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
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. let s now speak to jotaka eaddy, ceo of full circle strategies and former senior advisor at the naacp. at the end of that report sarah was staying when we get to the stage that this will not happen again, the vice president kamala harris saying they need
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 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. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines.. rescue workers in the ukrainian 60 are searching through the rubble of a residential building that was destroyed by a russian attack. they say at
we re going to try to make change happen. change doesn t come. ..just drops out of the sky, it comes from the ground up. we ve got to keep fighting. 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 black joined 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 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. sarah smith reporting there. let s cross to the uk now,
there s systemic racism for centuries and to now find myself representing somebody who is a part of that system is an interesting position to be in, but i want to remind everybody that just because mr. mills was a part of that system doesn t mean that he can t also be a victim of it. and so it s my job to protect him and to protect his rights, and i m doing that not only because i believe in the system, but because i believe in mr. mills. i have talked to his family, i ve talked to his father, i ve looked him in the eye and i have earned the kind of person desmond mills is. he is a good man. there are plenty of bad officers out there, there are plenty of good ones. the vast majority are good, and i believe desmond mills is a good person. why do you say he is a victim of the system? i m saying he could be a victim of the system. that just because he is an officer, a former officer, because he is part of the system that i as a defense lawyer spend