultural for over 200 years and haven’t had any marketable difference in their capacity for death. Maybe it’s the poor treatment that African American’s feel as they deal with police officials but no matter what the problems might be today they are much better then they been in the past. Could it be the 24 hour news cycles that constantly publicize such hideous attacks maybe somewhat but we’ve had CNN and Fox News for over 20 years.
Therefore the only difference that I can determine is the acceptance of over the top rhetoric such as “What we want dead cops, When do we want it now” by the acknowledgement of such groups that say such hateful rhetoric from top political officials such as President Obama and Hillary Clinton. In the past when groups such as the KKK and the Black Panthers practiced such as hateful rhetoric it was condemned by all and intelligence on activities of these hate groups was thoroughly sought. Today I fear that we worry way too much about political correctness instead of protecting those who put their life on the line to protect us all.