Prentice "Earl" Sanders, who became San Francisco's first Black police chief after working as a homicide detective on such infamous cases as the 1970s Zebra
you know, the word copycat i don t like and it s cheap and it seems like somebody did something and went out and did it. it s not really what happens. it s someone who is already maybe involved and cal calculated into a thought process in this case, if it turns out to be a motive of hatred and bigotry and it s somebody already in that sphere and that mindset on that website and a member of that groups, if that is the case. this is a random street shooting in dayton, ohio. who is person attacking with a long gun? you re attacking just citizens. are these citizens going to turn out to be sis of a certain race or denomination? if that is the case he is attacking them because of their race. it s not someone who just saw a shooting and said i m going to be a bigot too and kill everybody. it s someone who is already into that mindset, if that happens.
them, providing mental health services, providing trauma counseling, life coaches. and guy who have been on street shooting at each other are walking away from that life and want to do something different. we have to solve an economic problem, not a crime problem. these men will eat, pay rent, they have to make a living. it s our choice whether they do that in the illegal economy which leads to violence or the legal economy. in my heart i believe over the next couple years, these men will lead us as a city to where we need to go. let s hope you re right. we have to hope you re right. you re cruising along. there are stories about chris christie, great story about john kasich. you come to the point where you re writing the book in realtime and parkland happens. last time i saw you to interview you was at the march that have shooting. ten years from now in this country, will something better
ask you because the topics are not mutually exclusive. violence in a city like chicago and education in a city like chicago. they re absolutely enter twined. i m obsessed with reducing violence at home. this weekend is no way to sugar coat it, it s devastating. what i say everyone may not agree with, the police have a role to play but i don t think we can arrest our way out of this and incarcerate our way out of this. we re working directly with young men 17 to 24 years old most likely to shoot and be shot and providing job training for them, providing mental health services, providing trauma counseling, life coaches. and guy who have been on street shooting at each other are walking away from that life and want to do something different. we have to solve an economic problem, not a crime problem. these men will eat, pay rent, they have to make a living. it s our choice whether they do that in the illegal economy which leads to violence or the legal economy.
for coming. this is not a book about firearms. it s not a book about violence and survival though i have to ask you because the topics are not mutually exclusive. violence in a city like chicago and education in a city like chicago. they re absolutely enter twined. i m obsessed with reducing violence at home. this weekend is no way to sugar coat it, it s devastating. what i say everyone may not agree with, the police have a role to play but i don t think we can arrest our way out of this and incarcerate our way out of this. we re working directly with young men 17 to 24 years old most likely to shoot and be shot and providing job training for them, providing mental health services, providing trauma counseling, life coaches. and guy who have been on street shooting at each other are walking away from that life and want to do something different. we have to solve an economic problem, not a crime problem. these men will eat, pay rent,