Can the left please stand up against police violence?

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Update

Yesterday (12/06/2010), a group of leftist protesters attacked police with an IED (not “just” fireworks, it appears). Two injured officers had to undergo surgery.

Here’s my wish to the radical left, and everyone else: can we have a demonstration condemning this brutal and senseless violence, please? You can count me in. I’ve had it with the acquiescence and even jovial affirmation of anti-police violence. No one ever is a pig, and certainly not someone in uniform, doing this very hard and thankless job for all of us.

Here’s why I think we should be grateful to them.

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