At home and abroad, medical care for seniors, and the economy. Jfk defeated mr. Nixon in a close general election with less than 1 of the popular vote separating the two. The hourlong debate, the first of four in the fall of 1960, took place in chicago. Good evening. The television are proud to provide a discussion of issues in the current Political Campaign by the two major candidates for the presidency. The candidates need no introduction. The republican candidate, Vice President richard nixon, and the democratic candidate senator john f. Kennedy. According to rules set by the candidates themselves, each man shall make an Opening Statement of approximately eight minutes duration and a closing statement of approximately three minutes. In between, the candidates will answer or comment upon answers to questions by a panel of correspondence. In this the first discussion of the series of four joint appearances, the subject matter has been agreed, will be restricted to internal or domestic
Answered. In the last 2 weeks weve been witness to tear gas pepper spray but tons shields rubber bullets chemical balls piss boots yes even knees again unleashed on us citizen citizens and whats become an all too common sight on the evening new why in the last few days weve seen police in buffalo by only push a 75 year old man down to the ground with such sports that you could hear the crack of the mans skull on the concrete before he lay motionless bleeding from the air while they all walk by why. In denver we saw the police after they fire a chemical weapon at a car carrying a pregnant woman when confronted by her boyfriend the police opened fire with a hail of pepper ball shots on him and his pregnant girlfriend and the car why. Weve seen journalists legal observers and medics all targeted by Law Enforcement people people whose very job at a protest is to both documented and keep people safe are now being beaten arrested and shot by rubber bullets and pepper sprayed in the face why
Pursuit of meaningful change both in the wake of george floyd step and in the midst of a larger legacy of Racial Injustice in this country. I want to thank you all for joining and i want to thank jean henning for her organizing the series. Let me introduce the moderator of todays roundtable repressor Christy Lopez. Professor lopez joined our faculty in january 2017 right after completing a federal investigation of the Chicago Police department will goodwill serving of the Department Just a Civil Rights Division she led that investigation and many others to examine patterns and practices of unconstitutional policing across the country including in new orleans, los angeles and ferguson. Since joining our faculty professor lopez has cofounded our Innovative Policing Program which is now launching a Prevention Program called abler active bystander ship for recently professor lopez has written up that somehow the Police Culture could have saved George Floyds life and what the funding of pol
Answered in the last 2 weeks weve been witness to tear gas pepper spray but tons shields rubber bullets chemical balls this boots yes even knees again unleashed on us citizen citizens and whats become an all too common sight on the evening new why in the last few days weve seen police in buffalo by only push a 75 year old man down to the ground with such force that you could hear the crack of the mans skull on the concrete before he lay motionless bleeding from the air while they all walk by why in denver we saw the police after they fire a chemical weapon at a car carrying a pregnant woman when confronted by her boyfriend the police opened fire with a hail of pepper ball shots on him and his pregnant girlfriend and the car why. Weve seen journalists legal observers and medics all targeted by Law Enforcement people people whose very job at a protest is to both documented and keep people safe are now being beaten arrested and shot by rubber bullets and pepper sprayed in the face why to
People people whose very job at a protest is to both documented and keep people safe are now being beaten arrested and shot by rubber bullets and pepper sprayed in the face why to keep the peace if that is the peace the Law Enforcement represents then let me ask you is that a peace worth keeping. Yes windows have been broken yes buildings have been burned innocent people have been hurt but is the destruction of commercial or private property by looters or riders justification enough for the police or now even possibly the military to wage war on those brave it up in our society to take to the streets and march for equality in criminal justice reform. Let me tell you something thats only justified when the government is no longer of the people for the people and by the people and has descended into what is a very constitution and bill of rights protects against fascism. And fighting against that descent into fascism is why we are always watching the hawks. Whats going on in a city stree