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Offenders have been emboldened by officials who embrace “pro-criminal” reforms, the head of a major police advocacy group says
A total of 323 officers have been shot in the line of duty across the US in 2022, 60 of whom were killed, the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) revealed in a report published on Wednesday. FOP National President Patrick Yoes said in a statement on the group’s website that officials who fail to prosecute criminals and release repeated offenders share the blame for the deaths.
According to Yoes, officer fatalities are up 23% from 2019. “This past year has been one of the most dangerous years for law enforcement in recent history,” he said, adding that criminals have been “emboldened by the failed policies of pandering prosecutors and cynical politicians.”
“Frankly, it is unlike anything I’ve seen in my 36 years of law enforcement,” Yoes stated. He said there had been 87 “ambush-style…
