THANKS, BLACK LIVES MATTER! Ferguson Effect Takes Hold As Officers Stop Pro-Active Policing, Crime Rates Jump

The Ferguson Effect is real. A new survey now shows that police officers have backed off from using force, and as a result crime rates are rising.

The Pew Research Center released a new report that caused the Associated Press to admit that the Ferguson Effect “is a reality, with three-quarters of officers surveyed saying they are hesitant to use force, even when appropriate, and are less willing to stop and question suspicious people.”