Police Leaders Don't Support Trump's 'Law and Order' Agenda

As Donald Trump trumpeted his “law and order” agenda at the Republican National Convention Thursday night, he selectively highlighted aberrant homicide rates while leaving out that whatever rise in U.S. crime does exist is happening in just a handful of cities. Trump pointed to the ambush killings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, but did not mention the names of Alton Sterling or Philando Castile. Nor did he reference the nearly 600 people murdered by police in 2016 alone.

“I have a message to every last person threatening the peace on our streets and the safety of our police: When I take the oath of office next year, I will restore law and order to our country,” vowed Trump. “I will work with, and appoint, the best prosecutors and law enforcement officials in the country to get the job done.”