Tell that to the eight dead officers killed by Black Lives Matter supporters. Or the cop who had a concrete block dropped on his head from a bridge in St Paul. Or the cop who had his teeth knocked out in Baton Rouge. Or…Or…
Via NY Post:
Mayor de Blasio and wife Chirlane McCray called the Black Lives Matter movement a “force for good” that has changed the “national discussion,” as the pair defended the group on Monday from criticisms by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who blasted it as too intent on protesting against cops rather than engaging in productive dialogue.
“We have a different perspective (than Bratton),” McCray told CNN’s “New Day.” “Black Lives Matter is a force for good. It’s about peaceful protests. It’s about shining a light on the problems that we have in race relations across this country. We’ve had a history of it. And it has not gone away, but we haven’t had enough positive action taken on making change. And I am very encouraged by the Black Lives Matter movement.”