On Thursday, February 9, 2017, Shadow Proof published an article titled Trump Executive Order Sets Agenda For Police To Further Criminalize Protestors.
In this article, Kevin Gosztola, the Managing Editor of Shadowproof Press, writes about the agenda that President, Donald Trump has set to criminalize protestors. This is a relevant article because of all the recent protests and riots such as the, "Women's March" that just took place after the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 21, 2017, all over America. Gosztola explains that the executive order is set to protect the country's law enforcement. Also, Gosztola informs citizens that this order will likely have a "disproportionate" impact on Black Lives Matter Activists, Immigrant rights Activists, and Native Americans protesting against projects like the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Managing Editor also pulls statistics from the source, Officer Down Memorial, explaining that the average police deaths have actually decreased, proving the safety of police officers in recent years. A second executive order has been set to, "reduce crime in America." This addresses the high rate crimes, such as, drug trafficking. A third executive order was made to enforce federal law to combat "transnational criminal organizations" and prevent "international trafficking." The targeting of "transnational" crime is tied to the anti-immigrant and administration nativist politics. This proves the idea that most of the country's issues come from criminals outside the country and the U.S. needs to "purge the country of these individuals."
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