Obama orders review of ban on military-grade police equipment

President Barack Obama published an open letter to USA law enforcement days after the deaths of three Louisiana police officers, seeking to counter criticism that he’s indifferent to the plight of police amid tensions with minority communities. “Thank you for your courageous service”.

Only 10 days later, we came close to making it onto this list again when three Baton Rouge police officers were targeted and killed in Louisiana.

All that would be just an official expression of sympathy but for some extremely significant facts.

In the wake of the killings of five police officers in Dallas, a group from the Costa Mesa Police Department flew to Texas last week to mourn with other law enforcement agencies from across the nation.

Obama’s letter follows criticism of his support for police on Monday at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where the first day’s theme was “make America safe again”. Has any of them ever expressed sympathy or promised to protect the families of the victims of unjustified police shootings?

“This anti-police rhetoric sweeping the country has turned out some hateful things inside of people that are now playing themselves out on the American police officer”, Clarke, who is black, told CNN. Kindly SHARE this article on any social media of your choice.

Krol was among the four Dallas officers and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer slain July 7 when a gunman targeting police officers opened fire in downtown Dallas at a protest against recent fatal shootings of black men by police in Minnesota and Louisiana.

Obama testily replied to Patrick, saying he values the lives of law enforcement and respects their work.

“We grieve for the officers killed in Baton Rouge today”.

Banks-Daniel and some other council members say they believe that police officers who live within city limits are better able to connect with the neighborhoods they patrol and police. “This isn’t a matter of us versus them”, Obama said. “We will do it with the grace of loved ones who even in their grief have spoken out against vengeance toward police”.

Chuck Canterbury, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, welcomed Obama’s letter and said law enforcement can not be held responsible for such issues as poverty, unemployment or lack of mental health services, a point the president touched on in the letter.