Police Officer Debunks MSM Myths About Defund Police Movement
The MSM has been trying to paint the BLM and Defund the Police movements as peaceful protesters. But anyone who was watching the actual news would see that was just not the case. Seattle Police Officer Christopher Young felt the need to come forward and reveal just how wrong the MSM is by debunking four common claims about the Defund The Police Movement.
"1) Police are killing large numbers of civilians. That’s simply not true. In New York City, the police department has meticulously tracked every shot fired by its officers since 1971. These officers represent roughly 5 percent of the entire American force, so it’s a large sample. The NYPD’s annual report shows a dramatic, sustained drop in killings by police — from 93 in 1971 to just five in 2018."
"2) The anti-cop movement is largely peaceful. Again, false. The movement, rather, is akin to the Batman villain Two-Face. Anyone who watched the protests on television would know that the daytime ones were lawful free speech. But the dynamic changed dramatically at night. Protests became intentional riots, designed to draw a police response that allowed rioters to claim victim status."
"3) Abolishing police wouldn’t lead to lawlessness. Many of the defunders are genuine anarchists, who want no government at all and believe in a society of angels who serve each other voluntarily."
"4) Today’s police are “militarized.” Wrong, wrong, wrong. As a soldier, I rode in an armored vehicle and sat in a turret with a belt-fed machine gun. My job was to shoot enemy soldiers. In my 26 years as a cop, I have done no such thing."
You can read more here from Young by clicking here.
This is a great perspective that many people need to see. Police are often not given the chance to properly express themselves especially with the anti-police narrative being so strong in the MSM.