By Police1 Staff
Facebook recently launched a new extension of their ‘like’ feature that allows readers to more accurately express their feelings about a story – something police officers aren’t shy about doing. Below are this week’s posts that garnered the most anger from PoliceOne’s Facebook page, from a targeted attack on a motor cop to Beyonce’s response to critics accusing her of being anti-cop.
5. Video: NJ police rescue over 50 puppies stuffed in van
While our audience applauded the life-saving actions officers took after discovering the animals, many were understandably steamed over this disturbing scene.
Police investigated after they heard crying from inside the vehicle.
Posted by Police1.com on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
4. Video: Suspect grabs child, attacks Ga. cop who tries to stop him
An officer who intervened after a 52-year-old man took a child from his parents was struck multiple times by the suspect. Disturbing video captured the attack.
When the officer arrived, the man had a child in his arms that belonged to another set of parents at the park. When the officer asked him to set the child down, he attacked. Watch:
Posted by Police1.com on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
3. Beyonce: ‘Formation’ is not ‘anti-cop’
Beyonce’s “Formation” music video spurred anger within the LE community from the moment it arrived. This week, Beyonce addressed the criticism. What do you think of her response?
Beyonce said anyone who perceives her message as anti-police is “completely mistaken.”
Posted by Police1.com on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
2. Clinton campaigns for police reform
At a campaign stop in Brooklyn, democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told an audience she would “end racial profiling” among law enforcement agencies and “increase trust” between PDs and the communities they serve.
She also expressed sympathy for a woman whose fiancee was involved in a fatal OIS.
Posted by Police1.com on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
1. Calif. officer ‘hit intentionally’ in collision, suspect in custody
A motor cop was struck and injured by a car that fled the scene in what officials are calling an “intentional” attack.
“One of our own was injured intentionally, and that’s something we can’t comprehend.”
Posted by Police1.com on Thursday, April 7, 2016