The Dallas Police Chief spoke at a conference about the reality of what police officers face everyday. Do you think that he is a better example of peace than Obama?
Is The #Dallas Police Chief A BETTER Example Of PEACE Than Obama?
DALLAS (CBSDFW) – “We are all worried for our safety. We are all on edge and being very careful.” said Dallas Police Chief David Brown at a Monday press conference following the deadly shooting that took the lives of 5 Dallas Police officers Thursday night.
Saying he was “running on fumes,” Brown spoke frankly about everything that his employees have to deal with on a daily basis – and that it can be overwhelming at times.
“We’re asking cops to do too much in this country” said Brown.
“Every societal failure, we put it off on the cops to solve” said Brown. He listed mental health, drug addiction, loose dogs, failing schools as problems the public expects ‘cops to solve.’
“Seventy percent of the African American community is being raised by single women, let’s give it to the cops to solve that as well” said Brown. “Policing was never meant to solve all those problems.”
Read more: CBS DFW
