Been at some of them as have i but you were pepper sprayed and saw some harsh Police Action can you talk about that and how journalists have been treated so far in these protests. Yeah i think its an interesting thing that the folks kind of erupted in shock folks that arent already familiar with alternative journalists and and all of the things that we have to deal with but when c. N. N. Reporters were arrested during the minneapolis protests everyone lost their minds like this is so unamerican and when i went to the protest here in washington d. C. Roughly a week ago i remember connecting with a fellow journalist friend of mine and we both kind of chuckled at that like really thoughts on american because im pretty sure thats very american you know this is something that weve had to deal with both as activists but also journalists who try to report on these things from the front lines places that often times reporters from Corporate Media dont even go you know im thinking about like pi
Chair jerry nadler. Death ofer the tragic george floyd has been a wakeup call for americans feel yet the streets are lined with protesters demanding fundamental change in the culture of Law Enforcement and meaningful accountability for officers who commit misconduct. Today, we answer that call. We value and respect the brave and Honorable Police officers who put their lives on the line to protect our communities. We know most Law Enforcement officers do their jobs with dignity, selflessness and honor. They are deserving of our respect and gratitude for all they do to keep us safe. We must also acknowledge that there are too many up exceptions, too many Law Enforcement officers that dont uphold protecting and serving. The reality for too many americans, especially for too many africanamericans, is that Police Officers are perceived as a threat to their liberty, their dignity, and all too often, to their safety. And to those who do not believe it, look at these tragic statistics. Are mor
Leaders of Law Enforcement organizations, including the Police Chiefs from around the nation. Good afternoon. So, this is the order today, if its ok with everybody. I will give an Opening Statement and i have got a short video. With a few minutes to add to it. Senators feinstein, booker harris, if you would like to make Opening Statements. Is that ok . And we have some people that will do introducing to the panels. We will get to that later. So thank you for coming. We are here for a reason. Without the death of mr. Floyd we would not be here. A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. My goal is trying to define the problem, offer solutions, and talk to each other, not past each other. And i have a short video that is tough to watch. I talked to senator booker about it, the first couple of minutes, but it ends up on a very positive note. We will see if it will go from really hard to watch to something thats a little more acceptable for the country. If you could roll the video. Is
Listen this is the moment to stop all the 30 action this is the moment. We meet with global news makers the stories the home to 0. Theyre welcome to the stream im josh rushing sitting in for me ok today coming to you live from my whole life because of cobra 19 in the core of team suck up the dog out the kids or talk to in the veteran in my wife whos work in the carrier in the lights. Joining the conversation today on you tube in the live chat and well get some of those comments in during the show todays topic is about Police Reform of course that started here in the u. S. But those protests to spread across the world it began when people saw the viral video of a white Police Officer in minneapolis putting his knee on the back of the neck of george floyd for 8 minutes and 46 seconds while george lloyd died. People flooded to the streets to protest that to protest not just that but really Police Brutality across the u. S. And heres how the police chose to respond to those protests. Polic
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