Dallas POA Prez Will Not Resign
Ron Pinkston—the president of Dallas’ largest police officers union, the Dallas Police Association—announced he is not going to resign. Pinkston’s comments were in response to the Dallas Communities Organizing for Change, which called for Pinkston to quit after he blamed protesters for the shooting deaths of two New York City police officers.
“The people marching in these protests that are calling for killing of officers or the politicians who are slanting against the police, they have blood on their hands,” Pinkston said.
Pinkston and the Dallas Police Association have warned members to be extra vigilant when dealing with the public, claiming they could become victims of ambushes or vigilante attacks. He said he doesn’t believe the warnings will make Dallas officers more apt to get into a violent confrontation with members of the Dallas community.
“We always have to be aware of that in the back of our mind,” Pinkston said, “and right now we need to be more aware of that than ever. We’re just trying to reinforce what they’ve already been trained to do.”