WASHINGTON — In this heated and deeply divisive campaign year, America’s presidential candidates — as well as other politicians — responded to the killings of five police officers and two black men with striking reflection and restraint. Sterling was shot Tuesday after being pinned to the pavement by two white officers, an altercation that was captured on cellphone video. Hundreds of people gathered in Dallas to protest the killings Thursday night when a single gunman opened fire, killing five police officers and injuring seven others. While GOP officials are often seen as siding with the police in recent altercations with black men, some high profile Republicans were pointed Friday in acknowledging racial disparities in policing. Just one month ago, Clinton and Trump also scrambled their schedules following the mass killings at an Orlando nightclub.

Source: thestar July 08, 2016 19:18 UTC