Mon 7 Oct 2019, 04:12 AM | Posted by editor
LETTER FROM a reader in USA
I had a few drinks the other night with a guy I’ve known for a long time. He is a sheriff here in my county and he’s a decent guy. He told me that his co-workers are all big on Trump and I see that the cop’s union (if it can be called that) has just come out and endorsed Trump. This guy, who I knew before he was a sheriff, is disgusted with the situation. He is married to a black woman and naturally his daughter is black and she’s in Black Lives matter.
He said tonight that he was a socialist. I have stated many times that there will be some split at times within law enforcement, particularly as the black cops have a different perspective on the one hand but some are even more ruthless on the other.
I know another sheriff who is retired, I worked with his wife, which is why I know him. He is also a black guy and has a different perspective from the white ones. There are a lot of explosive areas in US society today.
Comrades should understand that there are sheriffs, police and also the highway patrol that are the largest of the law enforcement groups. There is a lot of differences and a lot of tension between all of them. I think we just cannot say exactly what will happen, the situation is so volatile.
