He said every do not prevent them from taking you we will be next so that is actually. That is actually very seem of the mass movements have developed against racism against the signage and any against climate injustice etc of course the words reverberate starkly today because of the use of the word gas chamber in the state of california. Still has a gas chamber its ok its that quick prison and the site of many demonstrations over the last few years precisely because of the fact that prisons and and courage the spread of covert 19 to oakland where your speaking to me from known quite pretty as a progressive place around the world spends an enormous proportion of its budget on police and Police Activities what do you think baldwin may meant when he said he could gauge a Nations Health we can all by examining those people that elected to represent are protected what is the health of your nation right now i think the world is able to see that this nation is far from healthy that our Polic
And then. Just try reading. It to some give me. This is the one business show you cant afford to miss umbrella for in washington coming up tensions are high in the United States following nearly 2 weeks of protests against Racial Injustice straight ahead we recap the other refs and what moves are being taken to address inequality in the United States plus privacy remains a concern in the age of covert 19 at the United Kingdom has disclosed sensitive. Health data to a u. S. Firm owned by billionaire peter thiel and later markets continue to search despite ongoing global chaos how far will optimism carry this ball run and is it sustainable we bring you that and more today so lets jump right in. And thousands of protesters continue to take the streets worldwide calling for reform to the Justice System after george floyd was killed in Police Custody in minneapolis minnesota couple weeks ago here in the United States demonstrators continued in nearly every major city including washington d.
Happening and were going to be all over this and that story is going to be coming up in just a little bit but were going to begin with new video from fort pierce florida that shows a Police Officer beating a man in the face repeatedly the man was picked up by police earlier because he was found unconscious on the street and somebody reported it police did not arrest him instead they take him to a hospital and this scene which we warn some of you might find disturbing then ensues here it is. Ok watch you could see the officer hitting the man while he sits in that chair. Yeah with a flurry of fists to the face. Previously the officer seen punching and slapping the man repeatedly as well that was one of the pieces of video that we want to show you ok heres what you need to know about this the officer has been removed from that apartment he has now been arrested along with a fellow officer by the way but heres what else you need to know the man that he struck in the face was drunk. And rep
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A dangerous terrorist she joins me by skype from oakland in california thank you so much professor davis coming on going underground can i just ask you right at the beginning theres a lot of quoting of the great writer James Baldwin at the moment he actually wrote an open letter to you what did he mean when he said our bodies must render impossible the corridor to the gas chamber. Well of course James Baldwin was. Not only with a scent writer but also he was involved in a whole range of social justice issues and he took up my case wrote an open letter to me and. Argue that if they did not protect my life the same would be next if they come for you and the morning he said every do not prevent them from taking you we will be next so that is actually. That is actually very seem of the mass movements have developed against racism against the signage and any against climate injustice etc of course the words reverberate starkly today because of the use of the word gas chamber in the state of