If you can’t tell by now, I take pleasure in highlighting the Republican Party’s anti-law-enforcement rhetoric in light of the court-approved FBI search of
If you can’t tell by now, I take pleasure in highlighting the Republican Party’s anti-law-enforcement rhetoric in light of the court-approved FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
There’s just something about calling out the hypocrisy of people who’ve spent decades preaching to folks — especially Black folks — about blindly respecting authority and complying with law enforcement. So, indulge me once more, please.
Remember around 15 years ago, when Republicans seized on an obscure video out of Baltimore and a CBS News „60 Minutes“ interview with the rapper Cam’ron to claim that Black people — inspired by rappers — were unnecessarily distrustful of police?
The so-called Stop Snitchin‘ movement thereby became the focus of breathless Fox News coverage, led largely by host Sean Hannity, who would often imply the views expressed in the video were indicative of widespread views among Black people.
In the following clip, for example, Hannity bemoans a “backroom code of silence” he claimed was “marketed by big corporations and fueled by the rap music industry.
