South Bend police union says Buttigieg using police shooting 'solely for his political gain'

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South Bend police union says Buttigieg using police shooting 'solely for his political gain'
By Jessica Campisi - 06/25/19 10:58 AM EDT

A South Bend, Ind., police union is accusing Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) of using a police-involved shooting “solely for his political gain,” according to a news release.


In a letter posted Monday on Facebook, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #36 said the way Buttigeieg has handled a fatal police shooting of a black man in the Indiana city has been with the sole focus to help himself in the 2020 presidential race and “not the health of the city he serves.”

“Mayor Buttigieg’s comments have already and will continue to have a detrimental effect on local law enforcement officers and law enforcement officers nationwide,” adding that “his comments are driving a wedge between law enforcements and the community they took an oath to serve.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/450190-south-bend-police-union-accuses-buttigieg-of-using-police-shooting-solely

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Quote from the mayor:

"All police work and all of American life takes place in the shadow of racism, which hurts everyone and everything it touches."


Good Lord, he's a pandering moron.

[dfwgator]

"The Thrill is Gone....."