"Kevin Carroll, president of the Virginia chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, called the bumper-sticker “very dangerous.”
.....and the cop's aren't dangerous?
By Eva Decesare on June 16,
2015
Richmond, VA — Virginia police
are expressing concern and outrage about a BMW bearing a hand-written bumper sticker
that reads “shoot a cop.” The image has been circulating around on social media.
Kevin Carroll, president of the Virginia chapter of the Fraternal Order of
Police, called the bumper-sticker “very dangerous.”
However offensive some may find
the message, legal experts agree that it constitutes “protected speech” under
the First Amendment, making it illegal for police to stop, harass, or otherwise
retaliate against someone for displaying such a bumper-sticker.
Carroll predicted that officers
would take the message in stride and would not infringe on anyone’s free speech
rights in response, saying, “You can’t let all these things get to you.”
However, given how often police have shown ignorance or disregard for the laws
they claim to enforce, retaliation by police would hardly be surprising.
The bumper-sticker is just
another illustration of the growing resentment and hostility many feel towards
those in law enforcement. But when it comes to explaining that phenomenon, some
police and police supporters are eager to blame criminals, protests,
bumper-stickers—everything except the police.
For example, Virginia FOP
president Kevin Carroll stated, “Officers make mistakes, I understand that, but
I did not know that it now has become fashionable to hate the police.” Such a
dismissive statement basically amounts to characterizing cold-blooded murder
and sadistic brutality committed by police as “making mistakes.” He also
stated, in reference to the bumper-sticker, “We already have enough trouble as
it is getting good recruits and training people. This just makes it harder.”
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