Obama Disputes FBI on Cops Fearing Reprisals: ‘We Have Not Seen Any Evidence of That’

‘Overall, the violent crime rate is still near the historic lows’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
HOLT: "Your own FBI director has raised this idea, the Ferguson effect, that police officers may LE laying back a bit, they don't want to end up on somebody's camcorder and as a result we're seeing a spike in homicides in some cities. Do you fear that could undermine or derail what you are trying to do right now. 
OBAMA: "What is absolutely true is that we've seen some spikes in violent crime in some cities. Overall, the violent crime rate is still near the historic lows. We've seen a spike in some cities this year but it is still close to the historic lows. 
HOLT: "But is it something that you think that police officers are feeling." 
OBAMA: "We have not seen any evidence of that. And I think the FBI director would be the first to say that he's heard anecdotal suggestions that may be happening at selective sites, but we don't know."

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