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Fellow here at the Manhattan Institute and i want to be used to know throughout the program please enter your questions on any of the platforms are watching us on and we both get them into the discussion or save them for the q a at the end of the event. I just want everyone to know thats before we get started. As i said this could not be more important or time the conversation that were going to have today, since the death of george floyd in Police Custody last month we had seen nationwide unrest. We seem protest not only here in america but internationally. Weve also seen a certain narrative take hold. It starts with the assumption that the only way to properly view George Floyd Death is through a racial lens. In fact, all encounters between police and black suspects are increasingly viewed this way. Its a narrative that assumes the behavior of derek shelburne, typical Police Behavior towards black suspects and it assumes that george floyd is a sort of black everyman in america, that
Riots in the police, thank you for joining us for this important and timely conversation. My name is jason riley and im a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and i want the viewers to know that throughout the program please enter your questions on any of the platforms that youre watching us on and we will either wrapped some some into the discussion or save them for the q a at the end of the event so i just want everyone to know that before we get started. As far as i said this was of course not be a more important ormore timely conversation that were going to have today. Since the death of george floyd and in Police Custody last month, weve seen nationwide unrest. Weve seen protests not only here in america but internationally. And weve also seen a certain narrative take hold area it starts with the assumption that the only way to properly view george floyd step is through a racial lens. In fact, all encounters between police and black suspects are increasingly viewed this way. I
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