'Profoundly Disturbing': William Barr Says Communities That Do Not 'Respect' Police Could Lose Protections
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Civil rights advocates condemned Attorney General William Barr for comments Tuesday suggesting that communities that don’t show sufficient “respect” for law enforcement could lose police protection.
Critics perceived Barr’s remarks as a thinly veiled threat against people of color who have protested police brutality and demanded stronger accountability for law enforcement.
“I think today, American people have to focus on something else, which is the sacrifice and the service that is given by our law enforcement officers,” Barr said in a speech at the Justice Department Tuesday. “And they have to start showing, more than they do, the respect and support that law enforcement deserves.”
“If communities don’t give that support and respect,” added Barr, “they might find themselves without the police protection they need.”
Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, called Barr’s comments “profoundly disturbing and irresponsible.”
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