The Politics of Violent Crime Murders Spike in America Post George Floyd Protests June 27, 2021 –Murders across the nation have reached their highest in a half-century, and many blame the demoralization of American policing in the wake of the George Floyd killing a year ago. “They’re doing the job that elected officials and some communities want them to do,” Gary McLhinney, former president of the Baltimore Fraternal of Police, told the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields. “They don’t want them engaging with criminals,” McLhinney said.