reform, says she s not surprised. yeah, i mean the system - of policing is inherently white supremacist, racist and anti black. - but these were black officers that were involved. the fact that someone - who is blackjoined that system doesn t mean that they re - going to remember that they re black, or they re going to put that first. - they put being j an officer first. the brutal death of tyre nichols has shocked america and reignited the debate about racialjustice, with talk of change and reform, but little hope that anyone can truly say this will never happen again. sarah smith, bbc news, memphis. i m joined now byjoe watkins, a civil rights advocate and former aide to president george w bush. thank president george w bush. you for being with us. vi had thank you for being with us. we had the vice president talking about congress pushing through this legislation which was written after the murder of george floyd in minneapolis in 2020. is legislation enough? the hope is that it wou
of violent confrontations when police arrest people. and just a short time after he signed that bill, you have the death of young tyre, something that should that never have happened to any human being, certainly not anybody s son or child. a sad, sad thing, it will take more than legislation to change this, it s changing the hearts and minds of people so people actually treat their neighbours like they want to be treated themselves. if we could teach people to love their neighbour like they love themselves, we d be in much better shape. the name tyre nichols sadly one of a long list of black people who have died at the hands of police officers, you talk about cultural change and changing hearts and minds. how do you do this in a country which is so diverse and where this has become such a big issue? it certainly starts with our leaders but it doesn t mean regular people can t have a hand in the change, caring about other people just the way they care about themselves.
yeah, i mean the system - of policing is inherently white supremacist, racist and anti black. - but these were black officers that were involved. the fact that someone - who is blackjoined that system doesn t mean that they re - going to remember that they re black, or they re going to put that first. - they put being j an officer first. the brutal death of tyre nichols has shocked america and reignited the debate about racialjustice, with talk of change and reform, but little hope that anyone can truly say this will never happen again. sarah smith, bbc news, memphis. earlier, we spoke to joe watkins, a civil rights advocate and former aide to president george w bush. here is why he feels the legislation won t be enough. the hope is that it would be. but i know that it s not going to be enough, after all, president biden just signed the law, last year, last december. a police measure meant to de escalate these kind
years campaigning for police reform, says she s not surprised. yeah, i mean the system - of policing is inherently white supremacist, racist and anti black. - but these were black officers that were involved. the fact that someone - who is blackjoined that system doesn t mean that they re - going to remember that they re black, or they re going to put that first. - they put being j an officer first. the brutal death of tyre nichols has shocked america and reignited the debate about racialjustice, with talk of change and reform, but little hope that anyone can truly say this will never happen again. sarah smith, bbc news, memphis. i ve been speaking to joe watkins, a civil rights advocate and former aide to president george w bush and he told me he doesn t feel legislation is enough. the hope is that it would be. but i know that it s not going to be enough, after all, president biden just signed the law, last year, last december. a police measure meant to de escalate these kind
the five policemen who assaulted tyre nichols, who are all now facing charges of second degree murder, are all black. amber sherman, who has spent years campaigning for police reform, says she s not surprised. yeah, i mean the system - of policing is inherently white supremacist, racist and anti black. - but these were black officers that were involved. the fact that someone - who is blackjoined that system doesn t mean that they re - going to remember that they re black, or they re going to put that first. - they put being j an officer first. the brutal death of tyre nichols has shocked america and reignited the debate about racialjustice, with talk of change and reform, but little hope that anyone can truly say this will never happen again. sarah smith, bbc news, memphis. i want to move now to a story from the uk. thousands of striking workers have taken part in marches and rallies across the country, on what s thought to be the biggest day of coordinated industrial action in a decad