‘So Frustrating’: Abrams On People Asking If He’s ‘Nervous’ About Son Being A Cop For Halloween

On Friday, former “Live PD” host Dan Abrams had former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best on his NewsNation show to discuss her new book, “Black in Blue.”

During the segment, Abrams noted that he’s gotten heat for stating that the “vast majority of police officers” are good.

“I’ve spent a lot of time covering police officers, etc. I see how much time and effort the vast majority of police officers spend to do their jobs really well. And yet, there are a few bad players out there, and as you point out, those are the ones who should be held accountable,” Abrams said.

He added that there’s a segment of the population who want to “lump in” all the good officers with the bad, and who ask him how he can “defend the police?”

“That’s a real cultural problem in our society,” Abrams said.

Best later noted that speaking in terms of data, Abrams is correct: “…out of the hundreds and thousands of contacts made each year, most of them, the vast majority, go well…”

Abrams then spoke about a “maddening” issue he’s encountered living in Manhattan after his son decided to be a police officer for Halloween:

I have people saying to me, “Well, are you nervous about your son going out as a police officer for Halloween?” And I’m like, “What are you talking about? Am I nervous about my son going out for Halloween as a police officer?” The fact that we’re at that point is just so frustrating to me, and maddening.

Partial transcript below:

ABRAMS: I have said something many times, which I’ve gotten a lot of heat for, and you say it just more eloquently in your book, and it’s basically, you say that a small minority of bad actors draw most of the headlines when it comes to police. And yet, I hear again and again, people say to me, that’s just a copout. You’re just trying to defend the police. You’re just trying to protect them, etc. But I do think that’s true. I mean, I see, I’ve spent a lot of time covering police officers, etc. I see how much time and effort the vast majority of police officers spend to do their jobs really well. And yet, there are a few bad players out there, and as you point out, those are the ones who should be held accountable. There’s got to be a system whereby they