Live there its may day here in moscow youre watching r. T. International now a large anti racism demonstration has been held in paris almost 3000. 00 people gathered in the french capital to pay tribute to george florid that 8 minutes and 46 seconds the Central Square in the city remained silent the time during which an american policeman held his knee on floyds neck jollibee unscathed was at the protest. And almost to georgia floyd here in paris across france other rallies are also being held now the pressure from demonstrations like this over the last week or so has forced the french government to take action the countrys interior minister found 0 tolerance. When you wear the uniform the blue uniform of the law you were never above it on the contrary we owe it to ourselves even more than others to be exemplary so i want 0 tolerance for racism in Law Enforcement. That statement came in the wake of a new racism scandal a Facebook Group used by Police Members was outed for repeatedly using racist and sexist terms was also mocking victims of Police Brutality in another close group on whatsapp the police are accused of insulting a fellow officer who is black with racist ram which christophe casts in a seize the moment calling for an inquiry he also in the end of the controversial chokehold technique used to detain suspects but is it enough. To stop him i think those people should be fired we need to identify those behind those racist messages and fire them i think it is unacceptable that the police should be protecting us dont follow the laws themselves they should face the consequences that i have witnessed Police Brutality for my son was coming but math is a mixed blood was coming from my. He was. He was you know about richard because he. Is a is server black. Who dont necessarily have confidence in the government because this problem has been around for years who get the feeling that castners actions are a bit opportunistic because it is only what happened in the us that finally made them do something to increase their credibility but we dont know if in the end things will change that the policeman will be better trained or of the situation with discrimination and racism will finally be taken seriously because im not so tin that something will change i think that the measures taken by the government a more aimed at calming down the people than the solving the problem of racism and portrayal publicists in place and Police Unions have criticised the changes there are political announcements and then there is the reality on the ground the impression given is that everyone is nice except the police who are mean. We use the stranglehold when were faced with an individual whos resisting arrest so what will wouldnt stir while the tribute here is to george floyd france is also remembering its own who died 2 more families claim of questionable circumstances and there is anger over accusations of Police Brutality figures just released by Frances Police watchdog show almost 1500 complaints were made in 2019 against officers an increase of almost 25 percent more than half of those complaints were for alleged violence up by 41 percent compared to 2018 been tyria ministers says 30 judicial investigations have been launched of those 22 report to justice the fight against racism in issues over Police Brutality is not new we must go on ran his president ial campaign in 2017 he promised to be uncompromising i want to change the culture the management and the recruitment of French Police when there is manifestly a problem the Police Hierarchy must be challenged but 3 years on the same questions are still being asked afresh promises are still being made people hear this and other protest want is action and not all words show it even ski r. T. Paris a former Police Commissioner told the problem of racism goes far beyond Police Brutality. You have only to get through todays Police Officers face a great challenge they have to assert their authority and the need to demonstrate is no longer enough so all of this violence that we can condemn is a consequence of social bonnets not Police Violence i think thats where we are wrong the Police System in america has nothing to do with the National Police which depends on the state the police in the United States is a myriad of Different Police structures mostly municipal they have different recruitment standards Different Levels of trading everything and you cant compare france and the United States year after all the purpose for france is not to live in unity but to find a common destiny. Meanwhile him the u. K. Protesters that have gone to war with statues to throw a traitors and those they believe were racists in response the mayor of london has ordered a review of all statues and their links to slavery and even the world famous take gallery is now in the spotlight since its named after a sugar merchant shadi edward stash he explains. The backlog sponsors protests have erupted worldwide in the United Kingdom is no difference particularly now what were seeing is activists and protesters are somewhat targeting other things other symbols of racism here in the United Kingdom so im now stood next to the Winston Churchill statue for many protestors a symbol of colonize ation and a symbol of racism of course over the weekend this statue this very structure of Winston Churchill was somewhat to face with the words churchill was a racist written all over it of course right now theres quite a launch Police Presence prying to protect this very start you from the protesters the black marxist protesters have reinvigorated campaigns in the United Kingdom 7 trying to refer to all statues that represent the legacies of colonized station oppression and racism starting in bristol then over the weekend we saw absolutely iconic scenes where by protesting tough pulled down a statue a 17th century slave trade under the name Edward Colson was pulled down to the ground and toppled into a nearby river london though in this very square that im stood in also has various controversial statues many of which protesters want to see which is printed that wanted me to announce that he wants a review of london statues and landmarks in an effort to make public spaces more diverse to find me however it is said that this review could include places like the take gallery whos found has links to slavery it is an uncomfortable truth the nation city owes a large part of its wealth to its role in the slave trade and while this is reflected in our public room the contribution of many of our communities to life in our capital has been willfully ignored this cannot continue but in general the statues defacing were indeed destruction has completely split opinion across the. United kingdom many of which agree for the removal but not necessarily the tactic we shouldnt destroy the statues i guess we should probably move feature like museums where we can appreciate it. If the person has. Disgracefully to parts of the society why do we need to start your description of it is our history. I find its a very Dangerous Things to start its a bit like a child tarried regime wanting to you know that i dont need you for trying to clear your past and pretend they were a different change society i think that this election for black people and for other people in this country to build it problem is we are going to write history. We called the attorney attention then to oxford where protesters seem to be somewhat inspired by the recent events in bristol have gathered outside and next to this statute now so so rose was a 19th century imperialist in south africa he laid the foundations of the exploited labor system and he indeed made the nor of the seizure of lands across the south african region now campaigners want the removal of that statue saying that it represents subjugation but putting this all into wider context weve seen these protesters taking a knee at the Nelson Mandela statue campaigning in protesting by the words of churchill statue and also taking their protest to downing street where they had messages for the Prime Minister saying that the u. K. Is no innocent in this fight against racism. Now the b. B. C. Should be stripped of its funding for the demand of a new Online Campaign against the British State funded broadcaster the corporation is being accused of failing to be impartial almost 60000. 00 people have now joined the campaign and hes on twitter. Defunding the b. B. C. Is a vital step in restoring the Peoples Trust in our media and it is one that we must Work Together to achieve ultimately the b. B. C. Is not impartial it refuses to tell its audience the political background of its guests allowing many labor activists to present themselves as a balanced view despite holding a deep seated hatred for the Government People have taken to social media to slam the b. B. C. s coverage of the black lives matter protests in the u. K. Coming in for particular criticism was its report that the demonstrations were largely peaceful despite 27. 00 police being injured it isnt the 1st time the broadcasters faced large scale claims of bias the coverage of the break that referendum sparked much complaint to well according to a poll carried out back in december 64 percent of those questioned in the u. K. Did say the b. B. C. Is biased to some degree believe voters tend to assess the amount of bias as great and less than the quarter believe in the broadcasters impartiality will britains also disagree though whether they should completely trust the information coming from the corporation of the country is divided on this it is about 5050 with a percentage also declining among leavers and rising among remain as we discuss the prospects of the state funded broadcaster with the radio host and b. B. C. Contributor john gaunt and also the journalist neil clark. I think the problem with the di from the b. B. C. Campaign is its too broad brush there are issues with parts of the b. B. C. Programming at particular the news and Current Affairs but i think what will limit that campaign is the fact that people go to the b. B. C. Not just for using try to 1st they go there for sport they watch football they watch weather reports and people are saying look if we dont have the b. B. C. Where are we going to go for this stuff what i want to seize the b. B. C. To change i think we need change in the b. B. C. People accuse the b. B. C. Political bias i think the vice is basically what one could call the dominant orthodoxy is extreme sectors of the left accuse it of being right wing of the rockies it being left but in fact its its kind of Blairite Blair I Cameron i kind of politics seems to dominate the b. B. C. Many people myself included on the bracks it so i do believe that the b. B. C. Was very biased in its coverage and this is now playing out in the black lives matter a protester as well i think clearly theres a problem with the b. B. C. And the reason why it is a problem is that the b. B. C. Uniquely is funded through a t. V. License fee as statutary fee if you dont pay that fee in the end you could get sent to prison in the last year also in Something Like 800000 people have said they no longer want to pay the license really because theyre no longer watching live t. V. Netflix now is a prime if you want entertainment you know you can get there by what you want likewise with news people dont really now tune into the 10 oclock or 9 oclock just to see whats happening in the world and all the loads about it on their mobile phones are social media platforms or other channels that are enough to pay for yes i think the time has come to defund the b. B. C. And the bias is much too great theyve had a good run of it now it needs to be cut down. Youre watching on t. V. Plenty more to come for you including. Everybodys trying to shame us with that being a barrister about our profession our schools to defund the police intensify across America Force unions blame politicians on the press for shaming them well hear from a former Police Officer and also a former minnesota governor just off the hook. The world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person or those with. No dares thinks. We dare to ask. One else chose seemed wrong all right old quote just dont call. Me. Yet to shape our disdain become educated and engaged equals betrayal. When told many find themselves worlds apart when she still looks for common ground. Hello again you with r. T. Now the threat of defunding is looming over Certain Police forces in the us following the violent protests triggered by George Floyds death in minneapolis several attorney generals have pushback against the move stating though without police there is no guarantee of security and it is a stance that is fully backed by President TrumpPolice Unions meanwhile calling on the public not to hate all officers for the crimes of one policeman i am not derek shipboard they are not here he killed someone we did. We all restrain. And you know what im saying theres all the cops here because you know what everybodys right the shame of the legislators the troops everybodys trying to shame us it being a barrister about our profession well you know what. This is it staged by somebody minneapolis its still got to shine on it. So do there as. Well there are reports that the white house does plan to reveal its own Police Reforms soon but for now some cities have already expressed their intent cutting funding for their forces are often explains now have room for some and has become something of a scapegoat the u. S. Society. Public attitudes toward policing in the United States are dramatically changing in light of protesters calling to disband the police the entire institution is being rethought and not just in the way that it relates to racism and brutality funding for Police Departments is being cut and redirected we will be moving funding from the n. Y. P. D. To use the mission tubes and social Services Plans are now in the works to disband entire departments in local areas we are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police department and when we are done were not simply going to glued back together we are going to dramatically rethink how we approach Public Safety in Emergency Response its really busty and i think this is a reaper a decade happened i think we all finally caught up to something misha caught up to a bong long time ago i dont agree with dismantling the police because things will get out of control you need to police i mean you just got to weed out the bad ones so many times take action like a family trying to stand up for as you know no me for like black people but as i said if everybody is now why would they do it so i think they should have been started doing data for years americans have enjoyed watching reality t. V. Programs where camera crews follow officers around as they bust feet but not anymore a any has cancelled live p. D. Here and paramount has pulled the plug on season 33 of the once widely Popular Program cops businesses are now trying to protect their image voices or even blaming the police for global warming. Its impossible to disentangle the various threads of environmental racism and his ties with policing the history of redlining and policing for segregation has led to massive hotter neighborhoods and more people with Chronic Health problems tied to air pollution University Students are now demanding that their campus stop collaborating with local Law Enforcement we ask for a detailed Public Statement on the chain of events decisions and command lines that led to the use of this facility by l. A. P. D. And its mobile processing units last evening we also asked for an immediate cessation of the use of this facility or any other u. C. L. A. Facility by l. A. P. D. And other Police Forces teachers are now questioning the role of police in schools take money out of the school who is department and put it directly into Mental Health support council is 2nd in the council is in light of the stereotype about cops eating donuts one pastry shop has taken a stand as well we are fed up until local Police Takes Action to solve problems with racism and injustice and is the onus will chase to stand with the people of our great state we will no longer offer a military or police askance thank you for your service and shame on you for your silence the u. S. Government still has plenty of laws on the books and its going to need somebody to enforce them now a lot of big dramatic proposals are being put forward in a lot of loud words are being exchanged but how much will u. S. Society actually change we will just have to see what martin r. T. New york retired seattle Police Officer teller says that living in a Society Without police sounds more like a utopian myth. You know the Police Protect society and theyre supposed to be the 1st business of government is to protect society and if you have. No police and you take that money and put it into wherever it doesnt matter i dont see how reducing Community Services can improve the safety of any community if you want to believe in some sort of utopian myth where all of a sudden everybodys going to get along i mean i heard one of the solutions was to send Rapid Deployment social workers out i mean youre not going to send somebody like that out against violent criminals and i think people theyre just forgetting about it they have some sort of but myth versus reality they want it to be peaceful so much that they think they can will it into existence and there are some people that are just not going to cooperate you think about any town is any business going to stay in a town that doesnt have Police Protection can tell you throughout my career i was going to your businesses all the time who need Police Protection without the police they would be overrun with problems and then the other part would be just insurance you know what a business once you get insurance what insurance companys going to want to sponsor the business or insure the business if theres no Police Protection the same thing as if there was any Fire Protection they wouldnt do it if you dont have security you cant basically operate or function a society. Without team eric is that rick sanchez or santa scotts the course to Defund Police with the former minnesota governor jesse ventura. What do you make of the argument that maybe we need to start funding other things besides Police Officers that doesnt mean that all Police Officers are bad it just means that maybe we ought to mix it up a little bit more. Well it also means we need to start looking into the root of the problem and the root of the problem just isnt Police Brutality the root of the problem is economic brutality too and in all of that when you talk about the funding you know id like to add to rick i was a governor or mayor also i was the mayor of Brooklyn Park minnesota the 6th largest city and there are throwing the cops out and you wont have Police Protection anymore what they mean is by allocating and pushing farms i think that were scammed new jersey did it and they literally destroyed their whole police force rebuilt it up from the base up and today i heard some figures that crime are stone like 43 percent from what it used to be there and now youve got truly Community Policing though and i think another thing that needs to happen here cops need to live in the towns where they probably. Could not agree more. So it is clear then that police in the u. S. Are indeed getting 3 tough times twitter is only adding to that trouble is it seems because. With the knights of support the austin Police Department has claimed hes been receiving. Cant express how grateful we are serve you austin. Our officers have been working around the clock these unprecedented times and thank everyone who took the time to write and make our daily little brighter. Things we brits down. And spell of power and good all of these on the dress thank you cards were written by the same person. While you guys really have been working around the clock right yourselves letters such a pretty handwriting has a big strong resolve to say you are this right you who have a plan this p. R. Stunt probably shouldnt plan future stunts i call it the joke if it wasnt such a disgrace. And you can watch the news here or not see that side of things in looking move from us on that lines to plus stories of the day coming up in about 30. Days hard to take some from somebody if you know have some to replacing. Youre going to do this interview today and all of these markets open that may take me. Off the area. So im going to tell you stop selling drugs if well hire someone to put the money in it back. Then just me all the way to life its almost been basically mccullers peaceful for the worse do you guys know what sickened me security positions ive been in that day were jacked me again. You see people get out their cars and ill see you coming in the heart and it seems like theyll hurry up and run into the house like they dont want to they dont want to talk see her get your mail or anything like that. I just want to go. And you know. Just try renaming. Me now and i would say someone give me. I. Dont know crap. No shots. Actually. Going to let. No 1st. Points your thirst for action. No more secure but she will be more use to your store book. But the way its always with a k. It was about a story will more on the late. You know. Immediately what happens today they can put us at the corner to the. Smithsonian bush in the open to capital. City they say yes long. Yes but. The world is driven by shaped by. Military thinks. We dare to ask. Nonaction without saying were going on the ground is George Floyds brother phil a niece is expected today to testify the u. S. House Committee Hearing in washington d. C. And this protest is around the world continue a sustained movement to end the disease of racism amid a coronavirus pandemic coming out of the show racism on a pedestal and whose mixed after protest is of england down the u. K. Statue honoring a mouse monitor a visit from the middle rethink of britains world of the Transatlantic Slave Trade why didnt these Education System we speak to the 1st black british muslim president of the National Union of students about challenging discourses from colonize ation to new liberalism plus is it time for sanctions against the United States for the use of military style force against Peaceful Protesters and journalists. We are the United Nations roberts on the rights to freedom of Peaceful Assembly was more going on in todays going on the ground 1st in the wake of george boyd protest activist in bristol in southwest england doubled a statue of now infamously brutal slave trader Edward Colston many an elite and subaltern classes attacked police for failing to uphold the law against protesters u. K. Labor leaders against dharma said black lives matter activists were completely wrong to remove it but some say is that he was putting racism on a pedestal and that it is britains Education System and mendacious history teaching that now needs to be toppled joining me now is someone who has pushed for greater diversity among University Students and was the 1st black british muslim president of the National Union of students and cofounder of students not suspect when they have out here joins me now via skype from laden in the netherlands thank you so much for coming on malea so as i said here starmer and Boris Johnson the Prime Minister condemning those who brought down that monument celebrating a slave trader in bristol what did you make of it i think. You said time at a time when the government as effectively wage war continues to wage war brown and black bodies through its cut at the National Health service through systematic rejection oppression exploitation of communities of color have led to the astronomical debt that we have seen amongst those communities and it