Congressman Al Green Condemns Killing of Peace Officers in Dallas

(Washington, DC)—On Friday, July 8, 2016, Congressman Al Green condemned the killing of peace officers in Dallas, Texas at a Congressional Black Caucus press conference.

“Our nation is in mourning, we are a country that is suffering and that suffering emanates from the loss of innocent human life. The taking of innocent life, whether it is at the hands of assassins who killed police officers, or at the hands of persons who represent the constabulary, is something that we deplore. We must always protect innocent lives, regardless of what they do or who they are.

“I assure you that people of good will denounce any repugnant statements that have been made with reference to the shooting of police officers. We absolutely, adamantly, and totally oppose anyone who would advocate shooting police officers. We totally and completely, without hesitation, equivocation, or reservation, want to make it perspicuously clear that what happened in Dallas, Texas was beneath the standards that human beings have set to live peacefully with each other.

“Further, we want to make sure that those persons who are involved in this horrific assassination are prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law allows. Similarly, we want to make sure that anyone who harms a person, who happens to be an innocent citizen with a tail light out, is also punished to the fullest extent that the law allows.”

Watch the video of the remarks here.