Another Top Cop Slams Trump’s Brutality “Joke”

The Hill reports:

Charles Ramsey, the former Washington, D.C. police chief and Philadelphia police commissioner, early Monday blasted comments from President Trump during which the president appeared to encourage members of law enforcement to rough up suspects.

“This is the president of the United States. He’s commander-in-chief, not a stand-up comic,” Ramsey said on CNN’s “New Day.” “Words matter.” Ramsey said that Trump should be more wary of the language he uses because he “can actually influence behavior, it can shape public opinion.”

He added that he thought the reaction of officers who were at the rally with Trump last week was inappropriate. Police laughed and applauded when Trump said that police shouldn’t “be too nice” to suspects and allow their heads to hit the doors of police cars as they’re arrested.

Fmr Philly police commissioner on Trump’s comments to police: He’s POTUS, “not a stand-up comic. Words matter.” https://t.co/V4u8VDdbSb

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