Talk about the reaction to the George Floyd Killing, which has grown exponentially just over the last couple days. What is your reaction to what you have seen in the country . Specifically the d. C. Im from d. C. , i grew up here. My grand i graduated from the first integrated high school. Its personal. We keep seeing shootings, an indifference to black life so i think now were at a tipping point. Were dealing with 400 years of tragedy and i think a combination of factors have come together and theyre not going to allow us to ignore it. Host when you look back at the video to watch of george floyd under arrest, Police Officer with his knee on the nevk of orge floyd for eight or nine minutes, the reaction of the people in the crowd. Obviously theres filming going on. Does it surprise you that these sorts of tactics still exist in American Police forces given the presence of not just social media but media in general, given the presence of changes in leadership including minneapolis and
Welcome. We appreciate you being here tonight. Well get right down to business because time is limited. It has been a trying last few days in kentucky and across the nation. An emt was shot while she was in her home and today we understand the killing of a Business Owner in louisville. A lexington minister said last week, during one of Andy Beshears press conferences, when he was talking about Racial Injustice and alleged Police Brutality, he said it is not the minority population that has been silent, but rather the majority has been deaf. We will start left to right. How have you actively sought to be a part of the solution to heal racial divisions and not just action list rhetoric. Name one specific policy or action you commit to doing, win or lose, going forward. Renee, thank you for starting this forum off the right way by addressing the challenges that kentucky is facing. I barely made it today because i left the streets where so many people of kentucky are demanding justice and
Country. Americans from coast to coast have been grieved and horrified by the killings of three African American citizens Ahmaud Arbery in georgia, brie owe in a taylor in my hometown of louisville, kentucky, and george floyd in minneapolis. In each disturbing situation, investigations and reviews are ongoing. In kentucky, im glad that local authorities are investigating. Im glad the f. B. I. Is involved. Im glad our attorney general is committed to taking any necessary action. We need the truth, and we need swift justice. Under law. But heres something that requires no investigation in no world whatsoever should arresting a man for an alleged minor inflax involve a Police Officer putting his knee hone mans neck for nine minutes while he crisis out i cant breathe and then goes silent. To me, to a great many of my fellow kentuckians and to many of outraged americans, these disturbing events do not look like three isolated incidents. They look more like the latest chapter in our National