Crisis Of Courage

It's another day of mourning in New York City.  Officer Wilbert Mora, the second police officer killed trying to protect a black mother from her criminal son, will be buried today.  Yesterday in Virginia, two college police officers were gunned down. 

In Texas yesterday, Officer Charles Galloway was laid to rest.  Galloway was shot in the head by an illegal alien during what should have been a routine traffic stop.  Captain Ted Heap spoke at the funeral.  His eulogy should be required reading for every elected official.  Here's an excerpt of his remarks:

"We cannot continue to serve successfully the community we love when there's this blatant disregard for authority. . . Those in authority who are coddling the criminals and enabling this behavior have culpability just as those who are pulling the trigger. . .

"Those who are in power, those who are making decisions, those who are setting policy, those who are elected, those who are appointed, I ask you to do one thing – and that is to have the courage that Chuck had.

"Have the courage to do what's right, have the courage to make decisions that protect the innocent . . . have the courage to stand up against those who are destroying our state, our county, our city and the communities that we live in." 

Captain Heap is absolutely right! 

Yes, rising crime is a serious problem.  But just as serious is the crisis of courage among far too many of our so-called "leaders."

As a result, every group in America that is supposed to defend us – the Border Patrol, the police, the men and women in our military – is breaking under the strain.  They risk their lives daily only to be smeared and disrespected day after day. 

• The left defunded the police. 

• The left called the police, Border Patrol and ICE agents "racists."

• The left passed soft-on-crime laws. 

• The left gave us prosecutors who refuse to prosecute criminals.

Now we're seeing the predictable result of demonizing law enforcement at the border, law enforcement in your city and the ultimate law enforcement for America, our military. 

Every thug -- from Putin in Russia and Xi in China to the gangs in your city and the drug cartels at the border -- has been unleashed.  Meanwhile, law-abiding Americans are back on our heels.  We see danger from all directions because we have cowards leading our government at every level. 

This is a national scandal!  Every so-called "progressive," woke politician – from your city council to the Oval Office – should be in the unemployment line as soon as possible!