- The Washington Times - Saturday, January 31, 2026

The chaos in Minnesota that has led to radical disruptions of law enforcement’s legal operations and led to the tragic deaths of two U.S. citizens is something that comes courtesy of Democrats, who’ve waged war on police for years.

And a war on police is a message to criminals to go ahead and engage in criminal behavior, because zero consequences are coming.

Jason Johnson, an attorney who leads up the Law Enforcement Defense Fund, and who has 20 years experience as a police officer, hostage negotiator and deputy commissioner in the Baltimore Police Department, says Minneapolis is a sort of microcosm of the left’s long-time aggressions on law enforcement — and against law and order in general.



It really ratcheted under Barack Obama, he said.

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