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RACE: Black Lives Matter group hurts its cause

Clear-thinking people of all colors, profession and race should realize by now that the Black Lives Matter group is hurting rather than helping foster better race relations.

Marching down the street in Minnesota shouting “Pigs in a blanket, fry ‘em like bacon” is obnoxious and close to being a hate and discrimination crime.

The Black Lives Matter group is now acting like anarchists by encouraging looting, burning and civil disobedience. How about All Lives Matter, regardless of color race or profession?

My father was a New York City policeman who was killed in the line of duty, which makes this latest fiasco particularly onerous to me.

This story was originally published September 2, 2015 at 1:19 PM with the headline "RACE: Black Lives Matter group hurts its cause."

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