The head of the union that represents Pennsylvania’s State Police troopers is demanding an apology from Gov. Tom Wolf over a Juneteenth-themed letter the Democratic governor sent to all state employees, arguing that it insulted his officers, reported John L. Micek of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
At issue is language that Wolf included in his
letter last week, noting that “Juneteenth is a celebration of the progress we have
made as a nation towards equality and justice for all. Sadly, the continued
death of African Americans at the hands of police … are painful
reminders that racism and intolerance are still with us today.”
The state observes Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, as a
state holiday. It commemorates the emancipation of the last enslaved people in
the United States.
In an op-Ed sent to news organizations, including the Capital-Star, David
Kennedy, the president of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, blasted Wolf for
“[pushing] a false narrative that police are racist murderers,”
and called it the “worst kind of political pandering. He added that “it
only serves to further divide our nation at the expense of officers who already
work incredibly dangerous jobs.”
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