The panel, the a. D. A. Annual Meeting Forum on justice and policing a path forward with senator tim scott of South Carolina. Thank you, senator scott, so very much. Its a privilege to have you join us for this program at the a. B. A. Annual meeting. Senator scott thank you for your leadership. Without any question america is better because of folks like yourself in strong powerful positions to make a difference of the thank you for having the investment to make the difference. Senator scott, what do you see as the role of congress in improving police and Community Relations and bridging the gap of trust, particularly with communities of color across our nation . Senator scott i think Congress Plays a role in that, even a significant role. But perhaps the most Important Role is the one on the local level, the mayors and county chairmen or chairwoman, those folks have the most direct path towards Police Reform, not those of us in congress. Will i say shared the story several times i hav
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
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
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