Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., introduced a bill in Congress that would make it a hate crime to target a police officer. Dubbed the Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016, the bill would expand the federal hate crime statute to include law enforcement officers who are targeted for acts of violence because of their jobs.
Buck said that the law would provide federal prosecutors an extra measure of authority in cases in which police are gunned downed and ambushed in the line of duty. “It would work the same way as existing hate-crime laws do which allow federal prosecutors to bring additional charges in cases in which victims are targeted for violent crime because of their background.”
Go to the next page for the outcome of the Blue Lives Matter bill.
Thank you Jerry Deaton
Killing people because of political differences is not right not right at all
And racism which everybody’s far too quick to claim
Jerry Deaton of course this doesn’t fit the narrative being advanced by many in this forum and they are bright enough to see #FACTS!!!!
Agreed. Hate is an unnecessary modifier. saying “hate crime” suggests that the term “crime” isn’t bad enough. Crime is bad, and should be punished. No need to complicate it further
As have the police!
Ron are u afraid of the truth? Would u be surprised to learn that not a simple person in the BLM movement advocates violence? Would it surprise you to learn that a right winger nut is the typical suspect in the execution of a law enforcement agent?
and who ever kills a cop they should be put to death automatically
Police State USA!
http://www.copblock.org/82702/brutality-police-state-usa/
No trial? Even the cop in SC that shot the older Black guy in the back as he ran away and then attempted to plant a weapon on his body deserves a trial Jimmy. Do you agree Jimmy?