Obama signs 'Blue Alert' law to protect police

[Anti Federalist]

So now, when somebody decides to SWAT you, it will be nationwide.




Obama signs 'Blue Alert' law to protect police

Gregory Korte, USA TODAY 11:42 p.m. EDT May 19, 2015

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...ning/27578911/

WASHINGTON — President Obama has signed into law a measure that will require instant nationwide "Blue Alerts" to warn about threats to police officers and help track down the suspects who carry them out.

The Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 is named for the two New York Police Department officers killed in an ambush attack last December.

The assailant, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, had shot his girlfriend earlier in the day, and then threatened on his Instagram account to kill police officers in retaliation for the recent police killings in Ferguson, Mo. and New York City. But that information never made it to New York.

"They were serving their community with great honor and dedication and courage, and all of New York grieved and all of the nation grieved," Obama said in an Oval Office signing ceremony with the families of the slain officers. "It's important for us not only to honor their memory, it's also important for us to make sure that we do everything we can to help ensure the safety of our police officers when they're in the line of duty."

[Origanalist]

Oh $#@!, here we go. Anybody who thinks this is just posturing is going to be in for a nasty surprise.

[roho76]

Why do I get the feeling that this is going to be really bad?

[Weston White]

Yes exactly, because an entire nation needs to be made aware anytime some idiot threatens to harm a single police department or officer. These people are insane, terror alerts; amber, silver, and gold alerts; EAS and IPAWS, DEFCON, breaking news, etc. Police already have such a warning system, it is called a BOLO. How is a blue alert going to catch social media posts that are threatening in nature?

Yawn.

[thoughtomator]

Yes exactly, because an entire nation needs to be made aware anytime some idiot threatens to harm a single police department or officer. These people are insane, terror alerts; amber, silver, and gold alerts; EAS and IPAWS, DEFCON, breaking news, etc. Police already have such a warning system, it is called a BOLO. How is a blue alert going to catch social media posts that are threatening in nature?

Yawn.

It's going to provide an excuse for being in hair-trigger posture (and the mowing down of innocents that will inevitably result). It's already well-known that this kind of alert is functionally useless (the Amber Alert - it does nothing)!

Just another step in scripting the narrative of a police state. It reinforces the "at war" mentality of internal security forces.

[Kotin]

Sorry but the safety of police officers is already too protected evidenced by the fact that they can murder anyone by merely saying they are "afraid for their life" even unarmed mentally retarded citizens

[tod evans]

Lives-n-lucre with the stroke of a pen.....

[osan]

WASHINGTON — President Obama has signed into law a measure that will require instant nationwide "Blue Alerts" to warn about threats to police officers and help track down the suspects who carry them out.

What could possibly go wrong?

"They were serving their community with great honor and dedication and courage, and all of New York grieved and all of the nation grieved," Obama said in an Oval Office signing ceremony with the families of the slain officers. "It's important for us not only to honor their memory, it's also important for us to make sure that we do everything we can to help ensure the safety of our police officers when they're in the line of duty."

I must have missed that memo. I didn't grieve a whit. Guess I'll be an early addition to their newest of lists.

[Root]

#BlueLivesMatter
#YoursDon't

[Carlybee]

Getting those police unions in line to support Dems.

[JK/SEA]

this will go a long way in the healing process, as soon as they round-up all those domestic terrorists.

Terms like 'copsucker' and 'other' dis-respectful verbiage will be the litmus test. Expect them. Expect them soon.

[SeanTX]

this will go a long way in the healing process, as soon as they round-up all those domestic terrorists.

Terms like 'copsucker' and 'other' dis-respectful verbiage will be the litmus test. Expect them. Expect them soon.

They've already carried out a mass execution on some "undesirables" in Waco -- first in 1993, then again last Sunday. And they will get away with it this time also.

[Anti Federalist]

Yup, what you all said.

This will not end well.

[specsaregood]

Yup, what you all said.
This will not end well.

Dunno, I feel safer already!