Former Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis has a message to the police protesters- stop demonstrating until the two slain New York City officers are laid to rest.
When asked about protesters taking a pause this week on Boston Herald Radio’s “Morning Meeting”, Davis said, “Sure I think that it totally appropriate and a compassionate thing to do. In observance with what these families have gone through. I think that would be the right thing to do.”
Governor-elect Charlie Baker also told Herald Radio that he agrees that these leaders should stop marching for now. “ I think it is a really interesting idea and a worthy suggestion. In the long run we need to build on trust because it is the fundamental element that is missing in all of this. And the more we can create opportunities to build on that we should pursue them.”
Hundreds of thousands of people have hit the streets in major cities and small rural towns voicing their concerns about the deaths of two unarmed black men at the hands of white cops. Most of the protests have been non-violent, but some chants at these rallies have called for cops to be killed in retaliation. “What do we want? Dead cops! When do we want it? Now!”
Tragically-these violent calls to action were answered Saturday in Brooklyn, New York when two innocent cops were shot execution style in New York by a madman who later turned the gun on himself. The suspect’s name won’t appear in my column, because I don’t believe in giving any extra attention to criminals who are guilty of such horrific crimes.
Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu won’t be able to celebrate the holidays with their families, because they were simply doing their job-protecting the residents of Brooklyn.
Apparently the reason for murdering these two officers was posted on Instagram hours before the shooting. The suspect posted on social media that he was going to put "wings on pigs" as revenge for what happened in State Island and Ferguson.
It is for this reason that -Al Sharpton should go on vacation from his rallies and let these families say goodbye to the fallen heroes without the backdrop of protests.
If Sharpton and other civic leaders want change and not more violence it is time to stop the rhetoric and rabblerousing.
Jaclyn Cashman co-hosts “Morning Meeting” from 9am to noon on Boston Herald Radio. Follow her on Twitter at @JaclynCashman.
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