Where Are The Protests Now?

The war on cops took a tragic turn last night when two officers from the NYPD were gunned down while sitting in their cruiser. The shooter, 28-year old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, had written on an Instagram account that he was "putting wings on pigs today" shortly before the ambush. The two cops, Rafael Ramos and Wemjian Lui, never had a chance as they were shot execution style.

So, let me ask the anti-police protesters a question....Are you guys happy now? Are you guys going to block traffic and stage "die-ins" for the two slain cops who didn't nothing wrong except show up for work yesterday?

You guys keep telling us that "black lives matter". Well, do cop's lives matter too? These guys put their lives on the line every day and go into hostile environments to try to keep us safe. Any day that these guys leave their families, there is no guarantee that they'll be reunited. And what thanks do they get? A smear campaign that labels them as racist, trigger-happy goons. 

The two cops in this case happened to be of Hispanic and Asian descent. The shooter happened to be black. Hmm, could it have possibly been racially motivated. If the tables were turned, I have a feeling it would be. But since this one doesn't fit the "white cop shoots unarmed black man" narrative, we're just going to ignore it and move along.....

After shooting the two cops, the suspect ran into a subway station where he shot himself. Shortly before killing himself, he sent a picture of the handgun to his Instagram account. From what I've read, the photo had several hundred "likes". What kind of sick bastard could "like" a gun that was just used to execute two police officers?

When New York mayor, Bill de Blasio, went to the hospital after the shooting, officers of the NYPD turned their backs on him. He has clearly lost control. And perhaps more damaging, he's lost the respect from the NYPD.

Here's the ironic thing. These protesters, mostly from the left, are always preaching that we shouldn't stereotype. However, they themselves have perpetrated a general anti-cop rhetoric which culminated in the deaths of two innocent officers last night. Not only is it hypocritical, it's also irresponsible. Does it satisfy you to know that two cops are now off the street......forever?

In an unrelated but somewhat similar incident, a Baltimore City cop was shot earlier this week during a traffic stop. Thankfully, the cop survived, Of course, there was no noise from the protesters. I have to wonder what would have happened if the cop would have returned fire and killed the shooter. I'll bet that would have woken up the protesters.

Attorney General, Eric Holder, has also had a large hand in keeping the anti-cop rhetoric alive. In both, the Michael Brown and Eric Garner shootings, Holder refused to accept the Grand Jury's decision to not indict the officers involved. He fueled the protests by pledging the "justice would ultimately be served". To the anti-cop crowd, this insinuated only one acceptable outcome.

Mayor De Blasio recently threw his own cops under the bus by announcing to the press that he had told his son that he should be careful around the NYPD because of the way they treat young, black males. This, obviously, gave fire to the anti-cop movement. How would you like to be a cop and have to work for this guy?

As I've mentioned before, like any occupation, there are assholes who also wear the badge. But is it fair to categorize all cops for the misconduct of a few? If you think that is, maybe you should try calling a protester the next time you have have an emergency. Let me know how that works out for you....

My heart goes out to the families of Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenijan Lui. 

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