And bridging the gap of trust, particularly with communities of color across our nation . Sen. Scott i think Congress Plays a role in that, even a significant role, but the most important is the one on the local level, the mayors and county chairwoman, those folks have the most direct path towards Police Reform, not those of us in congress. I have shared this many times. I have been stopped by officers years. S in the last 20 seven times in one year as an elected official and all of my 18 stops were either by city, county, or state Law Enforcement, never by federal Law Enforcement officers. Literally while we know the president ial election is important this year, another very important one. The truth is your election for your mayor, a lot of citizens dont participate in, election every city council members, those are the folks directly in positions of power to determine the local Law Enforcement you have. When we dont vote in those elections, we are actually taking a step back from th
Held by Video Conference was hosted by the american bar association. Its my honor to date to begin the panel, the aba annual meeting quorum on justice in policing a path forward with senator tim scott of South Carolina. Thank you, senator scott so very much. Its a privilege have you join us for this program at the aba annual meeting. Thank you and thank you for your leadership. Without a question americas better because of folks like yourself, strong powerful position to make a difference so thank you for having made investment to make a difference. Thank you, sir. Senator scott what do you see as the role of congress in approving police and Community Relations and bridging the gap of trust particularly with Community Communities of color across our nation . I think Congress Plays a role in that, even a significant role but perhaps the most Important Role is the one of the local level, the mayors in the county, chairman or charwomen, those folks have most direct path towards Police Ref
Senator tim scott and Baltimore Police commissioner Michael Harrison talk about Police Reform. This event hosted by the american bar association. Begin thehonor to forum on justice and policing of southtor tim scott carolina. Thank you very much. Its a privilege to have you join us for this program at the annual meeting. Sen. Scott thank you and thank you for your leadership. Thank for making the investment to make a difference. Sir. Ank you, what do you see is the role of congress and Community Relations and bridging the gap of trust, particularly with communities of color across our nation . Sen. Scott i think Congress Plays a role in that, even a significant role, but the most important is the one on the local level, the mayors and county chairwoman, those folks have the most direct path towards Police Reform, not those of us in congress. I have shared this many times. I have been stopped by officers years. S in the last 20 seven times in one year as an elected official and all of m
His skin color. San bruno Police Arrested these three for hate crimes. It happened yesterday in san bruno. The victim, who is an africanamerican man says the family assaulted him and threatened to kill him while he was visiting his hispanic girlfriend. Police say the suspects are part of the girls family. The suspect believes they were motivated by racial hate. But family members say the person was in a closet when they got home. An arrest has been made in a triple shooting. According to the Sheriffs Office the shooting happened i 1 saying his roommate shot him that his roommate had body armor. When deputies arrived they found three men in the home suffering from gunshot wounds. One has lifethreatening injuries. They found the hand gun but not the shooter. Authorities began searching for the suspect. According to chp, the suspect was tracked to the east bay. Authorities arrested 25yearold trey holman in antioch this afternoon. A followup to the wildfire burning in shasta county. Firefi
Reporter the Security Guard says she was at the losing end when she tried to confront two shoplifting suspect who is helped themselves to groceries and walked out the door without paying. They pretty much tried to bold push past me. Reporter she said one man punched her in the face. When she followed them to the parking lot, she feared for her life as they drove toward her. Its like hes going to run me open. I drew my weapon and fired three round sbos into the front tire. Reporter before arresting the suspects, the Police Arrested her. I was arrested and booked and processed. Ii went to jail. Reporter a jury acquitted her in 40 minutes. An expert marksmen, a single mom believes her arrest was about more than just firing a gun. If i was a white male, i dont think i would have went to jail that night. I dont believe i would have. Reporter the d. A. s a you was issued statement saying they believe she appeared to have used a disproportionate use of force when she fired a gun three times a