Posted on 09/14/2020 3:13:17 AM PDT by karpov
No one other than the shooter is responsible for the gunfire ambush Saturday of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as they sat in their patrol car. But the same can’t be said for the protesters who blocked the entrance to the hospital where the two are being treated, and chanted “we hope they die.” The latter is a cultural poison nurtured by the left-wing anti-police movement sweeping the country.
The two deputies were “ambushed by a gunman in a cowardly fashion” in the Compton neighborhood, said Sheriff Alex Villaneuva at a press conference. The deputies hadn’t been identified by name as we write this, but press reports say one is a 31-year-old mother and the other a 24-year-old man. Both have been with the department a little more than a year.
Police haven’t identified a suspect, but the randomness of the ambush suggests someone looking for any available police target. We’ve seen this before when anti-police fever is hot. A gunman shot and killed two officers in their car in New York in 2014 following the death of black suspects being arrested in Ferguson, Mo., and New York.
The protests are worse this year following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the anti-police violence is more widespread. An officer was stabbed in the neck in Flatbush in New York City in an ambush in June. The officer survived.
Democratic mayor Eric Garcetti called the chants and protests at the hospital “unacceptable” and “abhorrent,” but he and other Democrats need to do more to condemn and ostracize these protesters. Democrats may fear the wrath of Black Lives Matter, but the backlash elsewhere in America will be far greater if pleasure at cop killing becomes common on the left.
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I have to protest when the article states that no one else is responsible for the deputies being shot other than the shooter. The leftist media,Hollywood,Democrats and others all have blood on their hands.
I’m surprised and pleased that the WSJ would accuse the political left of driving the anti-police sentiment.
I hope that most voters see the stupidity of attacking the police.
Statistics and common sense say that there will always be a few bad apples on the police force who abuse their power. The solution is tighter recruiting and more training. That will obviously not happen if police departments are “defunded.”
Hopefully the left’s silent endorsement of the anti-police sentiment will drive voters to stay home, or even vote Republican.
Appreciate you posting an archived link to the article.
Thanks.
For EVERY Republican political ad...
“WE HOPE THEY DIE”
They could also demand their opponent denounce blm.
Every single R running should have this.
The democrats pretend to condemn this, but they are in favor of it. By their actions they have encouraged, allowed and supported the violent criminals to do this kind of thing. The democrats in charge allowed the rioters to gain strength, and gave them material support. The democrats in charge are criminally responsible for the deaths of cops.
I’m glad the Wall Street Journal is covering this, or else a lot of liberals and “fact checkers” wouldn’t believe it.
The Left will destroy our medical hospitals next.
Uncivil criminal communists. Crush them.
Ship them to Cuba.
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Well, I'll take it as a small improvement from the media that they did NOT write, "following the brutal murder of unarmed Black man, George Floyd, by racist white police officers". (Note the punctuation.)
I too am glad to see the WSJ amplifying this event and putting the blame in the right place. I’d like to see even more emphasis put on it by other outlets and political figures. This event was so disgusting that is has the power to change minds and open eyes even of those who aren’t playing close attention. It should be given a chance to really sink in.
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