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In reply to the discussion: Do we actually know who killed those cops [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)Rhetoric like "all cops are racist pigs" "cops are all guilty because they don't speak up enough" "they are all thugs with badges", etc.
When you foment hate with that extreme rhetoric, you inspire some who are unbalanced to take it too far.
Its the EXACT same thing as the teabaggers after some indictment of terrorism saying "all Muslims are terrorists" "all Muslims are guilty because they don't speak up enough" "all Muslims are evil".
And we speak out against that kind of blanket hate because it is wrong and, just like in this case, it pushes some unhinged people over the edge to violence.
If you are using against cops the exact same kind of rhetoric you denounce as irresponsible against other groups, you are part of the problem that created this. The same way all those who call all Muslims terrorists bear some blame when some nutjob attacks an innocent Muslim.