Apparently the message that has been sent by those in Uniform, is that it is okay to turn your backs on authority figure heads such as Mayors by these cops,
And now Blacks against authority figures such as Police... (sure, the men in blue did not do anything illegal and were not thugs in their turning their backs, agree, but they turned their backs on authority, none the LESS.... the message was made, that figures of authority over you, deserve no respect, especially if you disagree with them, and especially if what they have said, really hurt your 'feelings')
I guess that's okay with some....
but I could see this coming from the moment those FEW protesters, about 100, out of the tens of thousands of protesters through out the nation, that chanted, Dead Cops now....and the mayor mentioning having to give his son the message of, don't make any quick moves if you are stopped by cops, don't reach in your pocket, don't reach for your cell phone, and basically don't make any move what so ever, if stopped by a cop.... (I actually LEARNED THIS, on this very site by many of those on the right wing of the aisle....those getting knocked down and beaten up or choked should have known better about not ever pulling away, or not reaching your hand in your pants etc etc etc when you have been stopped by a cop)
You know, I was never taught that....(And my Uncle Jimmy and my Uncle Joe are both cops) but I (taught by my parents).... just always believed that the Police were good people, trying to protect us...so it never even dawned on me, if ever stopped by a cop, not to make any quick moves or reach for something in my purse or pants when around them or any of that kind of stuff...? Was I so naive? Was I just the average white girl growing up in a different era, without knowledge of this kind of info?
Somebody (the Mayor), or some group (the men in Blue) at war with each other better learn the message of "turning the other cheek" and "walking an EXTRA mile with your adversary'' (of your own free will), or this war between them, will be spread far and wide, throughout the colors of society...(including the color white).