point is that even the four of us probably all have differing thoughts and differing opinions and different circumstances that led us to those opinions. what it is a national discussion because we all are watching what s happening in ferguson, ferguson is a mirror for many people of what s happening in their own communities. definitely so. and i m glad that this conversation is happening now. and i think charles barkley is entirely right that we shouldn t wait until something tragic happens to have this conversation. agreed. but i definitely we definitely know this is a nationwide problem, like you said. this isn t just ferguson. people are watching ferguson particularly close because of the reaction of the state on people who were trying to peacefully protest and say we don t want to see any more black bloodshed in the streets by those who are supposed to protect and serve us. but as we speak right now, we re waiting on a decision? the eric garner case. we also saw the offic
recently relieved from any repercussions for their actions. we ve seen darien hunt s officers get a non-indictment. we re waiting on the case of tammir rice to see what that will turn into. so we know this is not about michael brown. we know this is not just about ferguson. we know this is a national issue and we know this is a conversation that needs to be had and that there are going to be differing opinions brought to the table. but i think as long as we do that in a respectful manner we ll be okay. hear, hear. we are down with that. and for that joe hicks and ashley yates, i thank you both for being here. part of the respectful conversation. we can t it again. we d love that. ahead here, as ashley was mentions, eric garner died after an officer put him in a choke hold while trying to arrest him. we know protests erupted and we know a grand jury is deciding right now whether or not to indict that officer. what is going to come out of this? and is new york ready?
prosciutto on it, does that help? you re clearly not part of the study. nba legend charles barkley speaking out. i didn t expect him to hold back. he s frank about ferguson, relationships in america and the relationships between police and the black community. it s more than the driver. it s more than the car. for lotus f1 team, the competitive edge is the cloud. powered by microsoft dynamics, azure, and office 365, the team can gain real time insights and instantly share information around the globe. when every millisecond counts, staying competitive begins with the cloud.
i m right here in los angeles. we had people protesting and marching right here. people interrupting traffic on freeways right here. so charles barkley had every right to make a comment about what he sees as the different kind of issues are taking place spinning out of the killing of michael brown. i thought his comments you know, charles barkley s known to be a brutally honest guy. it might run counter to what ashley and many people who have a racial orthodoxy would like to have him say and disagree with what he s saying. so it s a political disagreement here. she simply doesn t like what the man said because it doesn t, in fact, line up with what we hear. and when we hear ashley saying well we ve got to understand all these things. well, there are differing opinions about what in fact causes those conditions in places like ferguson and los angeles and new york. and, ashley, you know, your very point brings up a very fair
charles barkley said a lot, he called the people who rioted in ferguson scumbags. he talked about police being necessary all over the country and he talked about the attitudes within the african-american community about discussions of race. i m wondering what you made of his comments? i think he said it all when he said that you cannot judge one group of people based on one person s actions or comments. therefore i would be i find it incredulous that people would try to gauge the black community by charles barkley s comments. he does not speak for the community in which i exist. he has not been to ferguson. he has not reached out or spoken to protesters or organizers actively working to change our community and actively working to help heal after this trauma that we ve experienced for last 117 days. i think you d also be hard pressed to find anyone whose comment on this issue are less valid than charles barkley s. less valid. you seem upset by his comments. i wouldn t say upset