article_snippet: Whoever fired those shots should not detract from the issue - those shots are criminals, criminals need to be arrested.
article_snippet: And then what we need to do is make sure that like-minded, good-spirited people on both sides - law enforcement, who have a terrifically tough job, and people who understandably don't want to be stopped and harassed just because of both sides - law enforcement, who have a terrifically tough job race - that both sides - law enforcement, who have a terrifically tough job are able to work together to come up with some good answers.'
article_snippet: In the same way you can't generalize about police officers...
article_snippet: you can't generalize against protesters,' Barack Obama said, while maintaining firmly that those who fired at police were criminals and the exception to the rule.
article_snippet: Attorney General Eric Holder said the gunman was 'a damn punk' who was 'trying to sow discord in an area that was trying to get the tweet act together, trying to bring together a community that had been fractured for too long.'