Africanamericans early where in california and i have a copy of the report attached to the report i gave you. Africanamericans are 6 of San Franciscos population actually less but theyre seven more times likely to be arrested than whites who represent 41 of the citys population. This is from the California Department of justice. Africanamerican female youth and this is insane account for over 40 of the felony drug arrests of africanamerican arrests in the entire state and remember our population is under a million and this is the same report and have rates 50 times higher than others. And despite the disproportionate arrests and study after study that shows drug use and abuse that africanamericans and whites use drugs at the same rate and if you look at the people that over dorsed in San Francisco and 62 were white. If you look at the San Francisco jail population under 6 now of san franciscans are africanamerican yet 56 of jail inmates are black. Whitings make up 22 and 42 of San Fran
Actually raised their hand when the prosecutor said something to the effect that you just have to be color blind and there are no africanamericans in the jury panel and the defense attorney had raised that and the prosecutor said Something Like you just have to be color blind and a white juror said thats a racist statement and half of the courtroom applauded and the judge solved the problem by excusing the panel so were definitely seeing people reacting because of what is happening, because of what happened in ferguson and stalt an island and with the black lives matter movement. So i going to ask if the members speak at the Public Comment time so we can get to the chief of police and a few other speakers so the next speaker is greg sure our chief of police and the District Attorney and the Human Rights Commission and joyce hicks from the office of citizen complaints. Chief sure thank you for being here. Thank you. Good afternoon. I think as reprehensible as the texts were my stomach i
Host one of a number of ceremonies at Arlington National cemetery. The only surviving member of the immediate Kennedy Family, Jean Kennedy Smith, the younger sister of president john f. Kennedy who served as u. S. A visitor to ireland during the clinton administration, among those on hand for the tribute in the posting of flowers and the regiment, the military regiment. The posting of the colors and the wreath at the tomb of president john f. Kennedy. Richard reeves, the kennedy years, joining us from new york. Guest one of my thoughts about all this that we forget really but hits us, the president of the United States is not only the head of government, he is also the head of state. The equivalent of the british Prime Minister and the queen. The president is the physical embodiment of the american people, so he had a position above party and most of us respond to that, that he speaks for the nation. That is brought home to us because, as we were talking about television, he was in our
Another set to everybody else. That morning. The exchange yesterday on the senate floor between Senate Leader mcconnell and read. It is being called historic and dramatic. Changing the filibuster rules for nominees to the federal court and cap Network Level appointees. This has followed years of debate on the Nuclear Option. It has created sharp words by democrats and republicans. We will begin with an explanation on why it is happening now and what it means for congress and the white house. It is friday, november 22. The date etched in the minds of those of you old enough to remember where you were 50 years ago. President obama is calling this a day of her membranes for john f. Kennedy. The flag at the u. S. Capitol is halfstaff. A tribute to our president who died in dallas a halfcentury ago. This is the scene at Arlington National cemetery. The final resting place for president kennedy and members of his family. We are focusing on both of these stories. We want to begin on the issue
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