\u201cWe know that while many join, support or supply law enforcement with good intentions, these racist policing practices that plague our society are historic and systemic \u2014 a history and system perpetuated by Ford for over 70 years \u2014 ever since Ford introduced the first-ever police package in 1950. As an undeniable part of that history and system, we are long overdue to \u2018think and act differently\u2019 on our role in racism,\u201d the letter added.<\/p>\n The virtue-signaling employees then turned their ire on CEO Jim Hackett. \u201c[Y]ou communicated to the company your commitment to \u2018lead from the front and fully commit to creating the fair, just and inclusive culture that our employees deserve,\u2019\u201d the employee letter stated. \u201cWe thank you for your leadership on this initiative. We also appreciate and fully support your statement against \u2018superficial actions,\u2019 and we write to push for real action by Ford Motor Company to address our role in the structures that perpetuate racism in society.\u201d<\/p>\n The letter was\u00a0reportedly<\/a>\u00a0being circulated around Ford\u2019s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, and employees were being asked to digitally sign-on. The aggrieved Ford employees didn\u2019t have to wait long. CEO Jim Hackett nipped the politically motivated campaign in the bud.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we imagine the future power of our connected vehicles, smarter Ford vehicles can be used to not only improve officers\u2019 ability to protect and serve, but also provide data that can make police safer and more accountable,\u201d Hackett\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0in an office memo. \u201cJust think, dating back to the Model T, Ford has more than 100 years in serving first responders and that leadership over the decades has been earned by co-developing our purpose-built vehicles and technologies with police and emergency agencies to make our vehicles the number one choice,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n \u201cBy taking away our Police Interceptors, we would be doing harm to their safety and making it harder for them to do their job,\u201d Hackett added. \u201cAgain, this is why, given our insights, new capabilities and leadership, I believe these unfortunate circumstances present Ford with an even greater opportunity to not only innovate new solutions but also leverage our unique position to support the dialogue and reform needed to create safer communities for all.\u201d<\/p>\n PJ Media<\/em>\u00a0provided<\/a>\u00a0a shortened translation of Hackett\u2019s memo: \u201cNo. We\u2019re not going to stop making police cars. Now get back to work.\u201d The employee letter is typical of the anti-police mindset, ever since the Black Lives Matter movement seized upon the slaying of George Floyd.<\/p>\n The anti-police movement has done a lot of damage as cities that cowered to \u201cdefund the police\u201d have witnessed a skyrocketing of crime.\u00a0Los Angeles Times<\/em>\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0homicides were up 46.7%\u00a0 while shooting victims were up 51.4%, according to police data. New York City\u2019s\u00a0murder rate<\/a><\/p>\n shot up by 47 percent.\u00a0Axios<\/em>\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0gun violence exploded in Chicago, with some neighborhoods seeing over a 100% increase in fatal shootings.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd let\u2019s be clear about another part of this.\u00a0Police cars<\/a>\u00a0have nothing at all to do with the militarization of police equipment, which happened mostly during the Obama years as a side effect of the wars overseas,\u201d\u00a0PJ Media<\/em>\u00a0reported.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPolice cars<\/a>\u00a0also have nothing to do with dealing with bad police officers or\u00a0reforming<\/a>\u00a0certain practices. Police cars are basic tools of the job of keeping our streets as safe as possible,\u201d they added. \u201cThe activists behind \u2018defund the police<\/a>\u2018 evidently don\u2019t care about any of that at all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A group of Ford employees demanded the auto giant stop making police vehicles, claiming they are \u201cused as accessories to police brutality and oppression.\u201d That\u2019s when Ford\u2019s CEO stepped in and set them straight. 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