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allows us to rededicate ourselves to the real societal change that will move us much further along the road to justice. i m not talking about the kind of change that takes decades. i m talking about real change, concrete change that real people can do now. i m talking to lawmakers. at this historic moment, there is so much legislation around the country in city councils, county boards, state legislatures and congress that is still waiting to be passed. if these bills were passed, they would make the deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers less likely, would improve police community relations, would restore trust and therefore cooperation, improve the lives of officers who want to protect and serve and make everyone safer. every one of these bills at every level of government is critical for helping our
we need every community member to continue the call for real reform and meaningful change. peacefully, constructively, but clearly. this is a moment for change, and your call for it is making it happen. this means everyone who wants to live in a society with dignity and respect as core values, everyone who wants to be safe in their homes and on the street, everyone who wants to get the help that they need, everyone who wants their loved ones to get home safely. this is what we need to do. what will happen if we don t do it? we will slip deeper into a century-long cycle of inaction. we can and we must make another choice, the choice to break the old paradigm and end the cycle of inaction, the choice to act for accountability and justice, the choice to transform ourselves and our country for the sake of all the lives that have been lost, for the sake of
where there is distrust between community and police, there is less cooperation between community and police. and at a moment where violent crime is spiking across the nation in major cities, we simply cannot afford the distrust. the schism leaves us all a little less safe. but trust and cooperation must be earned. you cannot clean a dirty wound by bringing accountability in law enforcement you actually promote public safety. i say to those law enforcement leaders, make no mistake, this is something your officers are asking for. in the aftermath of george floyd s death, 14 minneapolis police department officers signed an open letter condemning derek chauvin s actions and embracing the call for reform and change. these 14 officers don t only speak for themselves. they speak for hundreds across
we came too far to stop now. we have to keep going forward. and so that s why all the energy we have in this courtroom, we have to take to capitol hill, and we have to join senator cory booker, we have to join congresswoman karen bass, senator tim scott. we got to say, you all, we need meaningful police reform so we don t have to put up with these injustices. it seems like every other week there s a new hashtag. we can stop this, america. we re at the turning point. terrence floyd, brooklyn, new york. [ applause ] let me hear you all say change. change! let me hear you all say change. change! that s right. just like i heard you all say change all together, that s how we re going to keep the change going, together. keep fighting. the way we got here is because