Putting Police lives above the lives of Criminals

Politicians in many states including in Illinois have put the lives of law-abiding citizens at risk by focusing on leniency for suspected and convicted criminals. We need to toughen our laws

By Ray Hanania

PAID/Politics and Police/ Saturday April 13, 2024

Protecting our police isn't a political statement. It's the foundation of ensuring the public safety of law-abiding citizens.

But law-abiding citizens are under siege, victims of criminals who have histories of violence but are given leniency for reasons of race and politics. And police lives are in jeopardy at the hands of criminals released on bond who go out and kill more, or who draw weapons on police when stopped for not wearing a seat belt.

There is no situation in which any citizen should be able to refuse a demand from a police officer. If you pull or fire a gun or weapon in response, then you surrender all your rights.

Dexter Reed, 26, is the latest criminal hailed by the "Hate the Police" movement.