My Police Academy Teaches the ‘War on Cops’ Myth

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In my rural red state police academy, instructors preach about ‘officers dying left and right’—even though the numbers show this isn’t happening.

Published Sep. 14 2015 1:30AM EDT

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The trumpets of the thin blue line and right-wing news sources have been sounding, piping out warnings of a “War on Police.” You may have heard it on talk radio, seen

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My Police Academy Teaches the ‘War on Cops’ Myth

In my rural red state police academy, instructors preach about ‘officers dying left and right’—even though the numbers show this isn’t happening.

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Clayton Jenkins