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Backlash in Blue
After months of protest over high profile deaths of African Americans at the hands of police, law enforcement is pushing back with pro-police rallies across the country and a social media campaign -- BlueLivesMatter. We look at the blue backlash and where it will lead the national debate over policing and race.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 52m ListenAfter months of protest over high profile deaths of African Americans at the hands of police, law enforcement is pushing back with pro-police rallies across the country and a social media campaign -- BlueLivesMatter. Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at the blue backlash and where it will lead the national debate over policing and race.
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Photo: The hearse carrying the body of slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos departs the Christ Tabernacle Church to its final resting place in the Queens borough of New York, December 27, 2014. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
