President Obama gave remarks following the shooting of 12 Dallas police officers, 5 of whom were killed. Speaking from the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland, he declared that there is “no possible justification for these kinds of attacks, or any violence against law enforcement.”

President Obama stated that “we do not know all the facts, but we know that…these law enforcement officers were targeted.” He called the attacks “vicious” and “twisted.”

The president reminded Americans of the sacrifices that police officers make and asked citizens to support their police officers. He also stated that access to powerful weapons make these kinds of attacks easier to carry out.

Just yesterday, President Obama also condemned the shootings of two black men, Alston Sterling and Philando Castile, at the hands of police officers. He called on Americans to empathize with the families, and noted that all Americans should be troubled by these shootings.

 

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  • Jordie Davies is writing for her life (and yours) in Chicago, Illinois. She hails from Eastman, Georgia and enjoys thinking about movement politics, public policy, and justice. Davies is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Chicago. Her research and writings have appeared at The Century Foundation, the NOW-NYC blog, The Emory Wheel, and Emory University's Black Star Magazine.