It, protesting is a waste of time, it turns people off, it doesnt accomplish anything. Well you know what . I hope those people are hungry because theyre going to be eating their words because just after two weeks of these protests were already seeing incredible results, both large and small. For example, for decades, americans have been arguing about confederate monuments and other racist statutes littered around this country. The people have said take them down, and government officials have said, oh, well think about it, well study it, well start a commission, well get back to you. Well, this time, the people said take them down, and the government officials responded with, yeah, youre right. There were cheers thursday night at the foot of richmonds richmondss e. Lee statue thats coming down. Mobile removed a confederate statue this morning and in minneapolis this one is coming down. For years, a this statue, they have tried to bring this down. The city is taking it down in the middle of the night. Trevor yes, in philadelphia, they decided to take down a statue of a racist Police Commissioner, and i guess the question we should be asking is why did a racist Police Commissioner have a statue in the first place . And there are still people who are out there, yeah, but if you take down the statutes, how will people learn the history . Read a book, mother bleep . Thats how you learn history. No one really thinks these statutes are teaching anybody history. The bubonic plague was a major event, we dont put up statutes of rats. And speaking of learning, thats another thing that the protests are affecting, another area that were seeing the impact of the protest because just average people are hearing these conversations about racism and policing and theyre saying, you know what . Since there are no statutes, maybe i should read. Books on systemic racism are making bestseller lists as protests continue across the country. Six of the top ten bestselling books on amazon are on the topic of race in america. White privilege, the new jim crow and just mercy are some of the books at the top of amazon and barnesen nobles best selling list today. How to be a racist is sold out. James thinks they have received a total of 3,000 online orders this week alone and eventually had to stop accepting them. Trevor thanks for the protests and thanks to the conversations and people pushing, americans are so concerned about whats happening in their country right now that books about race and racism in america are sold out. And, yes, i know a lot of people were saying its too little too late, why are you reading now, that is a good question, but, at the same time, we have to be happy people are reading. This is movement. This is progress in the right direction. And you can see that its working. Because people arent just buying books, people are saying black lives matter, and theyre not just saying it, theyre saying it in public. Black lives matter has become the phrase that people say needs to be set and because maybe its because the world watched the video. Corporations are saying black lives matter. Amazon, bud light, gushers, everyone is saying black lives matter. Dont get me wrong, i dont know if these companies will actually do something to show they believe black lives matter, but it is still a major step to have american corporations who a few years ago were terrified of that phrase saying it as part of their corporate ethos. Because black lives matter shouldnt be a controversial phrase. Black people having lives shouldnt be controversial at all. You can tell the the pro is working because even the n. F. L. Stepped up to say, you know what . We can do betterrer Roger Goodell is apologizing for how the leak failed to support protesters protesting Police Brutality and Racial Justice during the national anthem. Roger goodell is changing the leagues message releasing this video statement late friday. We the National Football league condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people. We the National Football league admit we were wrong for not listening to 1 2 players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. Trevor yeah. Roger goodell, commissioner of the 1 2 has come out with the statement that you just saw, which is one hell of a statement from the n. F. L. , and, look, it is a bit weird that hes affirmed their commitment to black lives matter and the protest and not mention colin kaepernick, the person blackballed by the n. F. L. For protesting for black lives matter in the first place. Thats what i mean about people actually doing something. Its nice to see the n. F. L. Say this, but i hope goodell and everyone at the n. F. L. Are actually going to look at doing things. Because every other industry, you know, they have to prove their commitment by hiring thousands of new black people. The n. F. L. s just got to hire one. And, yes, i know i said i know i said that even purely symbolic gestures are nothing to sneeze at but we all agree posting statements, taking down statutes and selling books is not enough. Its part of it but its not enough. Companies have to hire more black people, companies have to stop not hiring people because theyre black. The culture has to amplify more black voices and, of course, cities have to end the racist policing of black communities. Thats where we all started. Thats where this whole thing started. And thats the good thing about these protests, is that it hasnt just gotten people talking, it hasnt just gotten people buying books and leagues and organizations saying black lives matter. The thing about these protests is theyre already producing substantive changes as well. The killing of george floyd is fueling calls to defund Americas Police departments, defund the police chants are spreading at protests and the hashtag is gaining momentum on twitter. The idea may also be catching ont at city halls. Los angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said, wednesday, he will not be increasing the police budget. He also announced 250 million will be invested in such areas as jobs and education, especially in black and nonwhite communities. Trevor yes. Los angeles has announced they will be taking money away from the lapd and putting it into programs like education. Please dont get it wrong, this is not a spite thing. Ive seen so many conversations where people seem like theyre punishing the police. No. Studies have shown when you invest in people and communities, you dont need to invest in the police. It makes sense. Prevention is always better than a cure, especially when the cure kills black people. And after the mayor of lamb l. A. Made these announcements, after mayor garcetti came out and did this, which was huge, other cities quickly said theyre also going to try to fix their policing problems. New York New York announced theyre planning to cut the Police Budgets and change some of the laws that protected killer cops. Houston, sacramento and other cities are bang are banning chos and other means of force. Others are making a bill to make it easier to investigate and punish Violent Police as well as banning noknock warrants like the ones used by the cops who killed breonna taylor. If this happens, these will be meaningful will be meaningful forms. One of the things that came out to have the protest is reform is not enough. What a lot of people are saying is you cannot not form something that was inherently designed to be basmed so what many people are demanding now is to defund or abolish the police. Lets stop having police in schools, lets stop having police deal with homelessness or people with mental illness. Lets stop having Police Patrol neighborhoods where they dont live and give that job to residents. A month ago, if you said any of this, you seemed like you were crazy and it was a pipe dream that would never happen, but, again, after these protests, it may soon become a reality. In an unprecedented move, the Minneapolis City Council has vowed to defund and go beyond that and and manet the citys Police Department. Theyre promising to replace it with a new system of public safety. We are seeking to disband the Minneapolis Police department because it is not keeping minneapolis safe. We have looked at ways to defund the department. We do not believe its possible. Trevor the city where this all started is actually promising to defund the police. Were not naive. We know promises arent always kept, politicians weasel out of things and good intentions only go so far, but to have gotten this far with less than two weeks of protest is truly amazing, and its not over yet. The people are still fighting, the people are still pushing, and something tells me if they keep at it, there will be no stopping them. Well be right back. You hear that . Thats your weathered deck, crying for help. While you do nothing, its inviting those geese over for target practice. And now look whos coming to barbecue. Your decks worst nightmare. Not today. Today, lets stain. With the 1 rated semitransparent stain. Cause if you stain your deck today, they cant stain your deck tomorrow. Behr. Exclusively at the home depot. Hold on one second. Sure. Okay. Okay safe drivers save 40 guys guys check it out. 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Protestors, hands up in the air chanting dont shoot, but they shot tear gas and rubber bullets. shouting district the threat of terrorism after 9 11 convinced many departments to stock up. Now those departments are phasing off against their own citizens trevor just take a moment to think about that. The Police Department got this heavyduty equipment to fight terrorists. Thats why they got the equipment most 9 11, and now theyre using it against americans who are exercising their right to protest. Im sorry, what about these people screams terrorist to you . Like maybe ive forgotten my history but i dont believe al quaida attacked america with cardboard signs. An argument i heard some people make is the only Reason Police are doing this is because the protesters are looting or being violent. No, they are doing this because the people are violent. But ass happens so often, the polices story never matches the actual footage because for the past week the internet has been full of videos of Police Officers attacking protesters with no provocation whatsoever caught on camera from coast to coast, alleged Excessive Force by Police Officers, attacks against protesters who are demonstrating against Police Brutality in new york police drove a vehicle into a crowd of people protesting there in lamb in los angeles people were just standing with their hands up a new York Police Officer caught on camera pushing a woman demonstrating an officer pulling a mans face mask off and spraying him with pepper spray an unsettling image of an officer kick ago woman who was maced we as black people teal with this every day. Black and brown people are treated brute rievery day. Trevor i dont care who you are those images have to be upsetting to watch because these images are the anthitheses of what america is supposed to stand for. This is the country where you have the freedom so say whatever you want, whether black lives matter or lets all drink bleach, the government isnt supposed to punish you for that. That hasnt always been the case in america but that is the ideal. When people were protesting in michigan saying they want to go back to work, want haircuts and dont care about the coronavirus, they werent getting beaten up. Thats what america, is the freedom to protest. And the freedom to protest isnt the online american ideal police have been trying to suppress lately, seems like they have been making a concerted effort to go after the free press more than 300 journalists faced free press violations cameras rolling when Law Enforcement seemed to be targeting journalists im press. Please gagging we identified ourselves as press and they fired teargdz canisters on us at point blank range. This australian cameraman was pushed and shoved while live on air, with the reporter. Im getting shot n louisville, pepper balls fired a crew on live tv. Who were they aiming at . Directly at us trevor those videos are whats happening in america right now. Cops are just openly firing tear gas and pepper bullets and everything on journalists. I mean, i cant blame them. If i was doing the shit that police were doing, i wouldnt want anyone recording it either. So the police are attacking unarmedunarmed testers, defenses reporters. At this point, you might wonder is there anyone nonthreatening enough that the police would not get violent with them . And what were learning is that the answer is no. A Salt Lake CityPolice Officer in full riot gear pushing an elderly man with a cane who fell face first on to the ground. Two officers in buffalo, new york, pushed a 75yearold man who falls to the ground, hits his head and starts bleeding. None of the officers in the video appear to help him. Trevor i dont care how many times i see that video, i will never get used to it, because its bad enough that cops push an old man walking over to them, but the fact they walk over him and past him while hes bleeding out on the sidewalk, like who are you protecting and serving if not that old man . Think about it, these were just two caught on video. Now, as usual, when videos like this come out, the excuse is always the same, people always want to defend those police by saying those are just a couple of bad apples, that is not that is not a signify that is not representative of the entire Police Department. The only issue is that argument falls apart when you see what happened after they pushed this old man to the ground. A Police Statement released before the footage was posted online said only that a man tripped and fell, but after the video surfaced, the Police Commissioner order an internal Affairs Investigation and the immediate suspension of the officers without pay. As task forces leave the courthouse, cheers from fellow officers and Law Enforcement. In another show of support, all 57 members of the Buffalo Emergency Response Team resigned but remain on the police force. Trevor think about this for a second not only bid the Police Department try to cover up what happened, not only did they try and lie about being something we all saw on camera, but once the truth got out and those cops were punished, the entire team resigned to protest those police being held accountable. In fact, they even showed up at the courthouse to cheer them on as they came out. What are you cheering . That buffalo is finally safe from old men Walking Around in public . What are you cheering . What are you cheering . The fact youve come out . Its a scary thing to think about, what are they cheering for . And something i think people need to understand about the police is that, in a way, they have the same code that a gang does, in that, above all, you are loyal to your crew. That is a culture that is within every Police Department. And thats the heart of this issue. If good police are willing to look the other way or even join in when the bad police abuse their powers, you can make new rules and regulations all you want but it wont matter. Americas not going to be able to fix this problem until we have police whose First Priority is protecting and serving the people instead of protecting and serving themselves. When we come back, ill be talking to miski noor from the black visions collective in minimum naps on the ground where the george floyd protest started and well be talking about how things have gone since that day. Well be right back. Chances are you know us. Yoohoo, progressive shoppers. We laughed with you. Sprinkles are for winners. We surprised you. On occasion, weve probably even annoyed you. Weve done this all with one thing in mind. To help protect the things you love. And if we cant offer you the best price well help you find a better one. Its not always the lowest even if its not with us. Thats how weve done it for the past 80 years. Not just today, or this month, but always. Its like walking into the Chocolate Factory and you won a golden ticket. All of these are face masks. This looks like a bottle of vodka. But when we first got these, we were like whoa [laughing] my threeyearold, when we get a box delivered, screams mommys work mommys work. With this pandemic, safety is even more important to make sure we go home safe every single day. Trevor welcome back to the daily distancing show. Earlier today, i got the chance to talk to miski noor. Now, miski is an organizer of black visions collective, an organization in mi