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House Homeland Security hearing spotlights rising threats to law enforcement and splits over accountability
Summary
Law enforcement leaders told the House Homeland Security Committee that assaults, doxxing and 'dehumanizing' rhetoric are creating a dangerous environment for officers; members differed sharply over causes, oversight and whether masked federal officers endanger or protect communities. The committee tabled a subpoena motion after a roll-call vote.
WASHINGTON — Leaders of major law-enforcement organizations told the House Homeland Security Committee that officers face a worsening threat environment driven by targeted violence, online doxxing and public rhetoric that can embolden attacks.
Michael Hughes, executive director of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, said the work environment for federal officers has become "unprecedented in scope and intensity," pointing to threats aimed at officers and their families and citing FBI figures that show a large recent rise in assaults on law enforcement. "We cannot allow this trend to continue," Hughes said in his written and oral testimony.
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