Peter Thomas, Chairman of The Conservative Caucus, sent the following letter to the editor to newspapers across the country.
Dear Editor:
The liberal media want us to think that we should show sympathy for the thugs who are rioting, burning, and assaulting people in our nation’s cities.
Steven Thrasher of Slate wrote a column saying that “destroying a police precinct is a reasonable response” to what blacks suffer. Daniel King says that it is “racist” to even use the word “riots” to describe what is happening.
But what are the real facts?
These riots are taking place even though the police officer believed responsible for the death of George Floyd has been fired and charged with murder.
What more is the violence supposed to produce? A lynch mob to string him up?
And what about the claim that innocent, unarmed black Americans are being killed by the police in large numbers?
The Washington Post maintains a database on all police killings in the United States. Last year, only nine unarmed blacks were killed by police. Yes, in one entire year, in the entire country, only nine.
And nineteen unarmed whites were killed that year – more than twice as many.
That certainly does not support the claim that police are targeting blacks for mass killings.
And it cuts the ground from under any claims that these rioters “deserve” the chance to run wild for a while, without any restraint by the police or National Guard.
Government at all levels should restore order while taking action against the few bad apples in law enforcement.
Sincerely,
Peter J. Thomas
Chairman
The Conservative Caucus
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