We lost a police officer in Davis California. She was fatally shot apparently just for being a police officer! She made a valiant decision to put her life on the line to protect others. This is a great loss to us all, and we should all grieve over this loss!
But, while she was still here, she had a picture taken, waving a Blue lives matter flag, a cause she was obviously supporting with her very life!
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So what should we all take away from this? First; there are some out there, willing to place their own safety in jeopardy, to protect people that they don't know! Second; These are special people, that we con not afford to loose. Third; This is not a politically charged story.
So why is the first response, to inject politics? In this case an attempt to inject racism into a loss that has no bearing on race at all!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63476?omhide=true
They wasted so much energy screaming racism; that the facts of this case are left out. All we know is that she was murdered for being a police officer! The story of a brave Woman was totally lost in politics; and THAT is a tragedy!
My own personal views are pretty old fashioned, I do Not like women in harms way! As far as the argument about "Black lives matter" vs "Blue Lives Matter", my view is basically simple; I believe that ALL Lives Matter, and I pray we get to that point soon!
But the truth is clear; we need to take the target off of out Police officers backs, and stop trying to drive one ethnic group down to elevate another! This never works, and is always destructive!