Philly police union livid at Clinton for inviting families of slain blacks to speak at Dem convention

The Clinton campaign has invited family members of the victims of police shootings but will not invite relatives of murdered police officers. This prompted the local Philadelphia police union to fire off a blistering statement heavily criticizing the candidate. Washington Times: John McNesby, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, said the union was “shocked and saddened” by the planned choice of speakers at the convention, which opens Monday in Philadelphia. “The Fraternal Order of Police is insulted and will not soon forget that the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton are excluding the widows and other family members of police officers killed in the line of duty who were victims of explicit and not implied racism,” Mr. McNesby said in a statement. He said it’s “sad that to win an election Mrs. Clinton must pander to the interests of people who do not know all the facts, while the men and women...(Read Full Post)