Two Democrats in New Jersey's General Assembly are calling on elected officials throughout the state to raise their voices in support of law enforcement officials after the execution-style slaying of two NYPD officers this weekend, arguing that the "horrific" murders emphasize the "dangers officers face daily protecting public safety."
The most senior member of the New Jersey legislature's black caucus -- and the fourth-most senior member of the body as a whole -- sees some good in the protests that have followed in the wake of last week’s grand jury decision to not indict a Ferguson, MO police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen this summer, even if many people don’t.