I think it's a self-serving effort to put a political agenda above the safety of our law enforcement officers.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Our officers are on the front lines - the first to show up on the scene of a crime. They should be respected; not ridiculed. They and their families protected; not put at risk.
Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law.
One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting the public outside their jurisdictions is that it may give them encouragement or even a sense of obligation to do so.
Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.
I think one of the great things about the United States has been our ability to maintain a distinction between our military and domestic law enforcement.
Our people went out every single night trying to stop crime before it happened, trying to take people off the street that they believed were involved in crime. That made us a very aggressive, proactive police department.
No one is in favor of a bill that would force American citizens to have to interact with law enforcement in a way that wasn't appropriate.
It was not the president's responsibility to run a law enforcement operation. It was ours.
I believe that most police are conscientious and want only to provide safety for us.