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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 free ....
Utish, inry, br short. Where was the social contract for george floyd . Where was the social contract for Breonna Taylor . Where was the social contract for tamia for tamir r ice . Put simply, for black americans, the social contract is always been contaminated by racism and white super missy, the nations original sin White Supremacy, the nations original sin. A black american has more than doubled the chance of being killed by the police as a white american. Police encounters are a leading cause of death for young black men. The problems of Police Brutality we confront today reflects the persistence of embedded Structural Racism in our country. Violent White Supremacy is the real deep state that we must ....
Hardy counties in West Virginia but also some shower activity in and around howard county, on through fairfax Prince William county, showers out there that will be the case as we move on through the night. Im not talking about any widespread heavy rain tonight. We could see areas of heavy downpours. We will keep you posted on that in a minute. All right. People in woodstock, virginia, woke up to flooded homes and cars and streets following all the rain they got overnight. News4s Zachary Kiesch joins us live from wood park Lane Community in woodstock. Zach, we understand people are trying to salvage what they can right now. Reporter you are absolutely right, pat. They got a lot of rain in a short period of time here. They have just condemned this area here, a trailer ....
Pictures but his pump is working overtime. The basement of his rental had more than three feet of water in the basement. A lot of the water ended up here at the woodstock trailer park. Tonight, residents like jr are trying to figure out what to do the last fame for Hurricane Sandy we left we got robbed while we were at the motel. Reporter a wet night and a long, soggy day. Some people were able to pull out but its not over yet. Right now, weighing options. Reporter jr actually just approached me here and said hey, i have been sharing bad news with you all day, i got to share good news, my wife, his wife, was in the Grocery Store and approached by somebody who offered to pay for their hotel room tonight. They are in a unique situation because they have a special needs child. There is also a shelter set up at a local school for other residents in this community here. For more d ....