Words have power. They can lead people to do the right thing. On the same token they can deliver people to hell.
President Trump spoke to large gatherings of police. He specifically addressed issues related to the MS 13 gang. He told the police not to treat them to kindly in the arrest process. The following is taken from the first link.
"I said please don't be too nice -- like when you guys put somebody in the car and you're protecting their head ... I said you can take the hand away, OK?" Mr. Trump said.
The Suffolk county police came back with this reply from the first link as well as other police departments who have hear the President's speech.
Late Friday afternoon, the Suffolk County Police Department issued a statement saying "we do not and will not tolerate roughing up prisoners."
This is a time that police department are working to repair relationships with citizens. Now they have heard the President tell the police to rough up prisoners in the arrest process. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. How many times have the police rounded up everyone that was at a site, the guilty and innocent? Who watches the police to see that they only abuse gang members? Permission should never be given to abuse anyone. Where will it stop?
I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tells-l-i-cops-dont-be-too-nice-when-dealing-with-gangs/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/07/28/trump-tells-police-not-to-worry-about-injuring-suspects-during-arrests/?utm_term=.faa60b7c2746
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/nyregion/trump-police-too-nice.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/29/trump-tells-law-enforcement-dont-too-nice-suspects/522220001/
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-police-don-t-be-too-nice-suspects-n787646
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