Dexter Reed Is Another Bogus Martyr

He shot at the cops first.

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Chicago Police officers during a traffic stop of Dexter Reed, in footage released by the Chicago Police Department, April 10, 2024.

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The Dexter Reed case shows how it’s possible to get an anti-police narrative going in almost any circumstance.

This wasn’t an unarmed man in an encounter that went desperately wrong. There wasn’t a suspicion he had a weapon that proved, after the dust settled, to be tragically mistaken. The police didn’t even fire first.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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