The 2020 Republican National convenon. Good evening, im judy woodruf and welcome to our special pbs newshour live coverage of the repu National Convention. This years political conventions are like none any us can remember. Welong with thousands of others have planned to be in thcharlotte, north carolin week. But because of the pandemic, this gathering will be almost entirely virtual. Speakers w are the thethe republicans am im here in the studio with amy walter and amna that. Warner right around the corner. Both df them sociallytant. We have reporters and analysts across the country. We plan to bring you the same depth of coverage and analysis ering this critical time in an historction year. This week President Trump will years. He case for another four and we will be here to hear all of it. Lets turn first to our newshour reporters am that nawaz as i say is in thstudio just around the corner from me to give us a guide on whato expect and key moments to look out for. Hi judy, like the
Been following the protests in hong kong. It does appear that most of the protesters have dispersed across a huge area around where we are which is where the march was meant to go ahead of course why buy into central france between one try a time square and caused by by also Victoria Park now we still have a Huge Police Presence on the streets and much as you can see behind me theyve pretty much cordoned off this whole area almost penina some of these protesters and and doing identification checks and arrests you can also confirm that 7 people have now been arrested under these new National Security laws clearly the police found that they were violating this legislation i want to example was a one man who was arrested he had half a 90 or certainly an item suggesting hong kong independence another person had a flag in a bag so when these people were arrested they were checked and they found these items that those particular people that will incur a large fine as a result of potentially
A precondition for existence and the development of a nation and these laws have widespread support not just in china and hong kong this is obviously a statement from the Chinese Government and it strongly urged washington to pretty much back off and stay out of hong kong and china as a phase that if the United States continues to go down what its described as the wrong path then obviously china says it will take the necessary response so certainly some threats coming from china and a Swift Response and condemnation of the of chinas introduction of the bicycle the National Security laws in hong kong and reports that prodemocracy activist made some law has fled hong kong so do we know his whereabouts and what does all of this mean for the protest movement Going Forward weve had confirmation from nathan more hes revealed all released by whatsapp to the media confirmation that he has left hong kong we do not know where he is at the moment to get that to him self but hes one of the founder
In 26. 00 say in the guardian found that American Police murdered 1093. 00 people to put that in perspective in britain the average per year is 3 or 4 murders by police not 3 or 400. 00. 3 or 4 this means American Police generally kill more citizens in a week than the u. K. Will kill in a year in 2018 denmark and Switzerland Police killed no 101 off. They need to get their game face on they literally let everyone just to live in. The us a few people live on a whim and then before he has know it theyre everywhere living people that is your lousy with them and you charge it and like whats with this people in face stage in you have been. Youve been letting them live have you. What the hell am i paying you for that shit turn in your badge and just wears army knife if you are going to murder unarmed civilians with little corkscrew and tiny tweezers then ill find an officer who is. Fact number 3 between 202019 only 35 officers have been convicted of any crime after having taken someones life
The hiring process for those patrols went like this question one are you white good question 2 are you not very bright and therefore dont have an important job like scientist or doctor that might get in the way of your beating black people time good 3rd and final question do you have a gun good youre now an officer of the peace. So basically the hiring process has not changed except now the gun is provided to you but dont worry its not just racial anymore nowadays all of the working class are the oppressed professor alex vitale the author of the end of policing writes the reality is that the police exists primarily as a system for managing and even producing inequality by suppressing social movement and tightly managing the behaviors of poor and non white People Factor number 2 our Police Killed roughly a 1000 americans a year which is roughly of 1000 more people than some other countries kill per year in 26. 00 say in the guardian found that American Police murdered 1093. 00 people to