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politics and politicians Title: Hot Air exclusive: Scott Walker speaks out on cop murders and American leadership Hot Air is pleased to provide Governor Scott Walker with an opportunity to speak directly to voters in this guest column. We Need a Uniter-in-Chief, Not a Divider-in-Chief By Gov. Scott Walker Over the last week, we’ve seen a disturbing trend of police officers being murdered on the job. Texas Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth was killed Friday, gunned down while pumping gas for no apparent reason other than the uniform on his back. And just yesterday, in my neighboring state of Illinois, police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was assassinated by three men, who are still on the run. This isn’t the America I grew up in or that I want my children to grow up in. When the very people responsible for keeping us safe are targeted because they are law enforcement officials, we have a serious problem. In the last six years under President Obama, we’ve seen a rise in anti-police rhetoric. Instead of hope and change, we’ve seen racial tensions worsen and a tendency to use law enforcement as a scapegoat. This kind of attitude has created a culture in which we all too often see demonstrations and chants where people describe police as “pigs” and call for them to be “fried like bacon.” This inflammatory and disgusting rhetoric has real consequences for the safety of officers who put their lives on the line for us and hampers their ability to serve the communities that need their help. In Wisconsin we acted to protect both police officers and citizens through a first-in-the-nation law that requires an independent investigation when a suspect dies in police custody. And I will continue to support efforts to ensure officers receive proper training at the local level to help make sure force is only used in appropriate circumstances. But we must do more to protect those who protect us. Police officers across this country need to know that we have their back. As I’ve done throughout my career, I will continue to have the backs of police officers, sheriff’s deputies, and state troopers and treat them with the respect they deserve. After years of division under President Obama, America needs a leader who will seek to unite all Americans. Instead of focusing on what divides us, we need to concentrate on what brings us together. No law enforcement officer should fear to do their job the way he or she was trained to do it, and no law-abiding citizen should fear for their safety from those sworn to protect us. We need to change the tone in America from chants and rallies that fixate on racial division and instead follow the example of the families of the victims of the Charleston shooting, who showed us the best path forward is through unity. As president, that’s what I’m going to do to make us a united America once again. Hot Air will be happy to provide other presidential candidates an open forum for guest essays as well. Poster Comment: I notice more GOP candidates trying to reach the Right blogosphere in the 2016 cycle and up their game on Twitter and Facebook. I saw Fiorina recently did an hour-long podcast with the crew at AceOfSpades. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 15. "I notice more GOP candidates trying to reach the Right blogosphere" And spout the same old bullshit. "And I will continue to support efforts to ensure officers receive proper training at the local level to blah, blah, blah. How about this? How about "Cop killers get an automatic death penalty, with an expedited, go-to-the-head-of-the-line appeals process resulting in an execution within two years of conviction"?
#15. To: misterwhite (#1) How about "Cop killers get an automatic death penalty, with an expedited, go-to-the-head-of-the-line appeals process resulting in an execution within two years of conviction"? We know you have a whole "Village People Sexual Fixation" thing going on,but what makes cops more important than the people they are supposed to be serving? Look at the reality of the situation. Some poor white,brown,or black man or kid gets murdered,and the police do a half-assed investigation,and if nobody has come forward and ratted out a friend for doing it in a week or so,the case goes cold. Compare that to what happens when a cop get murdered. That case is NEVER going to go cold because the whole damn police department is behind the investigation,and there IS an actual investigation.
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