Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged to devote federal resources to combat violent crime and to shore up morale across the nation's police departments, on Monday in his first on-the-record briefing as the top U.S. law enforcement officer.
"I'm already hearing from state and local people that they're concerned about a lack of federal support and leadership" in the face of rising murder rates in some major cities, Sessions told reporters at the Justice Department. "My judgment is this is not a blip and we're seeing, I'm afraid, a longer term trend of violent crime going up, which is not what we want in America."
He vowed more consistent prosecution of criminals who carry guns in the course of their crimes, insisting that approach will rid the streets of dangerous people responsible for a spike in violence in some major cities. Criminologists report the overall U.S. violent crime rate remains near record lows, historically.
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From all the statistics posted this morning and over the weekend, maybe the DOJ should start with Salisbury as a case study regarding how local government thwarts the community by not informing residents about potential dangers they face when they leave their homes.
Watch out for obamas sons
Thank God Sessions will also be prosecuting those dirty Marijuana Users. They are unclean and smell bad and are nothing but a drain on our society that Obummer let go for much much too long. It's about time to take this country back for us Good Americans! MAGA!
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