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Essay / Analysis of the article “Lynch Mob: A Misuse Of Languages”
The article goes on to say that “gang members, drug dealers, second-rate criminals, wannabes, etc. take vacations and take advantage of the police don't want to be in the neighborhood because they're being targeted by all these gang members and drug dealers. The video goes on to claim that all this is happening while the number of arrests has dropped by 32%; a worrying result of police officers being targeted, fearing for their lives, feeling alienated and anxious to do their job. The guest also states, "This is exactly what the city government gets...The police department doesn't feel like the police commissioner stood by this, and the mayor threw them out under the bus by inviting the DOJ to come investigate an alleged presence of racism. …{So they} don’t make any proactive stops; not stopping people and shaking them down, not searching people or looking for weapons or drugs, just responding to calls for service... taking care of good citizens who are in trouble... and taking care of their fellow officers because that they now have to worry about having made a mistake and being charged with false arrest, false imprisonment and loss of liberty. The guest also predicts that many police officers will leave to find places that will respect and support them as they make legal arrests and do their jobs, leaving only those who would do nothing and mindlessly agree with the