By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
After numerous rallies nationwide following the police shootings of black people, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he’s “concerned” about race relations in America.
Trying to speak to both police and protesters, Johnson said, “Violence never solves anything.”
“An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind and at this point, we need to stand with our law enforcement community,” Johnson said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Johnson also was referring tot he sniper attack the killed five officers and injured seven others in Dallas.
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, speaking with Johnson, criticized Black Lives Matter.
“The reality of the Black Lives Matter movement is it is significantly focused, primarily focused on police and their efforts to portray police and the police profession in a very negative way, which is unfortunate,” he said.
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