the he took the coward s way out but we condemn what happened in the strongest possible terms. we ve offered support for sheriff waters in jacksonville and we sent condolences to the victims and their families who were the victims of a cowardly act. this violence is not the first of such a tragedy unless we demand change now, it won t be the last. reverend smith serves as the hoover memorial church in baltimore and he joins us now. thank you for joining the program this is the anniversary of the march on washington, we ve come so far as a nation what do you tell the nation when something like this happens? number one, i was 16 at the time of that march. i remember it well. martin luther king reverend martin luther king was a role model for me.
we get what we get. we get young people who encounter cops, young people who encounter courtrooms, young people encounter correctional officers and ultimately cemeteries. baltimore, st. louis, chicago, i agree with the chief on this. we are fighting the same battle. law enforcement perspective, i m not law anymore, i work with young people every day and i see it every day and it seems we are using. you are spot on. we are praying for the folks of jacksonville, three victims as well as families impacted by this. thank you for joining the program. stay strong be met thank you for your comments. we can turn this around but those who sit in these political seats have got to step up and do the right thing and it s just not happening.
with us. every week, there will be three. i ve been told your beloved city, baltimore, i would to bring in great chief who s joining us. chief, as the investigation has started, he s got a new sheriff in jacksonville, florida made history. he made it clear he was racially motivated, how do you handle an investigation like this? thank you for having me on your show. i agree, it tragic. we don t talk enough about black on black crime occurring in urban areas. i worked in los angeles, cincinnati, detroit as chief of police and mass shootings are not unusual. certainly any mass shooting is a
number two, violence. this is making national news, i m in baltimore, the inne inner-city. making national news as a mass shooting only because the shooter was white or if it had been a police officer, it would be mass shooting, racially motivated. in baltimore we have a mass shooting every weekend. friday to sunday, three or more homicides. friday to sunday, ten to 15 non- fatal shootings so my heart goes on, prayers for the families who lost lives and that includes the young man, sick young man, call him another name if you want, the sick young man who did this but in baltimore, detroit, chicago, philadelphia, st. lo louis, mass shooting, three or more homicides is normalized
with us. every week, there will be three. i ve been told your beloved city, baltimore, i would to bring in great chief who s joining us. chief, as the investigation has started, he s got a new sheriff in jacksonville, florida made history. he made it clear he was racially motivated, how do you handle an investigation like this? thank you for having me on your show. i agree, it tragic. we don t talk enough about black on black crime occurring in urban areas. i worked in los angeles, cincinnati, detroit as chief of police and mass shootings are not unusual. certainly any mass shooting is a