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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:53 AM Jul 2016

READ: President Obama Writes Open Letter Of Support To Law Enforcement

Source: Talking Points Memo

President Obama wrote an open letter to law enforcement officers Monday that expressed solidarity and support after a string of slayings of police officers in Dallas an Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The letter encourages empathy for officers and was reposted by the National Fraternal Order of Police on its Facebook page.

Read the full letter below:

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/read-obama-open-letter-police

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READ: President Obama Writes Open Letter Of Support To Law Enforcement (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
Nice letter Mr. President. How about proposing the execution of a LEO as a hate crime? GOLGO 13 Jul 2016 #1
Very nice sentiments IronLionZion Jul 2016 #2
NIce. Where's the letter to the brave black people who leave the house every day knowing they jtuck004 Jul 2016 #3
+ 1000 loyalsister Jul 2016 #4

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)
1. Nice letter Mr. President. How about proposing the execution of a LEO as a hate crime?
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:36 PM
Jul 2016

Let's see the repukes try to scuttle that legislation.

IronLionZion

(45,528 posts)
2. Very nice sentiments
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:16 PM
Jul 2016

Republicans are the ones promoting hostility between people and police. They want everyone to have guns to resist government.

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
3. NIce. Where's the letter to the brave black people who leave the house every day knowing they
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:04 PM
Jul 2016

could be killed for doing nothing except being black?

Or are we not that far along?

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