I want to start tonights show, by asking you at home, to take a look at where you are in this very minute. Where are you sitting . What are you doing . Are you sitting on the couch tucked under a blanket, maybe you will doze off there before you can make it to bed. Look, honestly, we have all been there. Now imagine that in the comfort of that moment, you wake up in the early hours of the morning to a group of armed men barging into your home. You are confused, you are scared. What are you going to do . How are you going to react . For 22yearold amir locke, a black man in minneapolis, this was not some imaginative scenario. No it was not. Early wednesday morning, Police Killed lock well executing a No Knock Warrant. And until we get into the circumstances surrounding his death, i want to take a step back for a moment. I want to tell you a little bit about his life. Because once again, we have to learn about another black man in america, not because of how he lived, or what he wanted to
I want to start tonights show, by asking you at home, to take a look at where you are in this very minute. Where are you sitting . What are you doing . Are you sitting on the couch tucked under a blanket, maybe you will doze off there before you can make it to bed. Look, honestly, we have all been there. Now imagine that in the comfort of that moment, you wake up in the early hours of the morning to a group of armed men barging into your home. You are confused, you are scared. What are you going to do . How are you going to react . For 22yearold amir locke, a black man in minneapolis, this was not some imaginative scenario. No it was not. Early wednesday morning, Police Killed lock well executing a No Knock Warrant. And until we get into the circumstances surrounding his death, i want to take a step back for a moment. I want to tell you a little bit about his life. Because once again, we have to learn about another black man in america, not because of how he lived, or what he wanted to
I want to start tonights show, by asking you at home, to take a look at where you are in this very minute. Where are you sitting . What are you doing . Are you sitting on the couch tucked under a blanket, maybe you will doze off there before you can make it to bed. Look, honestly, we have all been there. Now imagine that in the comfort of that moment, you wake up in the early hours of the morning to a group of armed men barging into your home. You are confused, you are scared. What are you going to do . How are you going to react . For 22yearold amir locke, a black man in minneapolis, this was not some imaginative scenario. No it was not. Early wednesday morning, Police Killed lock well executing a No Knock Warrant. And until we get into the circumstances surrounding his death, i want to take a step back for a moment. I want to tell you a little bit about his life. Because once again, we have to learn about another black man in america, not because of how he lived, or what he wanted to
I want to start tonights show, by asking you at home, to take a look at where you are in this very minute. Where are you sitting . What are you doing . Are you sitting on the couch tucked under a blanket, maybe you will doze off there before you can make it to bed. Look, honestly, we have all been there. Now imagine that in the comfort of that moment, you wake up in the early hours of the morning to a group of armed men barging into your home. You are confused, you are scared. What are you going to do . How are you going to react . For 22yearold amir locke, a black man in minneapolis, this was not some imaginative scenario. No it was not. Early wednesday morning, Police Killed lock well executing a No Knock Warrant. And until we get into the circumstances surrounding his death, i want to take a step back for a moment. I want to tell you a little bit about his life. Because once again, we have to learn about another black man in america, not because of how he lived, or what he wanted to
Asleep, remember, and was clearly startled, reached for a gun. A gun. He had a legal permit to carry. When he did, police shot him to death. It all took less than 15 seconds. His mother spoke to my colleague. Just minutes ago. I want everybody to know that my son is going to make sure that everybody across the United States is going to be able to sleep on the couch without having to be worried about being executed by the police. Yes. Yes. Friday, minneapolis mayor announced a moratorium on no knock warrants in the city. Minnesota Attorney General promising to review the case. What else can we do as a society to prevent the ongoing senseless shooting deaths of Black Americans . Joining me now. Contributor of the cut and communications at blue state. And activists and host of the pod cast undistracted. Also a political analyst. Talk about the moment were in right now. Another young black man. Dead at the hands of police. And a lot of questions about how this could have happened given the