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Boston Police Union Boycotts Obama’s Labor Day Speech
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:
The White House is reportedly very upset after the Boston Police Union chose to boycott President Obama’s Labor Day address in their city. Jerry Flynn, the executive director of the New England Police Benevolent Association, explained the boycott to the Boston Herald:
Our members are enraged at his lack of support of law enforcement. It’s clear that he has an agenda, and unfortunately the police are not part of his agenda.
Let’s face it, eight people killed in a nine-day period, eight police officers, and his silence up until recently has been deafening.
This is a horror show. This is an epidemic of lawless people trying to kill police officers for no apparent reasons.”
The White House reportedly was not happy about the President getting shunned by Boston police.
This tweet said:
White House liaison “furious” over Boston police “diss” of President for Labor Day speech. Calls on Mayor to denounce.
In 2009, the so-called “Beer Summit” was held after Obama quickly took sides with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates after he was arrested by Cambridge police for disorderly conduct with a police officer who was responding to a 9-1-1 call for a potential home break in.
The Cambridge police acted stupidly.
That comment infuriated many police officers.
I think the president should make an apology to all law enforcement personnel.
The President did not apologize but did express regret for making the situation worse.
I obviously helped to contribute ratcheting it up.
Do you support the decision by Boston Police to boycott Obama’s speech? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
This post originally appeared on Western Journalism – Equipping You With The Truth
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/boston-police-union-boycotts-obamas-labor-day-speech/
