Welcome to the oversight subcommittee on civil rights and civil liberties. The infiltration of local Police Departments. Good morning to the chair of the committee, miss maloney, our Ranking Member mister roy the vice chair of the committee ocasiocortez and all of our wonderful members who join us. I want to take a moment to extend the welcome to tlaib this is her first hearing with our subcommittee. Were delighted to have her join us welcome miss tlaib. Before we begin today i want to play a video that will set the stage for the discussion that were about to have. Please go ahead and play the video. White supremacy permeates every corner of society, and every institution. Police, fbi, to the department of justice. Check out the social media posts, its a good day for a chokehold. Or, look at this piece of, street justice or just plain karma quickly, hopefully by police gunfire. Or, if you can read it. That and any situation right, what if i told you that all of those inflammatory words
From the House Oversight committee, this is about two hours. The chair will come to order. Welcome to the oversight subcommittee on civil rights entitled White Supremacists in blue, the infiltration of local Police Departments. Good morning to the chair of the committee, miss maloney, good morning to our Ranking Member, mr. Roy, who is with us, and good morning to the vice chair of the committee, ms ms. Ocasiocortez and our wonderful members. I want to express a special welcome to Rashida Tlaib of michigan. This is our first hearing with our subcommittee and were delighted to have her join us. Welcome. Before we begin today, i want to play a video that will set the stage for the discussion that were about to have. Clerkings, please go ahead and play the video. White supremacy permeates every corner of the institution. Tracks hate and extremist groups, whomever is engaged in those groups, wherever that might lead. We have outed a number of Law Enforcement officers who have connections t
Racism and policing, and the role of Police Unions. Come to order. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning and thank you to everyone for being here for this important briefing. Black lives matter. I cant breathe. Hands up, dont shoot. No justice, no peace. These powerful phrases are rallying cries for fair minded americans seeking to live up to one of this countrys core principles. Equal justice under the law. Since our nations founding, africanamericans have struggled, fought and died for the right to be free and equal citizens. This month marks 99 years since the tulsa race massacre, where an entire, vibrant community was destroyed and black men, women and children were systemically murdered. Today is juneteenth. A holiday that celebrate s the freedom of black people in america. That freedom did not come until 1865. Two and a half years after president lincoln abolished slavery. We are still working for freedom and we are still working to provide equal opportuni
We have block parties and the like in this part of seattle all the time. Its known for that. We could have a summer of love. If. Lou there was never love, only fools and facilitators in seattles top officialdom who only accommodated outreaches of the occupiers. After weeks of ugly, futile efforts at appeasement of the anarchists and black lives matter activists, durkan finally declared that the mob that had taken over six blocks of downtown seattle was an unlawful gathering. And after three weeks of madness, she ordered the end of her summer of love. What changed mayor durkans mind . Was it the murders of two teens and the shooting of three others . The assaults . The rapes . Was it the crimes committed within c. H. O. P. . Beyond those, the complaints from local Business Owners and residents of capitol hill who were suing the city for the their injuries and the damages caused by the mob they had to face every day and every night of the occupation . Nothing, nothing could prompt if dur
We have block parties and the like in this part of seattle all the time. Its known for that. We could have a summer of love. If. Lou there was never love, only fools and facilitators in seattles top officialdom who only accommodated outreaches of the occupiers. After weeks of ugly, futile efforts at appeasement of the anarchists and black lives matter activists, durkan finally declared that the mob that had taken over six blocks of downtown seattle was an unlawful gathering. And after three weeks of madness, she ordered the end of her summer of love. What changed mayor durkans mind . Was it the murders of two teens and the shooting of three others . The assaults . The rapes . Was it the crimes committed within c. H. O. P. . Beyond those, the complaints from local Business Owners and residents of capitol hill who were suing the city for the their injuries and the damages caused by the mob they had to face every day and every night of the occupation . Nothing, nothing could prompt if dur