#BlueLivesMatter Bob Gerossie
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The #BlueLivesMatter movement started when 2 officers in New York were shot and killed after a black man was shot the day before. This movement is still going on but will only be as strong as the #BlackLivesMatter movement because they are this movements "opposition" in general. This movement also is reformative because it is looking for everyone to be respectful and be mostly confident in what our police do. This is because with blind faith police would let the police corrupt as seen in countries like North Korea. The reason the#BlueLivesMatter movement is needed is we still need the police so there is not more gun violence and drugs in even more places.
Now that we know a little about the movement let's get into the details. So I think this movement started in America mostly because of all the hatred that has been directed at police officers and America in general in recent history. The hatred can be shown by the #BlackLivesMatter movement which wants no white police officers to have to do anything with the black community because they are all racist. But when you push so hard against one side the other team will either give up or what #BlueLivesMatter did, push back just as hard.
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I think this movement is actually important to the global community because it could be a model for other countries. Really, imagine if crime rates went down drastically just because we all respected authorities. This could really change countries where the police have no control whatsoever and are not completely corrupt. What could really go wrong from respecting the people who have the job of protecting and serving us. I just don't think this movement has had as much of an impact as it could yet because the goal has not been achieved.
In conclusion, the police really need to be respected. We need them to protect us from what is out there. Gun violence, drugs, and other dangerous stuff. Just because we may not like how they sometimes do things we still have have their backs because if something ever happens, they will be the first ones there to protect you and make sure that you are okay. If we just say whatever they do is bad then we will be treated much worse or even just ignored and left to fend for ourselves. Please, just respect the police and let them do their job.
Madhani, Aamer. “Black Lives Matter: Don't Blame Movement for Dallas Police Ambush.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 8 July 2016, www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/07/08/black-lives-matter-dont-blame-movement-dallas-police-ambush/86866014/.
Geller, Eric. “What Is #BlueLivesMatter, and What Do Its Supporters Want?” The Daily Dot, The Daily Dot, 11 Dec. 2015, www.dailydot.com/layer8/blue-lives-matter-twitter-hashtag/.
“Blue Lives Matter Act.” Congressman Ken Buck, 22 Mar. 2016, buck.house.gov/blue-lives-matter-act.
“Blue Lives Matter Sticker (3x5’).” Uncle Sam's Misguided Children, unclesamsmisguidedchildren.com/products/blue-lives-matter-sticker.
I love this topic Bob!!
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