They don’t in his state, I guess.
The objective of Black Lives Matter is to address institutional racism in the criminal justice system, starting with the police. Every analysis I have seen indicates that the group’s concern is perfectly legitimate. It is outrageous to suggest that the group is responsible for the inflammatory comments and actions of a handful of people at demonstrations.
I understand that Christie’s campaign is floundering, and that he is desperately searching for an issue that he can use to bring his swagger back, but the cynicism of this gambit is positively Nixonian, and my guess is that it is going to have negative repercussions in New Jersey.