As we watch those photos together i want you to think about this in the midst of what is one of the worst health and Economic Crises ever america seems to be coming apart at the seams today its almost as if the coronavirus and the worst unemployment numbers in history were not enough no now we have. In our nations largest cities exploding with rage interestingly enough its happening much in the same way that weve watched occur most recently in places like hong kong where protesters took to the streets destroyed public property and attacked Police Officers all in the name of justice and freedom interestingly enough our government here in america cheered those protesters on calling them Freedom Fighters lovers of liberty because they were pro democracy pro democracy while we criticize china for threatening to use its military against those protesters switch today as americans take to the streets and attack police and destroy property the same voices in our government who supported the hong kong protesters are calling american protesters thugs and i was actually in a president ial tweet the white house is also suggesting the military may be sent in i want you to stop for a moment and think about that eventuality that image in your head one that the whole world would see if this happens of the u. S. Sending in troops into the streets of americas largest cities to do battle to fight american citizens. How to get to this point where is this leading us. This is the news with rick sanchez where we look for context and perspective that others may not see where we look at stories with a global focus because we do believe. Its time to do news again. Ok heres our list of the questions that youll be asking tomorrow what makes one protest good and another one bad and who gets to decide what classifies a protester as a patriot and another as a thug. How do we balance public order over the publics right to voice its anger. We welcome you to our special coverage of the chaos that is ensuing in our country today we have a some a panel to take us through this important conversation joining us now to tackle this issue facing our nation our ameesha cross Public Policy expert and cohost of watching the hawks ned ryan c. E. O. Of the conservative Nonprofit Group american majority Ronald Hampton former district of Columbia Police officer and shawn stone who is an author and hollywood filmmaker my thanks to all of you for being with us lets begin with the breaking news hot off the press as they would say this is from the Associated Press it says that the minneapolis Police Officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of george floyd has now been arrested the information that were getting is that he has been charged according to original sources you guys can correct me if i dont have this right because its just now being reported that he is going to be charged with manslaughter. I think at a time like this i should go to a Police OfficerRonald Hampton your thoughts on this arrest why it may have taken so long and if they have the right charge. Well i dont understand why it has taken so long because generally as a rule individuals get arrested saying to all these screens saying that with this. In terms of probable cause there was probable busy cause to arrest this officer busy. And even the individual schools stand with him alone him to continue to do what is to mr so and into im disappointed then this dismayed to me you know i mean i think the would. Be shot who. Because thats exactly what hes doing this is a very intense and he is. He doesnt seem to doesnt seem to be concerned about what it is hes delivered and people are bringing to his attention hes getting that manning got it off his way but hes continuing to do what it is that hes still never i am let me bring you into this i think the point is that he did it for some 4 to 7 to 8 minutes depending on how you count the moments with his knee on his neck doesnt that in and of itself preclude manslaughter and take it to possibly 3rd or 2nd degree murder. And im going to leave. Go ahead. Yeah im going to leave that up to the judge but i have to tell you its a horrific i mean it was very obvious what was going on he was being told by those videotaping and looking on that he was cutting off breathing i mean i think what he did was absolutely important i want to know whats going to happen with the other 3 officers that were standing there that could have prevented they could have stopped it and at some point rick i think what were seeing this explosion of violence and the rioting in the looting and everything is that we are having a real crisis of faith in some of our institutions because there havent been consequences in the past for bad behavior like officer showed when he had 19 violations in his career and it doesnt appear that there were serious action taken against him and now we end up in this situation and i have to tell you rick i listen to the africanamerican voices and the issues with the cops and i have a better understanding for that lack of trust now when i can see what the f. B. I. Has done over the last few years and i realize on some level at some level i can understand a lack of faith in institutions because people have abused their power and there have not been consequences for it i want to go to you and as i do i want to show some video of whats going on not just in minneapolis but all over our country in places like louisville and Columbus Ohio and phoenix arizona are 2 largest cities los angeles new york there are disturbances sometimes nearing on rioters situations how do you explain this situation and what do you say to some of those people who seem in some cases to be getting out of. Well i really appreciate that question what were seeing right now is that bubbling over a scent that has lasted for decades for generations individuals and an entire race. For our murders are not taken seriously. That just happened today should have happened days ago i am personally. That with a manslaughter charge versus something more serious like murder we what we literally watched happen on video i think that we you are a part of a population thats continually ignore up our population that its continually put on the back burner a part of the population who has marched nonviolently and every time you do people tell you that youre doing it wrong dont you know well with just an e. Because somehow that is against the constitution somehow that is you not being a patriot when you try to make yourself known inmate what has happened to you become real and make people understand under the weight of a system that has grown astronomically due to its racism and a population that continually has its rights the minute its very hard to tell that population well its upset right now to well its an urgency we know that blacks are ignored across this country and i think that right now its a Pivotal Point for individuals regardless of race to start paying attention to the black in america sean stone i want to bring you into this conversation. The president of the United States has tweeted essentially calling many of these protesters fogs thats a very direct word with a history behind it as im sure our panel and most in our audience understand at the same time this white house was supporting the protesters in places like hong kong who also attacked police and who also attacked destroyed property is that the president to invite a charge of hypocrisy here. I think with the president weve seen oftentimes that hes quite boisterous and says one thing and ultimately changed his tune very quickly i think that with this situation he may have reacted to the city images such as you saw you showed us beginning of certain expressions on file and said he was fine and so and then on further reflection realized well no there are there is definitely a situation here that needs to be addressed in his later tweet. He said he was the governor to make deals and to start to relax a little bit so there is this notion of what is what is a hero balance in a situation where as we know the history of repression and of anger and justified anger at the same time how do you feel sometimes make sure that businesses i saw black firefighters actually recently crying about his sports car that had been burned out i mean there are real people in her by the destruction as well so while i was made and some little cheers in a Police Station burning because ultimately that is a tremendous expression of the power of people against a force that can be as weve seen tyrannical there are real people being affected so there has to be a balance struck between as we know where real businesses where lives maybe you know ask you know people out for sure have but i want to get back to you can you make us understand why we keep seeing instances like this with Police Officers a lot of people call it racism but i hear others say it may be ignorance it may be a lack of training it may be bad recruitment like maybe were picking the wrong people what how do you assess that sir. I havent that they that it is racism all of those issues that should main recruiting training all of those have been addressed for. A 1000 years we have addressed those issues we have. Believe a board months of training retraining we have talked about the recruitment weve talked about all of those issues and ultimately we still have a say in this same result is still there i could say you and i have been a Police Officer for 30th i could say i remember going to training what was key about training so tell me why that young man who had his knee on a persons net whove been in policing a Police Officer for 90 vs dont know that doing that was against the policy and the regulations of the porters upon. Because he did because hes racist and even though the institution itself is a part of the racist transcends that existed in this country as relates to people of color and poor people she hasnt this been nothing done about him and in closing it is and he has had the ability to mask 181000 complaints against him and nothing has been done he said have been 19 complaints of the Ronald Hampton ameesha cross sean stone. And of course ned ryan stand by were coming back with more there is a bombshell which has just been reported by the Washington Post this is fascinating there may be a link between the our officer and george floyd as in they may have known each other Work Together for years well report that when we come back stay there this is a special report of america in crisis and well be right back. Its called the feeling of freedom. Everyone in the world should experience freedom and you can get it on the old the old. The old according to a gesture. 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Once again for those of you just now joining us we are covering the developing the developing story of a crisis in america this time it has to do with some of the racial strains that have been caused as a result of the arrest in the death of an unarmed africanamerican suspect in minneapolis as a result we have learned just moments ago that the Police Officer who held his knee to the suspects neck has been officially charged this happening within the past half hour we want to reintroduce our our panel now joining us our ned ryan c. E. O. Of the american majority cross. Watching the hawks Ronald Hampton retired d. C. Metro Police Officer and now joining us as well we welcome to the panel ben swann caused of a boom bust and veteran journalist whos covered many of these disturbances around the country before we do anything else i want you to be able to see for yourselves some of the sights and sounds of what took place last night into the wee hours of the night and the Early Morning here with the latest now of a wrap up of what happened in minneapolis is our correspondent there in fronsac. Less than 20 hours after the death of george waited a little minneapolis Police Officers at the 3rd precinct protesters took to the streets across the country but less than 72 hours later spent. 7 people were shot with overnight. Police shown on camera i mean rubber bullets of protesters the minneapolis fires were not only sets of homes and businesses but that 3rd precinct where the 4 officers and that george floyd case worked was torched friday morning aspiring fighters continue to work putting out fires around the city. The Minnesota National guard was called in who just days ago were called in to help with the coronavirus pandemic at a News Conference friday minnesotas governor got pushback from the media on the lack of organization between local police and Even State Police with the National Guard also questions on why 3 journalists covering the riots were arrested by Minneapolis Police the governor apologized to c. N. N. And all journalists and he went on to say the emphasis should not be on the riots but what precipitated that but i refuse to have it take away the attention of the stain that we need to be working on is what happened with those fundamental institutional racism that allows a man to be held down in broad daylight and thank god a young person at a camera to video it the president also reacting to the video that ignited all of this the attorney general if you very general to take a very strong look and see what went on because it was a very very bad thing that i saw. And i didnt like it. Im not going to. Tell you i think it was not good was not good very bad play after seeing riots in minneapolis friday night the president s tweet on the situation was given a warning label by twitter saying it violated the platforms of rules about violence trump tweets starting as a message of support for minnesotas governor but ending with when the looting starts the shooting starts the 4 officers involved in floyds death have all been fired by the Minneapolis Police department but now pressure from the National Protests are searching to charge for with murder but the process in doing so could still take some time for the news with rick sanchez im fair and fronsac are lets go back to our panel now to discuss some of the things that were learning that are taking place i think its important to touch on this story the Washington Post has written this more. Saying that there may have been a relationship of some form between the officer and george of floyd. Think i want to hear your perspective on this are you surprised does it change the story at all in your mind. Im not surprised and i dont think that it actually changes a story we know that in many cases where there is Police Brutality or violence involved there has been at least one interaction between that Police Officer and the individual that the induction links im not necessarily surprised by that what i am surprised by i continue to find problem with it is that the media and its coverage of this has been so far just throwing all types of shade and writing what has totally forgotten why this is and why this occurred to begin with these were protests these are people who are very upset these are people who are in the midst of a very tragic situation we have one guy arrested right now there are 3 others that are still roaming free you could stop all of this from happening and i think that we cant lose sight of that we cant lose sight of the fact that normal for america is what we saw in minnesota the only thing that makes this and National Attention or new spot is because someone filmed it on their cell phone but not withstanding the genesis of this med ryan should we still allow or forgive what some of these protesters are doing out of him. I mean rick the problem is theyre kind of undercutting some of their argument i understand the frustration i mean criminal cops are the worst they have been given and trust a great trust to enforce and uphold the law they rely upon our good will and for this to happen they have betrayed our trust and yet those who have gone from protesting to looting are undermining some of their argument but i have to say this rick they worked together for 17 years old and show when as bouncers to gather i do think theres going to be something that comes out there is a layer of complexity that will be added to it not to dismiss that all those 4 Police Officers every last one of them should be arrested there should be consequences for them and im very interested to see what happens to those other 3 officers i hope theyre also arrested in short order as well and i want to bring in i want to. I want to bring in hold on were being told right now the charge is 3rd degree murder is that right joe im hearing you tell me it is ok the charges are not manslaughter it is a 3rd degree murder according to sources i dont know where the regional manslaughter report came from but the information is just coming to us so we want to clear it up as soon as we possibly can is there or is there a major distinction there i think i need to get back to you Ronald Hampton on that is that a is that a difference or distinction how do you view it. Yes it is it is a major distinction manslaughter elements so thats. A very different when we talk about murder and so most ser