of violent confrontations when police arrest people. and just a short time after he signed that bill, you have the death of young tyre, something that should that never have happened to any human being, certainly not anybody s son or child. a sad, sad thing, it will take more than legislation to change this, it s changing the hearts and minds of people so people actually treat their neighbours like they want to be treated themselves. if we could teach people to love their neighbour like they love themselves, we d be in much better shape. the name tyre nichols sadly one of a long list of black people who have died at the hands of police officers, you talk about cultural change and changing hearts and minds. how do you do this in a country which is so diverse and where this has become such a big issue? it certainly starts with our leaders but it doesn t mean regular people can t have a hand in the change, caring about other people just the way they care about themselves.
yeah, i mean the system - of policing is inherently white supremacist, racist and anti black. - but these were black officers that were involved. the fact that someone - who is blackjoined that system doesn t mean that they re - going to remember that they re black, or they re going to put that first. - they put being j an officer first. the brutal death of tyre nichols has shocked america and reignited the debate about racialjustice, with talk of change and reform, but little hope that anyone can truly say this will never happen again. sarah smith, bbc news, memphis. earlier, we spoke to joe watkins, a civil rights advocate and former aide to president george w bush. here is why he feels the legislation won t be enough. the hope is that it would be. but i know that it s not going to be enough, after all, president biden just signed the law, last year, last december. a police measure meant to de escalate these kind
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# you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger, as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man had been white, you would not have beat him like that that night. applause. america s first black vice president demanding congress pass police reform legislation. and when we look at this situation, this is a familyj that lost their son and their brother through an act - of violence, at the hands - and the feet of people who had