AG Lynch to Dallas Protesters: ‘Do Not be Discouraged

"Your voice is important."

Amid the Dallas massacre that left five police officers dead and seven others wounded at the hands of a black supremacist, Attorney General Loretta Lynch took to the mic to encourage Dallas "Black Lives Matter" protesters to not get discouraged, worried that this "heinous violence" may silence their "important" voices.

God forbid that!

Though Lynch expressed gratitude to law enforcement while expressing grief over the slain officers, she mostly took the opportunity to encourage the mass race-baiters not to stop race-baiting.  

"I want you to know that your voice is important," Lynch said Friday during a news conference at the Justice Department. "Do not be discouraged by those who would use your lawful actions as cover for their heinous violence. We will continue to safeguard your constitutional rights and to work with you in the difficult mission of building a better nation and a brighter future."

Lynch also professed the Justice Department will work with Dallas law enforcement to help restore peace:

"We intend to provide any assistance we can to investigate this attack and also to help heal a community that has been severely shaken and deeply scarred by an unfathomable tragedy. This is an unfolding situation. We will be providing additional information when it is available and appropriate." 

Then Lynch went on to equate the intentional, racist hate crime by a black supremacist against white police officers with the unintentional killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of law enforcement, saying "this has been a week of profound grief and heartbreaking loss."

"Americans across our county are feeling a sense of helplessness, of uncertainty and of fear," Lynch said. "And these feelings are understandable, and they are justified. But the answer must not be violence. The answer is never violence."

"We must continue working to build trust between communities and law enforcement," She continued. "We must continue working to guarantee every person in this country equal justice under the law. And we must take a hard look at the ease with which wrongdoers can get their hands on deadly weapons and the frequency with which they use them."

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