laquan mcdonald, omar grant, these are names in individuals in communities of color where their families not getting justice they want. somehow, some way folks have to come together. we ve seen change in tactics but is it going to be enough. heather: you mentioned homicide rate, up 75% since same time last year. no, it is outrage just. this is not just happening in baltimore but a lot of your ban communities. i think this gross back to the failure of progressive policy, these individuals would not be committing these crimes which makes more face time in front of police officers they would not be committing these crimes if they had quality education, ifer this working, if they had opportunities there. are no incentives in niece neighborhoods. that is deplorable. i don t think that are result of progressive policies. you look at ferguson, excessive warrants, look at rockefeller drug laws that created sort of mass incarceration that we are now trying to roll back, those are all conser
including yours truly, will be broadcasting live from the convention center in, wait for it, my hometown of new orleans, louisiana. nerdland to nola. i m so excited to welcome you to my city next weekend. here is the bad news. i want to turn to an innamous aspect which you are familiar. the epidemic of gun violence. you may already know new orleans is the murder capital of the united states with murder rates four to six times higher than the national average. what you may not know is new orleans public safety crisis of community violence also exposes the vulnerability in public health and more specifically mental health. the question of mental illness and gun violence is not solely about the emotional and mental state of the shooter, it s also about the communities terrorized by the actions. in particular poor your ban communities whose residents live with pervasive loss, uncertainty