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DAVE CHAPPELLE:
This man kneeled
on a man's neck
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for eight minutes
and 46 seconds,
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can you imagine that?
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[Chants of George Floyd]
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[Indistinct radio chatter]
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[***]
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ANCHORWOMAN 1:
Louisville police shot
and killed 26-year-old,
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Breonna Taylor
in her apartment
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in what her family calls,
“a botched drug raid”.
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ANCHORWOMAN 2:
Breonna Taylor was hit multiple
times by gunfire
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and died on scene.
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ANCHORWOMAN 3:
A 22-year-old,
Stephon Clark
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was shot and killed
by the police
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in his grandmother's backyard.
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However, investigators found no
weapons at the scene,
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only an iPhone.
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ANCHORWOMAN 4:
Protesters clash with police
over the deadly shooting
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of Philando Castile, last
Wednesday.
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[Overlapping speech]
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[***]
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ANCHORMAN 1:
As officers held him down
on the ground...
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ANCHORMAN 2:
And they shot and killed him for
it.
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[***]
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GEORGE FLOYD:
I can't breathe!
I can't move.
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POLICE OFFICER 1:
I've been waiting
the whole--
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[George grunting]
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POLICE OFFICER 1:
Get on-- get in the car!
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-GEORGE FLOYD: Mama!
-POLICE OFFICER 1: Get up!
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POLICE OFFICER 1:
And get in the car, right.
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GEORGE FLOYD:
I can't!
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I'm claustrophobic.
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-My stomach hurts.
-POLICE OFFICER 1: Ahan.
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My neck hurts.
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Everything hurts.
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[Whimpers]
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Get some water
or something.
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Please, please!
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[Floyd weeping]
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MAN 1:
Are you serious?
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Bro, are you serious?
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And you're gonna keep--
you gonna keep--
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you gonna keep here,
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you think about his neck?
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Are you happy?
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MAN 2:
Justice.
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CROWD:
No peace.
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MAN 2:
No justice.
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CROWD:
No peace.
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MAN 2:
No justice.
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CROWD:
No peace.
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MAN 2:
No justice.
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We're gonna try today.
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We are a physical representation
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of our support
for George Floyd.
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I'll tell you what freedom
is to me: No fear.
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I mean, really no fear.
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If I--
If I could have that--
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Half of my life, no fear.
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That's what children--
have no fear.
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That's a closest wa--
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That's the only way
I can describe it.
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That's not all of it
but it is something
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to really, really feel.
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CHUCK D: (Narrating)
George Floyd,
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a father, a brother,
a son.
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Another unarmed black man
killed at the hands
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of police.
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In the midst of a global
pandemic
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and a chaotic presidency,
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Americans got to see
the ugly underbelly
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of policing communities
of color once again.
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The circumstances
are all too familiar,
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officers escalating
a situation
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when it is not needed.
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When I saw the video tape of the
murder of uh,
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brother George Floyd.
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It filled me with a rage
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and it reminded me of when
I saw Oscar Grant's video,
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his murder.
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It reminded me when I saw
Philando Castile--
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It was like,
enough is enough.
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But it's been enough.
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It's been ridic--
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It's be beyond the pale of what
any civilized society
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should tolerate.
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I think for a lot of us
who have--
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who have been involved
in this for a while.
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You know, it made us feel like
we were looking
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at a lynching.
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Now, for people who-- who--
who hadn't slowed
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their life down enough
to see that.
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I think they were shocked at
what they were seeing.
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Incomprehensible.
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That-- that-- that something
like that could happen.
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I don't know about you
personally,
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but I hate to say it, it
reminded me of some
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of these older guys that
I worked with at NPD.
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It almost seemed as if he...
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...enjoyed what he was doing
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and you knew that
it was wrong.
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Yo, I'm sick to my stomach to
think that--
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you know, that something like
that could just happen.
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You know, over and over again.
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You know, in this like,
you know.
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I mean, you don't get
the right to kill somebody.
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You don't get the right to abuse
somebody.
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But watching the video
of George Floyd's death,
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slow and painful, excruciating.
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Uh, just was searing for me.
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As I know it was for so many
families across the country.
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So many--
so many people of all colors
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to watch somebody die
in such a callous,
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unfeeling way
in slow motion.
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To hear him calling out
for his mom,
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to say “I can't breathe”,
it's not that he didn't try
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to communicate,
he was very clear about
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what was happening to him.
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And you just--
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I think I as-- as millions of
people around the country
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and the world, just wondered
what in the world
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were those officers thinking
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How could they be so careless
about another
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human being's life?
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MAN 3:
Today I have filed an amended
complaint
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that charges former Minneapolis
officer,
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Derek Chauvin with murder
in a second degree
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for the death
of George Floyd.
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Second, today,
arrest warrants were issued
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for former Minneapolis officers,
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J.A Kueng,
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Thomas Lane, and Tou Thau.
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I can't watch that video.
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I've seen so many murders now on
camera.
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What I can tell you is that the
image that is imblazed
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in behind my eyelids
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is the one, where the officer is
kneeling on his neck
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and he's looking directly into
the camera.
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And he has his hand
in his pocket as if
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he's casually kneeling down to
like, pick up a penny.
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Any excuse that may rest in the
conscious of anyone
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that may have doubt as to George
Floyd's fault
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or participation in anything.
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That had no legs to stand on.
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Because he was not posing
a threat.
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He was there on the ground,
really helpless.
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And he still died.
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All the times they've--
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they've had police killings
on video
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And you know that
they've had police killings
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that weren't on video.
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Uh, you know, there's always
been bigger, worse.
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But I think this one has packed
up more powerful punch
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because people were
now at home.
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You know, with nothing to do.
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You know, no distractions.
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CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Seeing someone lose
their life
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for over nine minutes shakes
the very core
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of our humanity.
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The disregard of an innocent
life
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adds to that despair.
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ALICIA:
I think there was a few things
that came into focus
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in this moment that have created
the conditions
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where we are now.
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So, you know for a month
or so prior to
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the George Floyd's murder.
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We had a lockdown.
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People were in their homes,
who could be in their homes.
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And connecting with each other
through screens
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in a completely different way.
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So, that's a part of it, right.
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We're starting to see into every
aspect
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of people's intimate lives
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and also glued
to the television
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or to our screens to better
understand
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what we can do to protect
ourselves
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against a plague,
if you will.
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That-- the president was calling
“a liberal hoax”,
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from the very beginning.
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Then you couple that
with Ahmaud Arbery's murder.
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So I think people were already
like--
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First of all, how are we just
seeing this and this happened
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you know, a month prior to
getting this video.
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And the people still haven't
been charged.
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And then all this stuff
comes out about them,
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about what they believe, right.
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And then, of course,
you see this video.
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I think what actually happened
is that
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there's a muscle memory
that people have now
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around police violence
and protest.
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So, it's not the first time this
has happened.
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And it's not, um, uh.
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It's not new to us.
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But I think over the last seven
years,
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we now have a consciousness that
it's not enough
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to just watch it
and be upset about it.
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That coupled with four years of
a president
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who has literally opened
the sewer grids
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and told white nationalists to
come up out of the sewer
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and come be a part of our
society.
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Be a part of our government.
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I think all of those things have
collided in such a way
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where people now--
It's not just people
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turning up about police
brutality & police violence
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You notice like--
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you can't spin this story
any other way.
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Who comes out when there's
protests, white militias.
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Who's driving through crowds in
protests,
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white nationalists,
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who are unabashed about
their point of view.
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And who have the cover of the
federal government.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP:
Go home, we love you,
you're very special.
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You've seen what happens,
you see the way others
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are treated that
are so bad and so evil.
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I know how you feel.
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My whole life's work, um,
has been about
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trying to figure
how do we keep black people
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from experiencing
the worst of the system
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while we are at the same time
still experiencing
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an unbroken history of
white supremacy,
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racial hierarchy,
and state violence.
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I mean,
I'm part of a black church.
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I argued a black church
has 400 years
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of receipts.
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[Chuckles]
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Of dispend, of fighting
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against white supremacy
everyday.
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Everyday black pope in church
wakes up,
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Everyday black folk in church
wakes up,
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* I testified,
my mama cried *
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* Black people died
when the other man lied *
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* See the TV, listen to me,
double trouble *
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* I overhaul and I'm coming
from the lower level *
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* I'm taking tabs,
sho nuff, stuff to grab *
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* Like shirts and it hurts
with a neck to wreck *
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* Took a poll 'cause our soul
took a toll *
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* From the education
of a TV station *
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Hands up, don't shoot!
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Hands up--
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[indistinct shouting]
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Shut 'em down, shut 'em,
shut 'em down
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I shut 'em down
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Shut 'em down,
shut 'em, shut 'em down
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I shut 'em down
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Shut 'em, shut 'em,
shut 'em down
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I shut 'em down
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Shut 'em down, shut 'em,
shut 'em down
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I shut 'em down
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Shut 'em down,
shut 'em, shut 'em down
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I shut 'em down
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Shut 'em, shut 'em,
shut 'em down
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I shut 'em down
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Shut 'em, shut 'em,
shut 'em down
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I shut 'em down
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Shut 'em, shut 'em,
shut 'em down
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I shut 'em down
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Shut 'em, shut 'em,
shut 'em down
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[indistinct shouting]
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CHUCK D: (Narrating)
The slow murder of George Floyd
forever changed
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a city with a history
of excessive use of force.
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It changed America,
and it shocked the world.
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A nation in crisis.
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Our cities have burned.
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Lives have been taken.
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The voice of the oppressed
rise up when those
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voices go unheard.
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So when they say, “Why do you
burn down the community,
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why do you burn down
your own neighborhood?”
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It's not ours.
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We don't own anything!
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We don't own anything!
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There is-- Trevor Noah said it
so beautifully last night
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There's a social contract that
we all have.
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That if you steal
or if I steal,
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then the person who is the
authority comes in,
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and they fix the situation.
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But the person who fixes
the situation is killing us!
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So the social construct is
broken!
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CHUCK D: (Narrating)
A movement started less than a
decade ago,
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takes front stage once again.
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It seems like it was
only yesterday
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when the streets of America were
filled yp
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with similar protests
and outrage
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from the killings of
Oscar Grant, Michael Brown,
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Philando Castile,
Alton Sterling,
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Eric Garner, Stephon Clark,
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LaQuan McDonald,
and Sandra Bland.
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This time it was different.
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But why?
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DR. TAFT:
I think there
are a couple of things.
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I think the first thing
um, that I would say is
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we have a generational devide
or should I say,
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a generation of uprise.
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If you think about
Trayvon Martin in 2012.
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Those teenagers, and um--
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Let's say, young people that are
not protesting.
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Let's say, if they are
22, 21 years of age.
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They were 13 years of age when
that happened.
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And they were already accustomed
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to being on their devices.
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And they probably had questions
then.
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And now, after the string of
event from Trayvon Martin to
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um Michael Brown,
to Eric Garner,
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to Philando Castile
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to Walter Scott,
to Jordan Davis--
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no to LaQuan McDonald.
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You know, the list continues--
Alton Sterling.
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The list goes on and on.
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At some point, I think as
a 13-year-old
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you may ask the questions.
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But now, as you begin
to live and--
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Maybe your cognitive reasoning
is developing.
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You begin to ask questions
because you're outside
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of your parents' home.
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And now, you're thinking
for yourself.
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And so maybe, you're saying that
maybe something
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is wrong.
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So I think that, there--
there are questions that
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are unanswered.
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ALICIA:
I didn't know what I wanted to
do in four years
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of college.
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I was like
“I just wanna help people.
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And I wanna, you know,
make my community better.”
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So, when I was done
with college, I came home
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and decided to make an impact
where I live.
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And I learned actually
how to organize
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and build power here on
the streets of-- of Oakland.
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I started knocking on doors,
uh, talking with people
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with an organization that had
initially started by fighting
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police brutality
and police violence.
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Uh, 10 years of organizing
in San Francisco.
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You know, five or six years of
organizing here in Oakland
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and at a certain point,
I felt it was important
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to get a clear sense
of what the landscape
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was nationally.
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Uh, it's fine to be a big fish
in a small pond,
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but there's a lot you miss
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about the way that
the world works
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and the way the country works.
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I joined an organization
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that organizes
domestic workers.
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These are women who clean homes,
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who care for the people that we
care the most.
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My mother and my grandmother did
domestic work.
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And um, it was a few short weeks
before I joined that
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organization that I helped
create Black Lives Matter.
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[Chuckles]
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ALICIA:
No, I did not know, that Black
Lives Matter
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would become the force that it
is today.
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Although, I-- I certainly
wanna say that
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it was something that
I wished for but couldn't see
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beyond my own faith that it
could happen
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and my own determination
that we should try it.
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We should try to figure out,
how to create the kind of
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movement that could actually
have impact for black folks.
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Um, Patrisse, and Opal,
and I,
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when we created
Black Lives Matter,
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we started building platforms
for people who were angry
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about Trayvon being murdered
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and his killer being
acquitted.
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And we wanted people to do
something more than
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be angry on social media.
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We wanted people to do more,
than like argue
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with each other about
whether or not
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it was racist
on social media.
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Because at the end of the day,
that kind of liking,
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retweeting, sharing,
arguing back and forth
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with somebody
you've never met
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doesn't change policy,
it doesn't change culture.
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It doesn't change
the fact that
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mothers all over this country,
um,
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are dealing with deep loses as a
result of our failure
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to actually deal with,
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what it means to keep
our communities safe
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uh, and who-- who is responsible
for that.
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There have been protests
happening all over the globe,
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more protests then the whole
last period of civil race.
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And here we are,
and you can't get anybody
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at the top of the ticket to
acknowledge that
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all around them, people are
turned up about the fact
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that black people are being left
out and left behind.
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CHUCK D: (Narrating)
There have been many protests
against police brutality
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and systemic racism in America's
history.
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Some protests were a result
of a community
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overwhelmed by the actions
of law enforcement
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and the lack of accountability
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in the criminal justice system.
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ANCHORMAN 3:
The only persons on the streets
of Miami's riot
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are police, looters
and torchmen
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setting dozens of fires that are
now burning
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out of control.
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There are people being beaten,
there is looting.
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It is a dangerous night
in the city of Los Angeles.
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CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Today's protests
have come in many forms.
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From everyday citizens taking
to the streets,
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to activists launching
social media campaigns.
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Modern day athletes have
leveraged their influence
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in exercising their right
to protest peacefully,
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putting their livelihood
and safety on the line.
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I mean, ultimately
it's to bring awareness
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and make people now realize
what's really going on
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in this country.
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There are a lot of things that
are going on
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that are unjust,
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people aren't being held
accountable for.
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And that's something that needs
to change.
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That's something that
know this country stands for
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freedom, liberty,
justice for all.
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And it's not happening for all
right now.
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ANCHORMAN 4:
Colin Kaepernick, he actually
told a group of reporters
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yesterday that he's received
death threats..
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Everybody.
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And I mean,
everybody can give back.
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It's our duty to help
our neighbors.
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Walter Payton Smith,
Tyler, my coach
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which in turn ended up having a
stronger impact on me.
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Motivated me, to try to have an
impact on the world.
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We should all be start to be
more like Walter Payton.
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Thank you, God bless.
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[Audience cheering
and applauding]
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And we grew up in Denver
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which is not a predominately
black area.
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The one thing I learned
to do at a young age
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is I learn that some people are
perceiving me
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as dangerous.
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So I was taught that,
you know, “Hey,
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people might see you
as a threat.”
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So, like, I-- I naturally
started putting
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on a big smile
as soon as I see anybody.
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We flash a smile,
let them know that
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I'm a friendly person.
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But, you know,
I just I feel like that issue
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when it comes to, you know,
police brutality
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a lot of it is deep rooted
in the stigma
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of what a black person
represents.
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The idea of the constitution,
the idea of-- of America
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is special.
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The problem is, is that America
has never really
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lived up to the constitution
as a whole
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not for everybody that lives in
America, you know.
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And I tell about--
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I tell people I'm proud to be
American, you know,
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I grew up American
and I have no problem
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with being an American.
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I wanna be American,
I'm proud to be American.
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But America needs to do better
for its people,
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you know, and-- and--
and it's a real issue.
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MICHAEL:
Um, when I was a student at
Bible College in 1999,
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I was physical and sexually
assaulted by police officers.
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So I was a victim of police
brutality
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while I was attending Bible
College to be trained
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as a minister.
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And that trauma, that sexual and
physical trauma
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at the hands of the police
officers really forced me
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to have to have
my own internal reckoning
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with how will I use
my own call
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in my mission,
as a-- as a man of God,
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as a minister,
as a community leader
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to dismantle these systems and
that's what my work
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has been for the last
20 or so years.
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Well obviously,
after it happened to me
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I was devastated,
I was living with my pastor
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at the time at in San Jose
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and on my way home,
two officers pulled me over,
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pulled me out my car,
grabbed my groin area,
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did a pretty much strip search
on me with a gun.
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Uh, you know, trained on me and
told me if I was black,
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they'd throw--
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If I was in Alabama in 1950,
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they'd throw me
in empty field.
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One of ‘em said he was gonna
break my effin' neck.
477
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So, I came out of that
experience with wounds
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in my body that
I still see today
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from the handcuffs to bruises.
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Um, my spirit was deeply broken
and traumatized.
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I was asking God why this
happened to me, you know,
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I'm out here,
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on my way to heaven
and oh, so glad, you know.
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But my young people told me um,
in our Bible studies
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some weeks later this happened
to them
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all the time.
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ANCHORWOMAN 5:
In the 50 shot killing
of Sean Bell,
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the unarmed man on his wedding
day.
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They were seriously wounded in
the hail of gunfire.
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The shooting incident sparked
strong reactions
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throughout the city,
leading up to--
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VALERIE:
Sean was my middle son,
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his gift from God
was to play baseball
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and also to be electrician.
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About, maybe a quarter to 4:00,
I get a phone call
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saying,
Sean was in an accident.
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So, the first thing
I thought,
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okay, maybe a car accident
because he was the driver
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in the car.
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So I'm jumping up,
getting ready
501
00:23:31,619 --> 00:23:35,999
get to Jamaica Hospital,
that's where I used to work.
502
00:23:36,041 --> 00:23:38,960
And when they escorted me,
I'm seeing a lot of people
503
00:23:39,002 --> 00:23:40,337
outside the hospital.
504
00:23:40,378 --> 00:23:42,797
When they escorted me
to this room in the hospital
505
00:23:42,839 --> 00:23:45,550
I knew, that was a room that was
gonna tell me
506
00:23:45,592 --> 00:23:48,928
something bad has happened
to our son.
507
00:23:49,304 --> 00:23:54,100
Hearing 50 shots
at his car...
508
00:23:58,688 --> 00:24:01,649
ANCHORWOMAN 6:
November 25th, 2006,
509
00:24:01,691 --> 00:24:03,151
as he was leaving his bachelor
party
510
00:24:03,193 --> 00:24:04,736
with two friends.
511
00:24:04,778 --> 00:24:06,654
ANCHORMAN 5:
You have Sean Bell,
he's gonna get married,
512
00:24:06,696 --> 00:24:08,698
they're at a strip club and
there are undercover officers
513
00:24:08,740 --> 00:24:11,076
in the strip club who think they
hear that
514
00:24:11,117 --> 00:24:12,327
someone has a gun.
515
00:24:12,369 --> 00:24:14,913
They go outside and there's like
a confrontation,
516
00:24:14,954 --> 00:24:17,248
Bell's in the car and
50 shots.
517
00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:20,126
VALERIE:
Like I said, that was the most
horrific day,
518
00:24:20,168 --> 00:24:22,170
horrible day of my life.
519
00:24:22,212 --> 00:24:23,088
But I continued!
520
00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:24,923
That day I couldn't believe.
521
00:24:24,964 --> 00:24:27,258
Thinking that the wedding was
supposed to be that night,
522
00:24:27,300 --> 00:24:29,552
7:00 p.m. at La Bella Vita.
523
00:24:29,594 --> 00:24:31,680
Going to the beauty parlor,
still thinking,
524
00:24:31,721 --> 00:24:33,807
I'm going to a wedding.
525
00:24:35,016 --> 00:24:38,311
In void, in disbelief...
526
00:24:38,353 --> 00:24:40,021
...knowing what happened
to my son.
527
00:24:41,272 --> 00:24:43,608
ANCHORMAN 6:
Prosecutors said,
Sean Bell died needlessly
528
00:24:43,650 --> 00:24:46,653
at the hands of reckless
New York City detectives,
529
00:24:46,695 --> 00:24:49,447
but the defense strategy was to
discredit the civilian
530
00:24:49,489 --> 00:24:51,825
eye witnesses, one by one.
531
00:24:51,866 --> 00:24:55,620
To portray the surviving victims
as lying opportunists
532
00:24:55,662 --> 00:24:58,248
and the detectives
as the only honorable,
533
00:24:58,289 --> 00:24:59,541
reliable witnesses.
534
00:24:59,582 --> 00:25:01,668
VALERIE:
During that time,
hearing everything.
535
00:25:01,710 --> 00:25:03,211
April 25th, 2008.
536
00:25:03,253 --> 00:25:05,213
I'm thinking, “Okay,
the judge is gonna say,
537
00:25:05,255 --> 00:25:06,548
guilty, guilty”,
538
00:25:06,589 --> 00:25:09,426
‘cause some things judge said, I
could believe
539
00:25:09,467 --> 00:25:11,011
that was against the officers.
540
00:25:11,052 --> 00:25:13,847
No, after everything
was said and done,
541
00:25:13,888 --> 00:25:14,723
not guilty.
542
00:25:19,185 --> 00:25:21,646
ANCHORWOMAN 7:
Bell's family, the bitterness
over the trial's outcome
543
00:25:21,688 --> 00:25:24,649
will most likely
not fade away anytime soon.
544
00:25:24,691 --> 00:25:26,609
Hundreds of people spent
the day outside
545
00:25:26,651 --> 00:25:28,570
the courthouse
in Kew Gardens today.
546
00:25:28,611 --> 00:25:31,489
Many supporting the family, some
so overcome by
547
00:25:31,531 --> 00:25:32,657
emotion, they collapsed
in the street--
548
00:25:32,699 --> 00:25:35,076
[Overlapping speech]
549
00:25:35,994 --> 00:25:38,997
This sends a message to New York
City police officers,
550
00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:40,832
that when you were in that
position,
551
00:25:40,874 --> 00:25:43,877
when you were on front of that
broad bench,
552
00:25:43,918 --> 00:25:45,503
that you will get fairness.
553
00:25:45,545 --> 00:25:47,172
How do I spell relief?
554
00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:50,383
N-O-T-G-U-I-L-T-Y.
555
00:25:50,425 --> 00:25:51,885
Not guilty.
556
00:25:52,969 --> 00:25:56,181
Judge's DAs, police department
all work
557
00:25:56,222 --> 00:25:57,474
hand in hand.
558
00:25:57,515 --> 00:25:58,767
And that's something that needs
to be stopped.
559
00:26:03,646 --> 00:26:12,739
[***]
560
00:26:17,535 --> 00:26:20,747
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Driving While Black,
a phrase all too familiar
561
00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:22,832
amongst African Americans.
562
00:26:22,874 --> 00:26:25,168
Deadly traffic stop encounters
between
563
00:26:25,210 --> 00:26:29,089
Black men and women and police
are too commonplace.
564
00:26:29,130 --> 00:26:31,966
These tragic deaths usually end
in the acquittal
565
00:26:32,008 --> 00:26:35,095
of officers,
or no charges at all.
566
00:26:35,136 --> 00:26:44,104
[***]
567
00:26:50,151 --> 00:26:59,119
[***]
568
00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:14,134
[***]
569
00:27:14,801 --> 00:27:16,720
Hello, sir.
570
00:27:16,761 --> 00:27:18,763
Good, how are you?
571
00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:19,931
PHILANDO:
Good.
572
00:27:19,973 --> 00:27:21,307
Uh, reason I pulled you over,
you--
573
00:27:21,349 --> 00:27:22,434
Your brake lights are out.
574
00:27:22,475 --> 00:27:24,185
So you only have one activator--
575
00:27:24,227 --> 00:27:26,271
Active brake light,
that could be your past--
576
00:27:26,312 --> 00:27:27,605
your side one
577
00:27:27,647 --> 00:27:29,232
and your third brake light
which is up here on top.
578
00:27:29,274 --> 00:27:32,444
And then this one back here is
gonna be our.
579
00:27:32,485 --> 00:27:34,696
You have your license
and insurance?
580
00:27:45,331 --> 00:27:47,751
PHILANDO:
Sir, I have to tell you
I do have a firearm on me.
581
00:27:47,792 --> 00:27:48,918
Okay, okay, don't reach
for it then.
582
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:50,253
PHILANDO:
I'm not pulling it out.
583
00:27:50,295 --> 00:27:51,796
Don't pull it out!
584
00:27:51,838 --> 00:27:53,298
Don't pull it out!
585
00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:56,134
[Philando screams]
586
00:27:56,176 --> 00:27:57,719
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Philando Castile,
587
00:27:57,761 --> 00:28:00,305
a 32-year-old school
nutritionist
588
00:28:00,347 --> 00:28:04,225
is shot and killed by former
officer Jeronimo Yanez.
589
00:28:04,267 --> 00:28:07,645
DIAMOND:
We got pulled over for a busted
taillight in the back
590
00:28:07,687 --> 00:28:10,815
and the police just--
he's covered
591
00:28:10,857 --> 00:28:12,942
He just killed my boyfriend,
592
00:28:12,984 --> 00:28:16,154
he's licensed, he's carry--
he's licensed to carry,
593
00:28:16,196 --> 00:28:18,573
he was trying to get out
his id and his wallet
594
00:28:18,615 --> 00:28:20,742
out his um, pocket.
595
00:28:20,784 --> 00:28:25,497
And he let the officer know that
he was rea--
596
00:28:25,538 --> 00:28:28,500
He had a firearm and he was
reaching for his wallet.
597
00:28:28,541 --> 00:28:31,002
And the officer just shot
in his arm.
598
00:28:31,044 --> 00:28:33,463
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
His death is filmed
and streamed live
599
00:28:33,505 --> 00:28:34,923
all over the world,
600
00:28:34,964 --> 00:28:37,509
as his girlfriend
and a 4 year-old daughter,
601
00:28:37,550 --> 00:28:38,593
watch him die.
602
00:28:38,635 --> 00:28:41,054
JACKIE:
Philando did nothing wrong.
603
00:28:41,096 --> 00:28:45,058
This man said, I have--
you know, a license to carry
604
00:28:45,100 --> 00:28:47,519
and he went to get his--
his documents
605
00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:48,687
and he's shot five times.
606
00:28:48,728 --> 00:28:50,772
Like, why?
607
00:28:54,401 --> 00:28:57,487
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Court records dating back
to 2002 showed that
608
00:28:57,529 --> 00:29:00,782
Philando averaged more than
three traffic stops per year.
609
00:29:01,408 --> 00:29:04,577
My name is John Choi,
and I have the great honor
610
00:29:04,619 --> 00:29:07,414
of being able to serve
the people
611
00:29:07,455 --> 00:29:11,126
of Ramesy County Minnesota as
their elected county attorney
612
00:29:11,167 --> 00:29:13,044
which includes the--
the city of St. Paul
613
00:29:13,086 --> 00:29:14,796
and the surrounding suburbs.
614
00:29:14,838 --> 00:29:18,758
I was first elected in 2010
and uh, so, I've been
615
00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,136
in office since that time.
616
00:29:21,177 --> 00:29:24,431
In many instances, what I see
happening
617
00:29:24,472 --> 00:29:29,894
in deadly force cases is that
the officer actually
618
00:29:29,936 --> 00:29:34,441
created uh, this situation
by not following
619
00:29:34,482 --> 00:29:35,817
their training.
620
00:29:35,859 --> 00:29:38,987
There are many cases across
America where--
621
00:29:39,029 --> 00:29:42,782
If the officer acted
differently.
622
00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:45,076
If they didn't assume that
everybody around them
623
00:29:45,118 --> 00:29:48,079
was some deadly threat to them.
624
00:29:48,121 --> 00:29:51,750
That we would have very, very,
different outcomes.
625
00:29:51,791 --> 00:29:53,418
You know,
the Tamir Rice case
626
00:29:53,460 --> 00:29:57,922
in Cleveland strikes a chord
where that particular officer
627
00:29:57,964 --> 00:29:59,799
created that situation.
628
00:29:59,841 --> 00:30:03,094
And they didn't have to end up
shooting that boy.
629
00:30:03,136 --> 00:30:06,931
The case in my jurisdiction
involving Philando Castile,
630
00:30:06,973 --> 00:30:09,893
the same thing where he has all
of these assumptions
631
00:30:09,934 --> 00:30:12,979
and he raced towards
using deadly force
632
00:30:13,021 --> 00:30:14,481
when he didn't have to.
633
00:30:14,522 --> 00:30:17,275
Everything was telling him that
he didn't have to.
634
00:30:17,317 --> 00:30:20,820
There was a young child,
a 4-year-old child
635
00:30:20,862 --> 00:30:22,238
in that car.
636
00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:26,242
There was a woman with Philando
Castile in that car.
637
00:30:26,284 --> 00:30:29,621
Why on earth would any human
being shoot an officer
638
00:30:29,662 --> 00:30:32,082
in that particular situation?
639
00:30:32,123 --> 00:30:35,877
And the way that Philando
disclosed
640
00:30:35,919 --> 00:30:38,797
beyond what the law ever
required him to do,
641
00:30:38,838 --> 00:30:43,301
but he said,
“Sir, I have to tell you,
642
00:30:43,343 --> 00:30:46,596
that I d-
I do have a firearm on me.”
643
00:30:46,638 --> 00:30:48,056
He said it that way.
644
00:30:48,098 --> 00:30:50,684
In the most disarming way.
645
00:30:50,725 --> 00:30:54,396
And for some reason,
the officer raced
646
00:30:54,437 --> 00:30:57,357
to the conclusion that
he was about to be shot.
647
00:30:59,025 --> 00:31:03,154
Philando Castile,
if I remember in Minnesota.
648
00:31:03,196 --> 00:31:08,451
I believe he was pulled over 35
or 40 times
649
00:31:08,493 --> 00:31:10,704
and many of those were because
there was a warrant
650
00:31:10,745 --> 00:31:12,414
for his arrest.
651
00:31:12,455 --> 00:31:14,374
Which sounds terrible
652
00:31:14,416 --> 00:31:17,544
But actually the warrant was for
an unpaid court fee.
653
00:31:19,087 --> 00:31:21,673
Yanez, the Minnesota police
officer who fatally shot
654
00:31:21,715 --> 00:31:24,509
Philando Castile during a
traffic stop has been found
655
00:31:24,551 --> 00:31:27,804
not guilty of all three charges
including
656
00:31:27,846 --> 00:31:29,681
2nd degree manslaughter.
657
00:31:29,723 --> 00:31:31,766
ANCHORWOMAN 8:
Jurors found Yanez
was reasonable
658
00:31:31,808 --> 00:31:33,226
in his decision to shoot.
659
00:31:33,268 --> 00:31:35,854
The jury also found him not
guilty in two other counts
660
00:31:35,895 --> 00:31:37,689
of endangering Philando
Castile's girl-friend,
661
00:31:37,731 --> 00:31:39,941
Diamond Reynolds
and her child.
662
00:31:41,526 --> 00:31:45,155
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Hours after a jury acquitted
Yanez, Philando's mother,
663
00:31:45,196 --> 00:31:47,866
Valerie Castile,
led protesters,
664
00:31:47,907 --> 00:31:50,160
shutting down parts
of the city.
665
00:31:50,201 --> 00:31:53,872
The chant of “Philando,
Philando” rang out
666
00:31:53,913 --> 00:31:55,457
as they marched down
the highway
667
00:31:55,498 --> 00:31:56,708
in the dark of night.
668
00:31:56,750 --> 00:31:58,752
What is it gonna take?
669
00:31:58,793 --> 00:32:00,795
I'm mad as hell, right now.
670
00:32:00,837 --> 00:32:02,088
Yes, I am.
671
00:32:02,130 --> 00:32:07,677
My firstborn one son dead, here
in Minnesota.
672
00:32:07,719 --> 00:32:09,054
Under the circumstances,
673
00:32:09,095 --> 00:32:11,097
just because he was a police
officer
674
00:32:11,139 --> 00:32:12,640
that makes it okay.
675
00:32:12,682 --> 00:32:15,727
Oh, now they got free reign.
676
00:32:15,769 --> 00:32:18,188
He's found innocent
on all counts.
677
00:32:18,229 --> 00:32:22,901
He's shot into a car with
no regards to human life.
678
00:32:22,942 --> 00:32:24,569
And that's okay?
679
00:32:24,611 --> 00:32:26,237
Thank you, Minnesota.
680
00:32:26,279 --> 00:32:28,448
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Yanez was allowed to resign from
the force,
681
00:32:28,490 --> 00:32:31,576
only to take another law
enforcement job
682
00:32:31,618 --> 00:32:33,203
in another city.
683
00:32:33,244 --> 00:32:36,831
Today's stories are anything
but a recent phenomenon.
684
00:32:37,874 --> 00:32:41,211
FRANK:
I was asked to volunteer as kind
of a statistical
685
00:32:41,252 --> 00:32:43,880
consultant for a state-wide
task force to look
686
00:32:43,922 --> 00:32:45,632
at traffic stops.
687
00:32:45,674 --> 00:32:47,592
And it turns out, the state of
North Carolina
688
00:32:47,634 --> 00:32:51,096
was the first state in the
nation to mandate
689
00:32:51,137 --> 00:32:54,015
collecting data
on every traffic stop.
690
00:32:54,057 --> 00:32:56,309
But nobody had ever
looked at it.
691
00:32:56,351 --> 00:32:59,104
Five years later,
seven years later I think,
692
00:32:59,145 --> 00:33:00,939
we published a book and finally
got our hands around,
693
00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:03,316
it was very difficult
to work with,
694
00:33:03,358 --> 00:33:06,277
but-- well, the initial findings
were that um--
695
00:33:06,319 --> 00:33:10,156
a black man has about twice the
odds of being pulled over
696
00:33:10,198 --> 00:33:12,283
compared to a white man.
697
00:33:12,325 --> 00:33:14,744
And once they're pulled over,
they've got about twice
698
00:33:14,786 --> 00:33:18,957
the odds of being searched after
a routine traffic stop.
699
00:33:18,998 --> 00:33:21,960
And the experience
of an African-American
700
00:33:22,002 --> 00:33:25,588
in North Carolina is,
you know,
701
00:33:25,630 --> 00:33:28,008
it's the four times more likely
just by getting
702
00:33:28,049 --> 00:33:29,718
in the car, that you're--
703
00:33:29,759 --> 00:33:30,969
that that drive down
the street
704
00:33:31,011 --> 00:33:33,388
is gonna lead to a search of the
vehicle.
705
00:33:33,430 --> 00:33:35,807
Now, search of the vehicle
implies that
706
00:33:35,849 --> 00:33:38,476
the police officer has
determined for some reason
707
00:33:38,518 --> 00:33:41,896
in his mind that you-- you pose
a potential threat.
708
00:33:41,938 --> 00:33:45,150
That you are a suspect
in a-- in a--
709
00:33:45,191 --> 00:33:46,818
some kind of criminal
proceeding,
710
00:33:46,860 --> 00:33:49,279
‘cause if you're merely speeding
711
00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:51,573
or you ran through
a stop sign,
712
00:33:51,614 --> 00:33:53,658
that doesn't mean that
the officer needs
713
00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:54,993
to search your car.
714
00:33:55,035 --> 00:33:58,204
It's humiliating,
it's alienating,
715
00:33:58,246 --> 00:33:59,748
it can cost a lot of money.
716
00:33:59,789 --> 00:34:01,666
I mean, there's all kinds
of things that can happen
717
00:34:01,708 --> 00:34:04,544
associated with what
we think of as a routine
718
00:34:04,586 --> 00:34:05,795
traffic stop.
719
00:34:05,837 --> 00:34:14,721
[***]
720
00:34:18,516 --> 00:34:20,352
WAYNE:
Oh, man, I'm scared as hell.
721
00:34:20,393 --> 00:34:21,853
You were just stopped what,
a month ago?
722
00:34:21,895 --> 00:34:22,520
Two months ago?
723
00:34:22,562 --> 00:34:24,189
[Overlapping speech]
724
00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:25,857
Yeah.
I mean, I'm-- I'm just scared
725
00:34:25,899 --> 00:34:28,068
you know, and I'm not--
726
00:34:28,109 --> 00:34:31,696
my license is legit,
my car has ins-- inspected,
727
00:34:31,738 --> 00:34:33,698
I'm not riding dirty.
728
00:34:33,740 --> 00:34:36,284
You know,
but it's just that
729
00:34:36,326 --> 00:34:39,120
thing that goes through you when
you know
730
00:34:39,162 --> 00:34:40,205
you're being stopped.
731
00:34:40,246 --> 00:34:41,289
And you know, he's like,
732
00:34:41,331 --> 00:34:43,458
“Well, why are you
so nervous?”
733
00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:45,126
Why-- why not?
734
00:34:45,168 --> 00:34:46,211
You know, when you--
when you--
735
00:34:46,252 --> 00:34:49,089
when you look
at the news on TV
736
00:34:49,130 --> 00:34:50,674
and see the you know,
things that are going on,
737
00:34:50,715 --> 00:34:51,800
yeah, I'm nervous.
738
00:34:56,763 --> 00:35:05,730
[***]
739
00:35:11,778 --> 00:35:20,745
[***]
740
00:35:32,632 --> 00:35:35,218
New video tonight of an officer
involved shooting
741
00:35:35,260 --> 00:35:37,762
in Vallejo, it is disturbing.
742
00:35:37,804 --> 00:35:40,390
You hear the moment when six
officers open fire
743
00:35:40,432 --> 00:35:43,476
at a Taco Bell Drive-Thru,
killing a local rapper.
744
00:35:43,518 --> 00:35:50,150
MAN 4:
Yo, that's like fucking
seven cops out here.
745
00:35:50,191 --> 00:35:51,317
They just blocked
the Drive-Thru.
746
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:52,819
OFFICER 1:
Gun, gun!
747
00:35:52,861 --> 00:35:54,320
MAN 4:
The guy over there
doesn't wanna come out,
748
00:35:54,362 --> 00:35:55,488
I don't know why.
749
00:35:55,530 --> 00:35:56,906
OFFICER 1:
There's a gun in his lap.
750
00:35:58,533 --> 00:35:59,868
I'm gonna bust that
fucking window.
751
00:35:59,909 --> 00:36:01,661
OFFICER 2:
Alright, car's locked,
he's passed out,
752
00:36:01,703 --> 00:36:04,372
but the car is in drive,
uh, we need another unit.
753
00:36:05,498 --> 00:36:07,208
Keep your hands in the air!
754
00:36:07,250 --> 00:36:08,543
OFFICER 1:
Hands up, hands up!
755
00:36:10,295 --> 00:36:12,339
ANCHORMAN 7:
And as you see here, here is the
car in the Drive-Thru
756
00:36:12,380 --> 00:36:13,673
during this welfare check.
757
00:36:13,715 --> 00:36:16,801
Police pull in front
and behind the car.
758
00:36:16,843 --> 00:36:19,679
The driver fast asleep
during this time.
759
00:36:19,721 --> 00:36:23,350
And then police realized
he has a gun on his lap.
760
00:36:23,391 --> 00:36:24,684
OFFICER 1:
No, he's not getting up.
761
00:36:24,726 --> 00:36:25,935
He's not up yet.
762
00:36:26,853 --> 00:36:29,522
[Indistinct speech]
763
00:36:30,648 --> 00:36:32,400
POLICE OFFICER 2:
David, we shot fires--
764
00:36:32,442 --> 00:36:33,902
Cross fire, cross fire!
765
00:36:33,943 --> 00:36:35,862
Let me see your hands,
let me see your hands!
766
00:36:35,904 --> 00:36:37,364
Put your hands up!
767
00:36:37,405 --> 00:36:39,074
All officers are okay.
768
00:36:39,115 --> 00:36:40,950
Start code 3 medic.
769
00:36:40,992 --> 00:36:43,995
WOMAN 1: (On radio)
Copied now, medic is en route
code 3 at this time.
770
00:36:44,037 --> 00:36:45,163
All units are okay.
771
00:36:45,205 --> 00:36:46,456
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Willie McCoy,
772
00:36:46,498 --> 00:36:48,458
a 20-year old
aspiring rapper
773
00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:51,252
is tragically shot and killed by
police
774
00:36:51,294 --> 00:36:54,172
while sleeping in his car.
775
00:36:54,214 --> 00:36:57,092
55 rounds by six officers
surrounding
776
00:36:57,133 --> 00:36:59,010
his car were fired,
777
00:36:59,052 --> 00:37:00,470
killing him instantly.
778
00:37:04,808 --> 00:37:05,725
ADANTÉ:
Murder.
779
00:37:06,351 --> 00:37:09,938
Pure, unequivocal murder.
780
00:37:09,979 --> 00:37:12,440
These are officers who are
supposed to be there
781
00:37:12,482 --> 00:37:13,817
to protect and serve.
782
00:37:13,858 --> 00:37:16,027
So, the-- the lens that they
should be looking
783
00:37:16,069 --> 00:37:19,030
at through is, “What is going on
with this person?
784
00:37:19,072 --> 00:37:20,156
Why are they unconscious?
785
00:37:20,198 --> 00:37:22,242
Is this a medical emergency?"
786
00:37:22,283 --> 00:37:23,952
And if it's not and
the brother just fell asleep
787
00:37:23,993 --> 00:37:26,371
whether he's intoxicated,
he's drunk or whatever
788
00:37:26,413 --> 00:37:28,039
it might be,
or he's tired from work.
789
00:37:28,081 --> 00:37:29,624
I mean, that's also--
790
00:37:29,666 --> 00:37:30,333
[Chuckles]
791
00:37:30,375 --> 00:37:31,543
a way to look at this.
792
00:37:31,584 --> 00:37:33,878
Somebody needs help,
instead they came with
793
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:37,882
a punitive, criminalistic
perspective which is,
794
00:37:37,924 --> 00:37:39,342
this is a criminal.
795
00:37:39,384 --> 00:37:41,720
And then they can't claim
the idea that there was a gun
796
00:37:41,761 --> 00:37:43,596
which you can't see
in the video
797
00:37:43,638 --> 00:37:45,432
and they claim that
it's a gun.
798
00:37:45,473 --> 00:37:49,060
But before that, what' very
crucial to understand is that
799
00:37:49,102 --> 00:37:50,437
they had already communicated
800
00:37:50,478 --> 00:37:52,063
what their intent was.
801
00:37:52,105 --> 00:37:53,398
If he moves...
802
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:54,399
[Clicks tongue]
803
00:37:54,441 --> 00:37:55,358
ADANTÉ:
We're taking him out.
804
00:37:57,485 --> 00:38:00,280
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
His death is all too common in a
town
805
00:38:00,321 --> 00:38:02,574
with a notorious record of
police violence
806
00:38:02,615 --> 00:38:05,076
against young Black men
and women.
807
00:38:05,118 --> 00:38:14,044
[***]
808
00:38:16,212 --> 00:38:18,089
More deaths
and shootings against
809
00:38:18,131 --> 00:38:20,216
unarmed black and brown
citizens.
810
00:38:20,258 --> 00:38:22,010
The list goes on and on.
811
00:38:22,052 --> 00:38:24,095
ANCHORMAN 8:
The officers thought
the SUV the pair has just
812
00:38:24,137 --> 00:38:25,472
gotten out of was stolen.
813
00:38:25,513 --> 00:38:27,474
Well, police say they're looking
into what happened,
814
00:38:27,515 --> 00:38:29,684
but deny any kind of
racial profil...
815
00:38:32,228 --> 00:38:33,730
I've been drinking.
816
00:38:33,772 --> 00:38:34,981
Okay.
817
00:38:35,023 --> 00:38:37,776
I don't-- I don't care about-- I
can walk home!
818
00:38:37,817 --> 00:38:40,320
I just don't wanna be in
violation of anybody.
819
00:38:40,362 --> 00:38:42,197
I can walk my-- my sister's
house is right here.
820
00:38:42,238 --> 00:38:44,366
POLICE OFFICER 3:
Why don't you let me take
a breath test for me.
821
00:38:44,407 --> 00:38:45,742
-Yes, I will.
-Okay.
822
00:38:45,784 --> 00:38:47,327
Just wait right here
while I get it.
823
00:38:48,036 --> 00:38:50,622
ALTON'S FAMILY MEMBER:
The individuals involved
in his murder
824
00:38:50,663 --> 00:38:58,254
took away a man with children
who depended upon
825
00:38:58,296 --> 00:39:00,799
their daddy on a daily basis.
826
00:39:01,883 --> 00:39:03,718
ANCHORMAN 9:
Judy Scott,
the victim's mother
827
00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,887
clutched a picture of him
in court today.
828
00:39:05,929 --> 00:39:08,807
She turned to Slager
and said, “I forgive you.”
829
00:39:08,848 --> 00:39:10,767
Slager began to cry.
830
00:39:10,809 --> 00:39:13,603
He told the court,
“With my actions that day,
831
00:39:13,645 --> 00:39:16,314
Walter Scott is no longer with
his family
832
00:39:16,356 --> 00:39:18,358
and I am responsible
for that.”
833
00:39:22,112 --> 00:39:24,322
CHUCK D (V.O):
There is a stark difference in
the way that
834
00:39:24,364 --> 00:39:26,408
law enforcement deals with
traffic stops
835
00:39:26,449 --> 00:39:27,826
in other communities
836
00:39:27,867 --> 00:39:31,287
where officers have
de-escalated the situation
837
00:39:31,329 --> 00:39:33,373
or used non-deadly force.
838
00:39:33,957 --> 00:39:36,876
[Overlapping speech]
839
00:39:42,173 --> 00:39:43,717
Ow!
840
00:39:45,468 --> 00:39:47,012
Ow, fuck!
841
00:39:47,053 --> 00:39:55,937
[***]
842
00:40:10,076 --> 00:40:12,537
ANCHORMAN 10:
It's remarkable to see how the
officer remained polite
843
00:40:12,579 --> 00:40:15,415
to the woman even
as she disrespected him.
844
00:40:15,957 --> 00:40:18,752
[Indistinct speech]
845
00:40:54,788 --> 00:40:56,748
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Black communities historically
846
00:40:56,790 --> 00:40:59,334
have a deep-rooted fear
of being treated unfairly
847
00:40:59,376 --> 00:41:01,294
by police.
848
00:41:01,336 --> 00:41:02,629
ANCHORMAN 11:
Three of the accused officers
were acquitted of all charges
849
00:41:02,671 --> 00:41:04,714
as the jury hopelessly
deadlocked on one charge
850
00:41:04,756 --> 00:41:07,133
of excessive force
on the color of.
851
00:41:07,175 --> 00:41:08,551
MAN 5:
Four policemen did it.
852
00:41:08,593 --> 00:41:10,720
Four policemen violated the law,
let's deal with that.
853
00:41:10,762 --> 00:41:12,097
MAN 6:
The anger is all over this
nation--
854
00:41:12,138 --> 00:41:15,975
If this kind of event could
happen to Rodney King
855
00:41:16,017 --> 00:41:18,603
All of our lives, those of us
who stand here
856
00:41:18,645 --> 00:41:20,605
this morning could have been in
that same position
857
00:41:20,647 --> 00:41:21,856
that he was in.
858
00:41:24,025 --> 00:41:26,611
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
The history of the police
started in colonial times
859
00:41:26,653 --> 00:41:29,030
before the founding
of the United States.
860
00:41:29,072 --> 00:41:31,950
For 400 years black people
have been criminalized
861
00:41:31,991 --> 00:41:33,118
by policing.
862
00:41:34,452 --> 00:41:36,955
Based on America's slavery
past,
863
00:41:36,996 --> 00:41:41,459
slave patrols served as police
for plantation owners.
864
00:41:41,501 --> 00:41:43,878
As America began to form,
865
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:46,131
laws supporting use of force
were created
866
00:41:46,172 --> 00:41:48,008
and woven into our constitution.
867
00:41:48,883 --> 00:41:52,762
In 1667,
it was written into the law
868
00:41:52,804 --> 00:41:58,643
for the state of Virginia
by Anglican men.
869
00:41:58,685 --> 00:42:00,562
So, Christian men.
870
00:42:00,603 --> 00:42:03,440
Because the debate was
871
00:42:03,481 --> 00:42:06,443
whether slaves
or enslaved Africans
872
00:42:06,484 --> 00:42:08,028
could be proselytize.
873
00:42:08,069 --> 00:42:09,696
Because if they were
proselytized,
874
00:42:09,738 --> 00:42:13,533
it was customary according
to Anglican tradition
875
00:42:13,575 --> 00:42:15,827
that Anglican and Christian
brothers and sisters
876
00:42:15,869 --> 00:42:17,078
could not enslave
one another.
877
00:42:18,038 --> 00:42:20,832
So if that's the standard
of practice
878
00:42:20,874 --> 00:42:25,086
that says, when you come to
enslave Africans,
879
00:42:25,128 --> 00:42:27,380
you don't recognize their
humanity nor do you see
880
00:42:27,422 --> 00:42:32,844
them as, if they are baptized
and welcomed into the faith,
881
00:42:32,886 --> 00:42:35,930
they are not your brothers and
sisters in Christ.
882
00:42:36,890 --> 00:42:39,893
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Between 1840
and the early 1900s,
883
00:42:39,934 --> 00:42:41,770
policing was under
tight control
884
00:42:41,811 --> 00:42:44,314
of the political elite.
885
00:42:44,356 --> 00:42:47,359
The communities most targeted
by harsh policing tactics
886
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:49,903
were recent European immigrants.
887
00:42:49,944 --> 00:42:52,197
As African-Americans fled
the horrors
888
00:42:52,238 --> 00:42:54,032
of the Jim Crow south,
889
00:42:54,074 --> 00:42:55,575
they too became the victims
of brutal
890
00:42:55,617 --> 00:42:58,328
and punitive policing
in the northern cities
891
00:42:58,370 --> 00:43:00,121
where they sought refuge.
892
00:43:00,163 --> 00:43:03,208
6 Million black people fled
to northern cities
893
00:43:03,249 --> 00:43:04,876
in the Great Migration
894
00:43:04,918 --> 00:43:07,962
yet the racism
by police continued
895
00:43:08,004 --> 00:43:10,924
based on bias limiting
Black people's civil rights.
896
00:43:11,758 --> 00:43:13,551
My people come here
from Texas,
897
00:43:13,593 --> 00:43:14,803
and from North Carolina
898
00:43:14,844 --> 00:43:16,513
If you were a black
in the Bay Area,
899
00:43:16,554 --> 00:43:17,847
you'd came from South.
900
00:43:17,889 --> 00:43:19,224
Why did you come
from the South?
901
00:43:19,265 --> 00:43:21,768
Because in the ‘40s,
the ‘50s, and the ‘60s,
902
00:43:21,810 --> 00:43:23,978
our parents and grand-parents
were fleeing
903
00:43:24,020 --> 00:43:26,314
the violence
of the Ku Klux Klan
904
00:43:26,356 --> 00:43:27,816
and racist police.
905
00:43:27,857 --> 00:43:29,567
And they got on a train
906
00:43:29,609 --> 00:43:32,153
and took the train to the last
stop
907
00:43:32,195 --> 00:43:36,116
to get as far away from these
white vigilantes
908
00:43:36,157 --> 00:43:37,075
in the South.
909
00:43:37,117 --> 00:43:39,285
And the last stop
was the West--
910
00:43:39,327 --> 00:43:40,745
West Open train station.
911
00:43:40,787 --> 00:43:42,414
That's how a lot of black people
came here
912
00:43:42,455 --> 00:43:44,833
Came here to work on the naval
shipyard in Oakland.
913
00:43:44,874 --> 00:43:47,252
Hunters Point Shipyard.
914
00:43:47,293 --> 00:43:50,338
So black people come here from
the South fleeing
915
00:43:50,380 --> 00:43:51,256
racial violence.
916
00:43:51,297 --> 00:43:53,967
My father grew up in Alabama.
917
00:43:54,009 --> 00:43:57,929
And he had several horrible
experiences with the police.
918
00:43:57,971 --> 00:43:59,264
And he would often
talk about that.
919
00:43:59,305 --> 00:44:02,267
He didn't talk about them
with the hope that
920
00:44:02,308 --> 00:44:03,476
we would hate the police.
921
00:44:03,518 --> 00:44:05,437
He spoke about them to explain
to us
922
00:44:05,478 --> 00:44:06,604
where he came from.
923
00:44:06,646 --> 00:44:08,023
The environment that
he grew up in,
924
00:44:08,064 --> 00:44:10,942
why he left Alabama,
how he came to New Jersey,
925
00:44:10,984 --> 00:44:13,611
and what motivated him to make
sure that his family
926
00:44:13,653 --> 00:44:14,779
would do better.
927
00:44:14,821 --> 00:44:16,614
[Protesters clapping]
928
00:44:16,656 --> 00:44:19,284
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR:
We cannot turn back.
929
00:44:19,325 --> 00:44:21,953
There are those who are asking
the devotees
930
00:44:21,995 --> 00:44:26,875
of civil rights:
“When will you be satisfied?”
931
00:44:28,001 --> 00:44:31,171
We can never be satisfied
as long as the Negro
932
00:44:31,212 --> 00:44:34,674
is the victim of the unspeakable
horrors
933
00:44:34,716 --> 00:44:36,760
of police brutality.
934
00:44:36,801 --> 00:44:40,096
[Protesters clapping]
935
00:44:41,348 --> 00:44:44,267
FRANK:
People who live in poverty
and people of color
936
00:44:44,309 --> 00:44:46,895
have experienced a set of
relations with the criminal
937
00:44:46,936 --> 00:44:49,981
justice system that people
who look like me,
938
00:44:50,023 --> 00:44:51,649
and people who live
in my neighborhood,
939
00:44:51,691 --> 00:44:53,568
and people who have professional
jobs,
940
00:44:53,610 --> 00:44:57,030
and who are white can't even
understand.
941
00:44:57,072 --> 00:44:59,783
We can't even empathize, because
we can't even
942
00:44:59,824 --> 00:45:03,495
possibly conceive of
a police officer
943
00:45:03,536 --> 00:45:06,581
who to me would never be
disrespectful
944
00:45:06,623 --> 00:45:07,999
or unpleasant.
945
00:45:08,041 --> 00:45:11,670
How that police officer
might behave differently
946
00:45:11,711 --> 00:45:12,921
on the other side of town.
947
00:45:12,962 --> 00:45:15,882
Or with a person who fits
a different profile.
948
00:45:17,258 --> 00:45:20,470
This is the stuff that's
been happening for years,
949
00:45:20,512 --> 00:45:22,013
for decades.
950
00:45:22,055 --> 00:45:24,391
And members of the black
community have been saying
951
00:45:24,432 --> 00:45:25,684
that this has been happening.
952
00:45:25,725 --> 00:45:27,686
With the increase in--
953
00:45:27,727 --> 00:45:31,106
in phone cameras,
uh with body cameras
954
00:45:31,147 --> 00:45:33,233
uh, people are seeing the truth,
people are seeing
955
00:45:33,274 --> 00:45:35,902
what black communities
had always known
956
00:45:35,944 --> 00:45:40,031
is that there are a large of
very abusive officers.
957
00:45:40,073 --> 00:45:43,201
And so um, we're finally seeing
the stories that
958
00:45:43,243 --> 00:45:44,244
we've been told.
959
00:45:45,537 --> 00:45:47,038
[Screams]
960
00:45:50,917 --> 00:45:52,752
Back up, back the fuck up!
961
00:45:52,794 --> 00:46:01,928
[***]
962
00:46:07,809 --> 00:46:16,943
[***]
963
00:46:22,824 --> 00:46:31,875
[***]
964
00:46:32,250 --> 00:46:34,294
According to Kentucky law,
the use of force
965
00:46:34,336 --> 00:46:37,589
by Mattingly and Cosgrove
was justified
966
00:46:37,630 --> 00:46:39,299
to protect themselves.
967
00:46:39,341 --> 00:46:42,093
This justification bars us from
pursuing
968
00:46:42,135 --> 00:46:45,764
criminal charges in
Miss Breonna Taylor's death.
969
00:46:45,805 --> 00:46:48,850
Please don't be too nice.
970
00:46:48,892 --> 00:46:51,770
Like when you guys put somebody
in the car
971
00:46:51,811 --> 00:46:53,605
and you're protecting their
head, you know.
972
00:46:53,646 --> 00:46:56,232
The way you put
the hand over...
973
00:46:56,274 --> 00:46:58,777
Like, don't hit their head and
they've just killed
974
00:46:58,818 --> 00:47:00,362
somebody, don't hit their head.
975
00:47:00,403 --> 00:47:02,947
I said, “You can take
the hand away, okay?”
976
00:47:02,989 --> 00:47:04,741
[Crowd cheering]
977
00:47:04,783 --> 00:47:07,452
ANCHORWOMAN 9:
Officer Edward Nero, has
been acquitted of all charges
978
00:47:07,494 --> 00:47:10,955
for his role in the 25-year-old
black man's death.
979
00:47:10,997 --> 00:47:14,626
A police officer was found
not guilty in the shooting
980
00:47:14,668 --> 00:47:16,294
death of a black driver.
981
00:47:16,336 --> 00:47:20,840
VICTIM'S SISTER:
You know, my brother
had no gun, no gun.
982
00:47:20,882 --> 00:47:22,634
Why couldn't you just be
a man and said,
983
00:47:22,676 --> 00:47:24,302
“I made a mistake.”
984
00:47:24,344 --> 00:47:25,512
No mistakes made
985
00:47:25,553 --> 00:47:26,846
If we look at the Laquan
McDonald's shooting,
986
00:47:26,888 --> 00:47:28,306
uh shooting.
987
00:47:28,348 --> 00:47:32,769
In Laquan McDonald,
we saw uh, eventually
988
00:47:32,811 --> 00:47:34,145
that the officer was lying.
989
00:47:34,187 --> 00:47:36,314
That there were lies
in reports.
990
00:47:36,356 --> 00:47:39,109
But the police department hid
that, the government hid that
991
00:47:39,150 --> 00:47:41,569
from the people,
from the defense attorneys.
992
00:47:41,611 --> 00:47:43,697
It required some uh, professors
993
00:47:43,738 --> 00:47:45,448
from the University
of Chicago
994
00:47:45,490 --> 00:47:47,992
to force that material out and
into the public.
995
00:47:48,034 --> 00:47:51,246
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Today's political climate has
carried on the tradition
996
00:47:51,287 --> 00:47:53,373
of protecting those police
officers
997
00:47:53,415 --> 00:47:56,167
who have been accused of
excessive use of force.
998
00:47:56,209 --> 00:47:58,670
The killing of Breonna Taylor
by undercover police
999
00:47:58,712 --> 00:48:00,505
is another example.
1000
00:48:00,547 --> 00:48:09,472
[***]
1001
00:48:15,562 --> 00:48:24,487
[***]
1002
00:48:36,708 --> 00:48:38,209
RUDY GIULIANI:
Well, as the President
pointed it out
1003
00:48:38,251 --> 00:48:40,295
and as we all know
I think, logic.
1004
00:48:40,337 --> 00:48:44,883
99% if not more of the police
1005
00:48:44,924 --> 00:48:48,345
con-- contact with public
is a-- is a problem.
1006
00:48:49,471 --> 00:48:52,390
CHUCK D (V.O):
The policies of local,
state and federal governments
1007
00:48:52,432 --> 00:48:54,934
have made policing
harder than ever.
1008
00:49:03,109 --> 00:49:06,738
Many young officers join the
force with good intentions.
1009
00:49:06,780 --> 00:49:09,574
Some end up poorly trained
and negatively influenced
1010
00:49:09,616 --> 00:49:12,827
by their superiors in
a culture of intimidation
1011
00:49:12,869 --> 00:49:14,746
and protecting their own.
1012
00:49:14,788 --> 00:49:17,916
This results in escalation
between law enforcement
1013
00:49:17,957 --> 00:49:20,085
and the communities
they serve.
1014
00:49:20,126 --> 00:49:23,088
In Washington DC,
the nation's capital,
1015
00:49:23,129 --> 00:49:24,923
where our country's laws are
created,
1016
00:49:24,964 --> 00:49:26,633
and democracy and equal rights
1017
00:49:26,675 --> 00:49:28,259
under the law are the foundation
1018
00:49:28,301 --> 00:49:30,470
of our criminal justice system,
1019
00:49:30,512 --> 00:49:34,182
Metropolitan Police Department
is a prime example
1020
00:49:34,224 --> 00:49:37,519
of bad training
and a outdated culture.
1021
00:49:37,560 --> 00:49:41,481
The agency has had a history
of excessive use of force,
1022
00:49:41,523 --> 00:49:44,192
over-policing,
and dehumanizing stop
1023
00:49:44,234 --> 00:49:45,777
and frisk policies.
1024
00:49:45,819 --> 00:49:48,279
This culture has made it
hard to train
1025
00:49:48,321 --> 00:49:49,989
and keep young officers
1026
00:49:50,031 --> 00:49:53,118
with the potential to make
a positive change.
1027
00:49:53,159 --> 00:50:00,000
My dad was a police officer with
DC for about 30 years.
1028
00:50:00,041 --> 00:50:04,546
I was never pushed by him
to become one
1029
00:50:04,587 --> 00:50:08,133
but as time went on and I got
older, I-- I decided it was
1030
00:50:08,174 --> 00:50:09,342
something that I was interested
in doing.
1031
00:50:10,260 --> 00:50:13,972
You know,
when I first started
1032
00:50:14,014 --> 00:50:17,142
everyone was kind of motivated
and you know,
1033
00:50:17,183 --> 00:50:18,518
we're gonna--
1034
00:50:18,560 --> 00:50:20,645
we're gonna do some good here,
but as time went on
1035
00:50:20,687 --> 00:50:24,149
there was so much pressure
coming from the top
1036
00:50:24,190 --> 00:50:26,067
to get these stats
1037
00:50:26,109 --> 00:50:29,320
I mean, we were making
on average 8 to 10 arrests
1038
00:50:29,362 --> 00:50:32,240
a day and we worked
five days a week.
1039
00:50:33,450 --> 00:50:35,577
Sean Lojacono has been fighting
to keep his job
1040
00:50:35,618 --> 00:50:37,203
as a DC police officer.
1041
00:50:37,245 --> 00:50:39,748
Today we learned DC Police
aren't having it.
1042
00:50:39,789 --> 00:50:40,999
You may remember this video,
1043
00:50:41,041 --> 00:50:42,334
we first showed you
last year.
1044
00:50:42,375 --> 00:50:44,544
RADIO DISPATCHER:
38, 56.
1045
00:50:44,586 --> 00:50:46,338
[Overlapping speech]
1046
00:50:46,379 --> 00:50:47,630
Why are you grabbing
my shit?
1047
00:50:47,672 --> 00:50:48,298
Come on, man.
1048
00:50:48,340 --> 00:50:51,051
[Overlapping speech]
1049
00:50:51,593 --> 00:50:53,261
BYSTANDER:
Yeah, don't do that.
1050
00:50:53,303 --> 00:50:54,554
SEAN:
You see the video
and you're like,
1051
00:50:54,596 --> 00:50:56,556
“What the hell is this,
this is horrible.”
1052
00:50:56,598 --> 00:50:59,476
That's how I learned to search
like that
1053
00:50:59,517 --> 00:51:00,935
it was from the officers,
because you know,
1054
00:51:00,977 --> 00:51:03,563
as a rookie officer
you're very timid,
1055
00:51:03,605 --> 00:51:05,690
so when you get out
on a street,
1056
00:51:05,732 --> 00:51:06,941
you're searching people.
1057
00:51:06,983 --> 00:51:08,651
You don't really get that much
training
1058
00:51:08,693 --> 00:51:09,986
on how to search.
1059
00:51:10,028 --> 00:51:11,863
In fact, I made the argument in
my trial board.
1060
00:51:11,905 --> 00:51:13,531
There was no simulation
1061
00:51:13,573 --> 00:51:16,284
for how to conduct
a proper search.
1062
00:51:16,326 --> 00:51:18,536
You know, it was basically like,
there's no wrong
1063
00:51:18,578 --> 00:51:20,789
or right way to do,
just make sure it's thorough.
1064
00:51:22,082 --> 00:51:23,708
It's not like I take
pleasure in that.
1065
00:51:23,750 --> 00:51:26,378
If they didn't keep it there,
1066
00:51:26,419 --> 00:51:28,171
I-- I-- I wouldn't search it,
I wouldn't search there.
1067
00:51:28,213 --> 00:51:29,673
But, uh, you know,
unfortunately, that's--
1068
00:51:29,714 --> 00:51:32,842
that's the nature of the beast
when it comes to drugs
1069
00:51:32,884 --> 00:51:34,094
and drug dealing.
1070
00:51:34,135 --> 00:51:35,720
Um, because they know
most officers
1071
00:51:35,762 --> 00:51:37,055
don't wanna check there,
1072
00:51:37,097 --> 00:51:39,432
because it's a very
uncomfortable private spot.
1073
00:51:39,474 --> 00:51:41,059
Obviously, as you saw
from the video,
1074
00:51:41,101 --> 00:51:45,188
he was very uncomfortable
and felt very violated
1075
00:51:45,230 --> 00:51:47,774
and uh, you know,
we ended up leaving,
1076
00:51:47,816 --> 00:51:48,900
he didn't get arrested.
1077
00:51:48,942 --> 00:51:50,276
And he filed a complaint.
1078
00:51:51,361 --> 00:51:55,323
We're tired of being harassed
every single day,
1079
00:51:55,365 --> 00:51:57,283
because you think...
1080
00:51:57,325 --> 00:51:59,369
I'm talking about
the officers here.
1081
00:51:59,411 --> 00:52:03,164
...you think that
there's more going on.
1082
00:52:03,206 --> 00:52:04,624
Then what's going on?
1083
00:52:04,666 --> 00:52:06,835
There's nothing going on,
but a group of guys enjoying
1084
00:52:06,876 --> 00:52:08,003
their community.
1085
00:52:08,044 --> 00:52:11,089
It was investigated
by the department
1086
00:52:11,131 --> 00:52:12,716
and I was in-- I was cleared
for that incident.
1087
00:52:14,676 --> 00:52:17,512
I-- believe it or not,
they-- they gave me a--
1088
00:52:17,554 --> 00:52:19,097
what's called,
“a Letter of Prejudice.”
1089
00:52:19,139 --> 00:52:22,267
It's a small corrective action
letter,
1090
00:52:22,308 --> 00:52:24,269
basically saying,
“Hey, you know,
1091
00:52:24,310 --> 00:52:27,731
you should've done better, and
you should've--
1092
00:52:27,772 --> 00:52:31,609
you should've just arrested him
for drinking in public.
1093
00:52:31,651 --> 00:52:32,068
So--
1094
00:52:32,110 --> 00:52:33,611
[Chuckles]
1095
00:52:33,653 --> 00:52:36,072
Not only did they say, “Hey
everything about that search
1096
00:52:36,114 --> 00:52:39,451
was okay, but
1097
00:52:39,492 --> 00:52:41,327
you shouldn't have used
your discretion
1098
00:52:41,369 --> 00:52:43,621
and you should have arrested him
for some petty
1099
00:52:43,663 --> 00:52:45,331
little offence.”
1100
00:52:45,373 --> 00:52:48,126
REPORTER 1:
Although, Lojacono was
disciplined for this search,
1101
00:52:48,168 --> 00:52:50,920
the department ultimately moved
to fire him
1102
00:52:50,962 --> 00:52:52,630
for a second similar search
1103
00:52:52,672 --> 00:52:54,966
caught on body-worn
camera video
1104
00:52:55,008 --> 00:52:56,593
but not publically available.
1105
00:52:56,634 --> 00:52:59,262
Lojacono's defense argued
the department's
1106
00:52:59,304 --> 00:53:01,931
decision to fire him
was a knee jerk reaction
1107
00:53:01,973 --> 00:53:05,643
to the public outrage over that
viral cell-phone video
1108
00:53:05,685 --> 00:53:08,188
we first showed you
a year ago.
1109
00:53:08,229 --> 00:53:10,190
The attorney telling
the panel, they understand
1110
00:53:10,231 --> 00:53:12,067
the department's position,
1111
00:53:12,108 --> 00:53:14,652
but Lojacono should
not be the fall guy.
1112
00:53:14,694 --> 00:53:17,405
I mean I was, you know,
certainly stunned.
1113
00:53:19,366 --> 00:53:23,161
Um, caught off guard for sure
and uh, felt--
1114
00:53:23,203 --> 00:53:25,955
felt very betrayed
by the department.
1115
00:53:25,997 --> 00:53:27,290
For sure.
1116
00:53:27,332 --> 00:53:30,210
It's probably not
the popular answer, but
1117
00:53:30,251 --> 00:53:33,963
I stand by
what I did on that day.
1118
00:53:34,005 --> 00:53:38,218
That's how I was trained
and if I was told differently
1119
00:53:38,259 --> 00:53:39,844
I-- I-- I would be
the first person
1120
00:53:39,886 --> 00:53:41,096
to do it differently.
1121
00:53:41,137 --> 00:53:43,473
If this is a problem,
1122
00:53:43,515 --> 00:53:48,353
what steps have you taken to
rectify the fact that
1123
00:53:48,395 --> 00:53:51,690
there are dozens of people now,
sitting in jail
1124
00:53:51,731 --> 00:53:56,194
on drug charges as a direct
result of my searches
1125
00:53:56,236 --> 00:53:58,780
which have been consistent
across the board
1126
00:53:58,822 --> 00:54:01,866
and you're--
you've now decided that
1127
00:54:01,908 --> 00:54:03,952
that's an improper search.
1128
00:54:03,993 --> 00:54:08,039
So, to me that's signaling all
of those cases
1129
00:54:08,081 --> 00:54:09,416
should be re-looked at.
1130
00:54:09,457 --> 00:54:11,459
There is this thing that we call
the proximity rule.
1131
00:54:11,501 --> 00:54:13,795
And what it means is that the
person that is closest
1132
00:54:13,837 --> 00:54:16,214
to the error, or the thing that
is closest to the error
1133
00:54:16,256 --> 00:54:19,509
normally gets blamed
for-- for-- in totality.
1134
00:54:19,551 --> 00:54:21,386
Uh, I have to dispute that,
because what ends up
1135
00:54:21,428 --> 00:54:23,805
happening and what we know
to be true,
1136
00:54:23,847 --> 00:54:25,765
is that the officer
is usually a result
1137
00:54:25,807 --> 00:54:27,559
of a lot of problems that went
wrong
1138
00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:29,352
and now that is being acted out
in that
1139
00:54:29,394 --> 00:54:30,353
officer's performance.
1140
00:54:30,395 --> 00:54:33,231
The training of police officers
1141
00:54:33,273 --> 00:54:35,108
whether it was
military police officers,
1142
00:54:35,150 --> 00:54:37,235
when I was an army prosecutor
1143
00:54:37,277 --> 00:54:40,155
or the many, many,
law enforcement officers
1144
00:54:40,196 --> 00:54:44,409
and agencies I worked with as a
federal prosecutor in D.C.
1145
00:54:44,451 --> 00:54:46,119
And it's not just
1146
00:54:46,161 --> 00:54:47,912
the Metropolitan Police
Department, MPD.
1147
00:54:47,954 --> 00:54:50,957
They are the local crime
fighters in the district
1148
00:54:50,999 --> 00:54:54,753
and you know, different agencies
I think um,
1149
00:54:54,794 --> 00:54:58,131
have different abilities when it
comes to training
1150
00:54:58,173 --> 00:54:59,591
their officers.
1151
00:54:59,632 --> 00:55:01,801
I've seen the good,
the bad, and the ugly.
1152
00:55:01,843 --> 00:55:04,054
Just like most of the police
officers I worked with
1153
00:55:04,095 --> 00:55:07,640
in my career were good, they
took their oath seriously.
1154
00:55:07,682 --> 00:55:10,101
They were there
to protect and serve.
1155
00:55:10,143 --> 00:55:11,978
But boy, the bad ones.
1156
00:55:12,020 --> 00:55:13,104
You know,
I've always said it,
1157
00:55:13,146 --> 00:55:14,606
it's not like one bad apple
1158
00:55:14,647 --> 00:55:16,232
that you can pick out
of a barrel
1159
00:55:16,274 --> 00:55:17,776
and enjoy the rest
of the apples.
1160
00:55:17,817 --> 00:55:20,403
It's like-- it's like
a drop of poison
1161
00:55:20,445 --> 00:55:21,321
in a pot of chili.
1162
00:55:28,078 --> 00:55:30,955
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Becoming a police officer has
long been considered
1163
00:55:30,997 --> 00:55:33,291
a noble and selfless profession.
1164
00:55:33,333 --> 00:55:35,669
Police officers have been held
in high esteem,
1165
00:55:35,710 --> 00:55:38,797
however, over time that
has changed.
1166
00:55:38,838 --> 00:55:41,049
Policing today has become more
dangerous
1167
00:55:41,091 --> 00:55:42,425
and challenging.
1168
00:55:42,467 --> 00:55:44,052
Putting their lives at risk,
1169
00:55:44,094 --> 00:55:46,971
we have seen police officers'
heroic efforts
1170
00:55:47,013 --> 00:55:48,515
time and time again.
1171
00:55:48,556 --> 00:55:52,102
The work of police has helped
keep many communities safe.
1172
00:55:52,143 --> 00:55:54,771
ANCHORMAN 12:
Phoenix police officers just
respond just moments
1173
00:55:54,813 --> 00:55:57,982
after a man crashes into
a tree and is trapped inside
1174
00:55:58,024 --> 00:55:59,526
his burning SUV.
1175
00:55:59,567 --> 00:56:01,486
ANCHORWOMAN 10:
A Texas police officer
who used to work
1176
00:56:01,528 --> 00:56:03,405
in the Houston area
is a survivor
1177
00:56:03,446 --> 00:56:04,698
of the Las Vegas shooting.
1178
00:56:04,739 --> 00:56:06,700
A piece of shrapnel struck his
hand.
1179
00:56:06,741 --> 00:56:09,494
ANCHORMAN 13:
But that did not stop him from
saving lives.
1180
00:56:09,536 --> 00:56:11,746
ANCHORWOMAN 11:
Started on Sunday, there was
someone reporting that
1181
00:56:11,788 --> 00:56:13,456
a man was threatening to jump
1182
00:56:13,498 --> 00:56:15,875
But News6 reporter Clay LePard
spoke with the deputy
1183
00:56:15,917 --> 00:56:17,836
and they were-- bring
that man down safely.
1184
00:56:17,877 --> 00:56:20,547
ANCHORMAN 14:
Tonight, new video of
Denver Police responding
1185
00:56:20,588 --> 00:56:23,508
to a “shots fired” call
when one officer is hit
1186
00:56:23,550 --> 00:56:25,844
that wounded officer is dragged
behind a car
1187
00:56:25,885 --> 00:56:28,763
as a fellow officer stands watch
with a rifle.
1188
00:56:28,805 --> 00:56:32,475
But seconds later,
the suspect opens fire again.
1189
00:56:32,517 --> 00:56:34,019
The second officer
goes down.
1190
00:56:34,060 --> 00:56:35,687
Police returned fire.
1191
00:56:35,729 --> 00:56:38,773
ANCHORMAN 15:
Watch, how the officer
who first sees the gun,
1192
00:56:38,815 --> 00:56:41,401
has the presence of mind to fall
backwards
1193
00:56:41,443 --> 00:56:44,029
out of harm's way
while keeping his firearm
1194
00:56:44,070 --> 00:56:45,697
trained on asking.
1195
00:56:45,739 --> 00:56:48,575
He squeezes the trigger several
times.
1196
00:56:52,203 --> 00:56:54,164
You want help?
1197
00:56:54,205 --> 00:56:56,291
Here I am, in front of you.
1198
00:56:56,332 --> 00:56:57,584
No coincidences.
1199
00:56:57,625 --> 00:56:58,960
I'm here to help you.
1200
00:56:59,002 --> 00:57:00,337
I'm gonna step down.
1201
00:57:00,378 --> 00:57:01,421
I'm not trying--
1202
00:57:01,463 --> 00:57:03,006
I'm not fittin'
to rush you at all.
1203
00:57:03,048 --> 00:57:04,966
I just wanna--
1204
00:57:05,008 --> 00:57:06,384
Come here, man.
1205
00:57:06,426 --> 00:57:07,844
ANCHORMAN 16:
That's when all hell
breaks loose.
1206
00:57:07,886 --> 00:57:08,803
No!
1207
00:57:08,845 --> 00:57:10,889
He pulls a gun
on the officer.
1208
00:57:10,930 --> 00:57:12,057
[Screaming]
1209
00:57:12,098 --> 00:57:13,475
She begged for her life.
1210
00:57:13,516 --> 00:57:16,311
POLICE OFFICER 4:
No!
No, please don't shoot me!
1211
00:57:16,353 --> 00:57:18,938
ANCHORMAN 17:
An officer pursues,
the man with the machete
1212
00:57:18,980 --> 00:57:20,940
then turns back and starts to
chase the officer.
1213
00:57:20,982 --> 00:57:23,068
POLICE OFFICER 4:
Hey, don't do it!
Don't do it!
1214
00:57:23,109 --> 00:57:26,488
ANCHORMAN 17:
As the man pushes forward,
the machete still in hand.
1215
00:57:26,529 --> 00:57:29,282
The officer runs into the
street, trips and falls
1216
00:57:29,324 --> 00:57:31,534
with the armed man standing over
him.
1217
00:57:31,576 --> 00:57:33,453
Several other officers
open fire.
1218
00:57:33,495 --> 00:57:42,629
[***]
1219
00:57:51,721 --> 00:57:54,182
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
The demands of the job
are stressful.
1220
00:57:54,224 --> 00:57:57,811
Long shifts, encounters
with violent offenders,
1221
00:57:57,852 --> 00:58:00,146
it can be a thankless job.
1222
00:58:01,022 --> 00:58:02,774
Growing up, uh,
1223
00:58:02,816 --> 00:58:05,777
my interactions with police
officers have changed.
1224
00:58:05,819 --> 00:58:09,572
I've had the opportunity to make
some really good friends
1225
00:58:09,614 --> 00:58:10,824
You know, we go on the road.
1226
00:58:10,865 --> 00:58:13,576
And uh, we travel
with police officers.
1227
00:58:13,618 --> 00:58:15,120
I've had a lot of good
conversations with--
1228
00:58:15,161 --> 00:58:16,579
with officers and I--
1229
00:58:16,621 --> 00:58:19,874
I try to understand just how
hard their job--
1230
00:58:19,916 --> 00:58:22,460
when you are tasked
with a force of protectin'
1231
00:58:22,502 --> 00:58:23,628
and servin'.
1232
00:58:23,670 --> 00:58:25,588
You're gonna go on
and face some danger
1233
00:58:25,630 --> 00:58:27,298
and you have to always
be ready, because
1234
00:58:27,340 --> 00:58:28,800
they have families--
they have--
1235
00:58:28,842 --> 00:58:30,218
they are regular people.
1236
00:58:30,260 --> 00:58:32,345
You know,
they have a tough job.
1237
00:58:32,387 --> 00:58:34,097
But then, you know,
looking back
1238
00:58:34,139 --> 00:58:36,975
on some of the videos
and things that happened
1239
00:58:37,017 --> 00:58:39,185
And uh, and I'm just thinking
myself like, “How--
1240
00:58:39,227 --> 00:58:40,687
How does that happen?”
1241
00:58:40,729 --> 00:58:44,524
You know, uh, uh,
like a Walter Scott video.
1242
00:58:44,566 --> 00:58:47,694
My man is running away,
he was shot at the back.
1243
00:58:47,736 --> 00:58:51,489
To me, I feel like a cop,
his main job is to
1244
00:58:51,531 --> 00:58:53,241
make sure that environments are
safe
1245
00:58:53,283 --> 00:58:54,993
and that's a-- that's a tough
duty and that's great.
1246
00:58:55,035 --> 00:58:58,329
But my man gets pulled over
for a tail light
1247
00:58:58,371 --> 00:59:00,790
and you know, there is
interaction
1248
00:59:00,832 --> 00:59:02,959
and all we know
what we see on the video.
1249
00:59:03,001 --> 00:59:05,587
And we see him running away
and he gets shot in the back.
1250
00:59:05,628 --> 00:59:07,088
You know, multiple times.
1251
00:59:07,130 --> 00:59:08,381
And it's like, Well--
1252
00:59:08,423 --> 00:59:09,507
I think the court system should
have some say
1253
00:59:09,549 --> 00:59:11,009
in this.”
1254
00:59:11,051 --> 00:59:12,844
I think that whatever he did
wrong, could have the chance
1255
00:59:12,886 --> 00:59:15,221
to go in front of the jury
and be held at trial
1256
00:59:15,263 --> 00:59:17,807
and let the court system,
you know do what it does.
1257
00:59:17,849 --> 00:59:19,476
Now, a lot of times,
the court system
1258
00:59:19,517 --> 00:59:21,561
has failed black people
as well.
1259
00:59:21,603 --> 00:59:24,439
But I rather be failed
by the court system than
1260
00:59:24,481 --> 00:59:25,690
be shot in the back.
1261
00:59:25,732 --> 00:59:28,234
There has to be like--
When is force necessary?
1262
00:59:30,779 --> 00:59:32,197
JONATHAN:
So, I wanted to become
a police officer,
1263
00:59:32,238 --> 00:59:34,616
because when I was
a young uh, teenager, I--
1264
00:59:34,657 --> 00:59:37,494
I recall sitting on the front
steps of my home
1265
00:59:37,535 --> 00:59:39,037
with my-- my brother.
1266
00:59:39,079 --> 00:59:40,872
Uh, and we were-- we lived
on a very quiet street.
1267
00:59:40,914 --> 00:59:42,707
But with-- within earshot,
1268
00:59:42,749 --> 00:59:44,876
was pretty busy street,
you know.
1269
00:59:44,918 --> 00:59:46,961
Majority African-American
neighborhood.
1270
00:59:47,003 --> 00:59:49,339
Uh, we had seen, you know.
the police frequently
1271
00:59:49,381 --> 00:59:50,715
in our neighborhood.
1272
00:59:50,757 --> 00:59:52,634
But on this particular day,
our friends were walking
1273
00:59:52,676 --> 00:59:53,885
down the street.
1274
00:59:53,927 --> 00:59:55,762
Uh, they passed our house
and we saw them wave
1275
00:59:55,804 --> 00:59:58,223
and you know, nothing--
No greater conversation
1276
00:59:58,264 --> 00:59:59,349
than that.
1277
00:59:59,391 --> 01:00:01,059
But shortly after
they passed us,
1278
01:00:01,101 --> 01:00:02,769
A police car uh,
pulled up on them.
1279
01:00:02,811 --> 01:00:04,688
Police car pulled up on them.
1280
01:00:04,729 --> 01:00:06,314
Got out of the--
Officers got out of the car.
1281
01:00:06,356 --> 01:00:08,608
They were two white officers.
1282
01:00:08,650 --> 01:00:12,070
Began to verbally abuse
my friends,
1283
01:00:12,112 --> 01:00:13,530
my brother and I,
and my cousins
1284
01:00:13,571 --> 01:00:14,739
actually were with me,
too.
1285
01:00:14,781 --> 01:00:15,699
We were staying there trying to
figure out
1286
01:00:15,740 --> 01:00:17,909
what was going on.
1287
01:00:17,951 --> 01:00:20,412
Uh, as the conversation
continued with the police
1288
01:00:20,453 --> 01:00:21,621
and-- and my friends.
1289
01:00:21,663 --> 01:00:23,915
Uh, we could see that everyone
was agitated
1290
01:00:23,957 --> 01:00:26,543
up to a point where the police
officer slapped
1291
01:00:26,584 --> 01:00:28,420
and assaulted my friends.
1292
01:00:28,461 --> 01:00:30,296
Now I'm sitting there
with my cousins-- my cousins
1293
01:00:30,338 --> 01:00:33,299
and my brother and we felt
completely powerless.
1294
01:00:33,341 --> 01:00:35,468
So we watched this interaction.
1295
01:00:35,510 --> 01:00:37,762
And it ended up where no one got
arrested,
1296
01:00:37,804 --> 01:00:39,764
The-- the-- our friends
weren't placed in the car
1297
01:00:39,806 --> 01:00:41,141
and the police left
the scene.
1298
01:00:41,182 --> 01:00:44,060
But it left this indelible mark
on me.
1299
01:00:44,102 --> 01:00:46,771
Looking at the situation, again
feeling powerless
1300
01:00:46,813 --> 01:00:48,773
for my self,
but also feeling that
1301
01:00:48,815 --> 01:00:51,901
I couldn't do anything
to uh-- to help my friends.
1302
01:00:51,943 --> 01:00:54,279
I recalled at that point that
my father in the driveway
1303
01:00:54,320 --> 01:00:55,947
a little bit further up
working on the car.
1304
01:00:55,989 --> 01:00:58,324
So I ran to him and I had tears
in my eyes.
1305
01:00:58,366 --> 01:01:00,744
And I said, “Dad, I have to tell
you what just happened.”
1306
01:01:00,785 --> 01:01:01,911
And I went through
the whole story
1307
01:01:01,953 --> 01:01:03,621
and I explained to him what went
on and--
1308
01:01:03,663 --> 01:01:04,914
and the friends getting slapped
1309
01:01:04,956 --> 01:01:07,000
and the powerless feeling
and I said to him that
1310
01:01:07,042 --> 01:01:09,294
somebody's gotta do
something about this.
1311
01:01:09,336 --> 01:01:11,129
And my father at that point was
working on the car,
1312
01:01:11,171 --> 01:01:13,548
was fixing the oil and he--
and he slowly closed the hood
1313
01:01:13,590 --> 01:01:14,966
and he wiped the oil
off his hands
1314
01:01:15,008 --> 01:01:16,634
and he looked at me
and he said,
1315
01:01:16,676 --> 01:01:18,136
“When God gets you
to the point
1316
01:01:18,178 --> 01:01:20,805
where you feel that someone has
to do something about it,
1317
01:01:20,847 --> 01:01:23,141
you are the someone
and the something,
1318
01:01:23,183 --> 01:01:25,185
well, that's for you
to figure out."
1319
01:01:25,226 --> 01:01:26,895
At that point, I knew that
I had to go
1320
01:01:26,936 --> 01:01:28,146
to the police department.
1321
01:01:28,188 --> 01:01:30,190
And in my mind I thought
I could fix all the ills
1322
01:01:30,231 --> 01:01:32,484
of a bad police performance
by joining
1323
01:01:32,525 --> 01:01:34,027
the police department.
1324
01:01:34,069 --> 01:01:35,445
But I knew at that point that
that's what I needed to do.
1325
01:01:37,364 --> 01:01:39,574
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Today's police force looks very
different
1326
01:01:39,616 --> 01:01:41,201
from one of decades ago.
1327
01:01:41,242 --> 01:01:43,828
There is more diversity
in its ranks,
1328
01:01:43,870 --> 01:01:46,790
more leaders
who are black and brown.
1329
01:01:46,831 --> 01:01:50,377
Many of them call to make
a change in their community.
1330
01:01:56,549 --> 01:01:59,719
While cities across America
struggle with reform,
1331
01:01:59,761 --> 01:02:02,180
some communities and law
enforcement leaders
1332
01:02:02,222 --> 01:02:05,350
have started to embrace
the changes being called for.
1333
01:02:05,392 --> 01:02:08,728
CHIEF BISA:
We really have to focus
on culture internally
1334
01:02:08,770 --> 01:02:10,146
in the police department.
1335
01:02:10,188 --> 01:02:12,691
You can bring all the diversity
into the department
1336
01:02:12,732 --> 01:02:14,984
that you want, but if you have a
culture
1337
01:02:15,026 --> 01:02:17,112
that's not inclusive,
it really doesn't matter,
1338
01:02:17,153 --> 01:02:20,990
you're gonna have the same kind
of, you know--
1339
01:02:21,032 --> 01:02:22,200
You're gonna have the same
culture
1340
01:02:22,242 --> 01:02:24,119
that you've already had
and you're gonna--
1341
01:02:24,160 --> 01:02:25,704
you know, people are gonna do
the same thing that
1342
01:02:25,745 --> 01:02:27,038
they've already done.
1343
01:02:27,080 --> 01:02:28,707
Our focus here at the Richmond
Police Department
1344
01:02:28,748 --> 01:02:30,417
has been um, building
relationships,
1345
01:02:30,458 --> 01:02:32,836
with the community, because
that's how we feel like
1346
01:02:32,877 --> 01:02:35,547
we can prevent crimes
and solve crimes
1347
01:02:35,588 --> 01:02:37,007
when they do happen.
1348
01:02:37,048 --> 01:02:39,718
We look at policy and really
look at what the community
1349
01:02:39,759 --> 01:02:42,387
is asking of us and make sure
that our policies
1350
01:02:42,429 --> 01:02:44,055
and procedures reflect that.
1351
01:02:44,097 --> 01:02:46,224
So, we have kind of
a different community
1352
01:02:46,266 --> 01:02:48,226
policing model then a lot of
other departments
1353
01:02:48,268 --> 01:02:51,229
in which everything we do
is community pleasing,
1354
01:02:51,271 --> 01:02:55,734
not just a program or you know,
a-- a few officers.
1355
01:02:55,775 --> 01:02:58,194
It's difficult to bring people
of color
1356
01:02:58,236 --> 01:03:00,071
into this profession, especially
with everything
1357
01:03:00,113 --> 01:03:01,489
that's going on.
Just not-- not--
1358
01:03:01,531 --> 01:03:06,077
Not just now, but really over
the last five plus years
1359
01:03:06,119 --> 01:03:10,081
with, you know, Ferguson
and all the other departments
1360
01:03:10,123 --> 01:03:13,084
so, you know, how do I tell
somebody that looks like me
1361
01:03:13,126 --> 01:03:16,254
to, “Oh, come join”, and then
they come to you know,
1362
01:03:16,296 --> 01:03:18,590
a department or you know,
like the departments
1363
01:03:18,631 --> 01:03:21,634
all across the-- the nation that
are predominantly white
1364
01:03:21,676 --> 01:03:23,887
or have a lot of,
you know, officers
1365
01:03:23,928 --> 01:03:27,140
that are not of color--
1366
01:03:27,182 --> 01:03:29,601
And um, you know, how do
I tell you, “Yes, come work,
1367
01:03:29,642 --> 01:03:30,769
we're gonna do great things'.
1368
01:03:30,810 --> 01:03:32,437
and we're gonna do
great things”.
1369
01:03:32,479 --> 01:03:33,688
in the community.
1370
01:03:33,730 --> 01:03:36,107
And you have the unique ability
to connect,
1371
01:03:36,149 --> 01:03:39,527
but they don't wanna see
themselves as wearing
1372
01:03:39,569 --> 01:03:41,071
this uniform because
they know
1373
01:03:41,112 --> 01:03:42,405
what the representation is,
1374
01:03:42,447 --> 01:03:45,867
they know that the history
of systemic oppression
1375
01:03:45,909 --> 01:03:48,078
by people that wear
this uniform.
1376
01:03:48,119 --> 01:03:50,622
And while there's many of us
that wear this uniform
1377
01:03:50,663 --> 01:03:52,123
that look like me
1378
01:03:52,165 --> 01:03:54,250
have not participated
in that, we know that
1379
01:03:54,292 --> 01:03:56,670
the history of
our profession has.
1380
01:03:56,711 --> 01:03:58,254
And so that's difficult
to overcome.
1381
01:03:58,296 --> 01:04:00,382
It's-- it's difficult for
those of us
1382
01:04:00,423 --> 01:04:01,966
who do wear this uniform
1383
01:04:02,008 --> 01:04:04,219
to reconcile with that fact
that, “Yeah, we're a part of
1384
01:04:04,260 --> 01:04:08,264
this system that has oppressed
our communities”.
1385
01:04:08,306 --> 01:04:11,309
Um, but there's also the
opportunity to change that
1386
01:04:11,351 --> 01:04:13,186
How can we change that
moving forward?
1387
01:04:13,228 --> 01:04:15,021
What can I do now
as a chief of police
1388
01:04:15,063 --> 01:04:17,649
to put in policies
and practices
1389
01:04:17,691 --> 01:04:20,985
within my organization,
so that we no longer have
1390
01:04:21,027 --> 01:04:22,487
that system of
oppression here
1391
01:04:22,529 --> 01:04:23,905
in the city of Richmond?
1392
01:04:29,661 --> 01:04:38,586
[***]
1393
01:04:39,879 --> 01:04:42,549
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
Smart phone and body camera
technology
1394
01:04:42,590 --> 01:04:44,426
have captured the many instances
1395
01:04:44,467 --> 01:04:47,012
of excessive use of force
that people
1396
01:04:47,053 --> 01:04:50,181
in black and brown communities
already knew.
1397
01:04:50,223 --> 01:04:53,685
Social media has amplified
and exposed these crimes.
1398
01:04:53,727 --> 01:04:55,937
Without these tools,
making police
1399
01:04:55,979 --> 01:04:58,148
and prosecutors more accountable
1400
01:04:58,189 --> 01:05:01,609
to the public would remain
in the shadows.
1401
01:05:01,651 --> 01:05:06,072
America, with all its power,
wealth, and knowledge,
1402
01:05:06,114 --> 01:05:09,534
has the ability to turn around a
centuries' old issue
1403
01:05:09,576 --> 01:05:12,996
that can forever bring
our communities together.
1404
01:05:13,038 --> 01:05:15,040
The killing of black men
and women
1405
01:05:15,081 --> 01:05:18,460
during traffic stops needs
immediate solutions.
1406
01:05:19,336 --> 01:05:21,129
DR. TAFT:
The cameras don't lie.
1407
01:05:21,171 --> 01:05:24,174
And I think that the advent of
social media
1408
01:05:24,215 --> 01:05:27,761
of putting it on the homes
um, and on the devices,
1409
01:05:27,802 --> 01:05:29,888
because people live
on the devices now
1410
01:05:29,929 --> 01:05:31,890
It's not anything
you can escape,
1411
01:05:31,931 --> 01:05:33,558
it's not anything
you can hide.
1412
01:05:33,600 --> 01:05:35,060
I think that there are some
positivity that
1413
01:05:35,101 --> 01:05:36,186
comes with that.
1414
01:05:36,227 --> 01:05:39,314
I do feel though,
at the same time, um,
1415
01:05:39,356 --> 01:05:42,400
that if people are want
to make a change-- and it's--
1416
01:05:42,442 --> 01:05:44,944
it's always kind of funny
because you really can't tell
1417
01:05:44,986 --> 01:05:47,739
anyone how to feel
or how they should protest
1418
01:05:47,781 --> 01:05:50,325
or what they should do because
you really don't know
1419
01:05:50,367 --> 01:05:52,619
what happens with them or what
they have experienced.
1420
01:05:52,660 --> 01:05:55,747
I do think some other strategies
could be applied
1421
01:05:55,789 --> 01:05:58,375
and that protest
is just one form,
1422
01:05:58,416 --> 01:06:01,169
a one part of the solution,
um, but there are other
1423
01:06:01,211 --> 01:06:03,046
approaches that may be
necessary as well.
1424
01:06:04,255 --> 01:06:07,592
The public has a feeling that
when they tell us
1425
01:06:07,634 --> 01:06:09,552
that they want us to increase
transparency
1426
01:06:09,594 --> 01:06:11,638
that we understand it from what
they're saying.
1427
01:06:11,680 --> 01:06:13,807
But what we understand it
for what they're meaning,
1428
01:06:13,848 --> 01:06:16,434
and what they mean is that,
they don't actually trust us.
1429
01:06:16,476 --> 01:06:18,978
They want to see that what we're
doing matches
1430
01:06:19,020 --> 01:06:20,522
what we're saying.
1431
01:06:20,563 --> 01:06:23,274
So body cameras uh, and the
proliferation of body cameras
1432
01:06:23,316 --> 01:06:25,777
throughout law enforcements has
been extreme.
1433
01:06:25,819 --> 01:06:27,487
And I think
it's a good thing.
1434
01:06:27,529 --> 01:06:30,949
We want to show the public that
we're not only
1435
01:06:30,990 --> 01:06:32,450
have integrity with our report
writing
1436
01:06:32,492 --> 01:06:34,953
and our actions, but we want to
be able to prove that.
1437
01:06:34,994 --> 01:06:36,496
But not only to defend
ourselves,
1438
01:06:36,538 --> 01:06:39,207
we wanna look-- take a look at
body cameras in a way
1439
01:06:39,249 --> 01:06:41,084
that I don't think they've been
used--
1440
01:06:41,126 --> 01:06:43,086
utilized well enough and that is
as a performance
1441
01:06:43,128 --> 01:06:44,295
management measure.
1442
01:06:44,337 --> 01:06:45,964
We'd like to be able
to take a look at what
1443
01:06:46,006 --> 01:06:47,716
officers are doing
to determine
1444
01:06:47,757 --> 01:06:50,844
if their performance matches our
expectations.
1445
01:06:50,885 --> 01:06:52,053
If it does,
then that's great.
1446
01:06:52,095 --> 01:06:53,513
We should commend them
1447
01:06:53,555 --> 01:06:54,681
We should let them know that
they're doing a great job.
1448
01:06:54,723 --> 01:06:56,975
If it doesn't, what we don't
wanna do is
1449
01:06:57,017 --> 01:06:58,560
just look for them doing
something bad.
1450
01:06:58,601 --> 01:07:00,311
We wanna ma-- we want to
obviously take a look at
1451
01:07:00,353 --> 01:07:04,149
some of those pre-incident
indicators to behavior
1452
01:07:04,190 --> 01:07:06,985
to see if we can sort of stop
them along the way.
1453
01:07:07,027 --> 01:07:08,236
Send them in a right direction.
1454
01:07:08,278 --> 01:07:10,155
Send them--
Give them better guidance.
1455
01:07:10,196 --> 01:07:12,157
And more importantly,
sit the officer down
1456
01:07:12,198 --> 01:07:14,451
and have them look
at their performance.
1457
01:07:14,492 --> 01:07:16,536
It's amazing what will happen
when you tell a person that,
1458
01:07:16,578 --> 01:07:18,997
“Listen, I don't-- I don't think
you did the right way.”
1459
01:07:19,039 --> 01:07:20,373
For a law enforcement
officers,
1460
01:07:20,415 --> 01:07:22,792
because we are so used to people
combating us
1461
01:07:22,834 --> 01:07:26,171
our initial reaction is going to
be, "I didn't do that,
1462
01:07:26,212 --> 01:07:27,672
I did it right."
1463
01:07:27,714 --> 01:07:31,259
The ability to see yourself in
action, to see that
1464
01:07:31,301 --> 01:07:32,802
maybe you took a left turn
when you should've taken--
1465
01:07:32,844 --> 01:07:34,012
taken a right turn.
1466
01:07:34,054 --> 01:07:36,681
And it allows you to--
to understand that
1467
01:07:36,723 --> 01:07:38,767
we're not out here trying
to hurt you that
1468
01:07:38,808 --> 01:07:42,020
the executives within the agency
and the supervisors
1469
01:07:42,062 --> 01:07:44,230
are there to improve
performance,
1470
01:07:44,272 --> 01:07:46,066
ultimately hoping
to improve service delivery
1471
01:07:46,107 --> 01:07:47,192
to the public.
1472
01:07:47,233 --> 01:07:49,444
ROY:
Body cameras are not
a panacea.
1473
01:07:49,486 --> 01:07:51,529
I mean, the panacea would be to
stop the abuse
1474
01:07:51,571 --> 01:07:53,073
in the first place.
1475
01:07:53,114 --> 01:07:55,033
Uh, and the problem with body
cameras is that
1476
01:07:55,075 --> 01:07:57,077
there are no generalized rules.
1477
01:07:57,118 --> 01:07:58,787
That every department
does it their own way.
1478
01:07:58,828 --> 01:08:02,040
If we look at the
Laquan McDonald's shooting,
1479
01:08:02,082 --> 01:08:04,918
In Laquan McDonald,
we saw,
1480
01:08:04,959 --> 01:08:07,921
eventually that the officer was
lying.
1481
01:08:07,962 --> 01:08:09,506
But that went on
for a year or so.
1482
01:08:09,547 --> 01:08:12,717
So sometimes they just--
they know what's on there,
1483
01:08:12,759 --> 01:08:15,720
they know it's bad and they
refuse to release it.
1484
01:08:15,762 --> 01:08:17,639
You know, I'm not gonna give
them the excuse to--
1485
01:08:17,681 --> 01:08:20,183
There's too much video
to look at.
1486
01:08:20,225 --> 01:08:21,434
They don't have time
to look at it,
1487
01:08:21,476 --> 01:08:23,895
they don't have the resources to
look at it.
1488
01:08:23,937 --> 01:08:26,815
We give our law enforcement
agencies
1489
01:08:26,856 --> 01:08:29,484
an enormous amount of money.
1490
01:08:29,526 --> 01:08:31,903
It's how they decide
to use it.
1491
01:08:31,945 --> 01:08:35,156
You know, they prefer
to use it to buy new toys,
1492
01:08:35,198 --> 01:08:39,244
then it is to investigate
allegations of misconduct.
1493
01:08:40,203 --> 01:08:41,663
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
As the world reckons
with what policing
1494
01:08:41,705 --> 01:08:42,997
looks like today,
1495
01:08:43,039 --> 01:08:46,251
reimagining 21st century
policing has been the call
1496
01:08:46,292 --> 01:08:47,961
to action by citizens,
1497
01:08:48,003 --> 01:08:50,380
politicians, and law enforcement
leaders.
1498
01:08:50,422 --> 01:08:52,507
There should be a social
contract between
1499
01:08:52,549 --> 01:08:55,301
the community and the people um,
who are served by
1500
01:08:55,343 --> 01:08:58,346
the law enforcement
and law enforcement to ensure
1501
01:08:58,388 --> 01:08:59,806
that there was a meeting
of the minds.
1502
01:08:59,848 --> 01:09:02,434
And what are the tools that
you're using,
1503
01:09:02,475 --> 01:09:04,102
so for example, when President
Obama
1504
01:09:04,144 --> 01:09:06,688
was in office,
we stopped the practice
1505
01:09:06,730 --> 01:09:09,649
of giving military style
equipment to local
1506
01:09:09,691 --> 01:09:11,276
law enforcement.
1507
01:09:11,317 --> 01:09:14,237
Believing that that only
escalates the situation.
1508
01:09:14,279 --> 01:09:16,740
And one of the other
recommendations
1509
01:09:16,781 --> 01:09:18,950
in the report was to encourage
law enforcement
1510
01:09:18,992 --> 01:09:20,827
to get out of their car.
1511
01:09:20,869 --> 01:09:22,787
Well, first of all,
the higher local enforcement
1512
01:09:22,829 --> 01:09:24,080
from the community.
1513
01:09:24,122 --> 01:09:26,332
So they know who are the leaders
in the community.
1514
01:09:26,374 --> 01:09:28,626
And that encouraged them
to get outside of their cars,
1515
01:09:28,668 --> 01:09:31,463
walks the street,
go into the schools,
1516
01:09:31,504 --> 01:09:35,091
let people see them when there
isn't a crisis,
1517
01:09:35,133 --> 01:09:37,135
so that they build relationships
1518
01:09:37,177 --> 01:09:39,804
And that is the foundation
of bond of trust.
1519
01:09:39,846 --> 01:09:41,973
You can't get people
to co-operate with you
1520
01:09:42,015 --> 01:09:43,099
if there are crimes
in a community.
1521
01:09:43,141 --> 01:09:44,267
If they don't think the people
are gonna
1522
01:09:44,309 --> 01:09:45,685
be treated fairly.
1523
01:09:45,727 --> 01:09:47,687
And so it actually impedes law
enforcement's ability
1524
01:09:47,729 --> 01:09:49,314
to do their job.
1525
01:09:49,356 --> 01:09:51,775
GLENN:
Community policing
is a great concept,
1526
01:09:51,816 --> 01:09:55,070
because when the officers know
the communities
1527
01:09:55,111 --> 01:09:57,322
that they are expected
to police.
1528
01:09:57,364 --> 01:09:59,699
And when they are interacting
with the folks every day,
1529
01:09:59,741 --> 01:10:01,534
not just when something
goes wrong,
1530
01:10:01,576 --> 01:10:03,244
but when everything
is going right,
1531
01:10:03,286 --> 01:10:04,537
when things are
calm and quiet.
1532
01:10:05,580 --> 01:10:08,667
That's going to build important
relationships.
1533
01:10:08,708 --> 01:10:11,920
I had a interesting conversation
with um,
1534
01:10:11,961 --> 01:10:14,130
someone that I would consider
to be a friend,
1535
01:10:14,172 --> 01:10:15,173
and he said to me that
1536
01:10:15,215 --> 01:10:16,883
when we were
in Seminary School.
1537
01:10:16,925 --> 01:10:19,844
He was intimidated by me because
1538
01:10:19,886 --> 01:10:22,430
I destroyed his narrative
1539
01:10:22,472 --> 01:10:24,891
of what an African-American male
is.
1540
01:10:26,768 --> 01:10:29,229
He grew up in South Carolina,
just like me.
1541
01:10:29,270 --> 01:10:32,023
And he had a certain vision, a
certain image
1542
01:10:32,065 --> 01:10:35,902
of what a black man was.
1543
01:10:35,944 --> 01:10:37,696
I upset all of that.
1544
01:10:37,737 --> 01:10:39,489
And then he began to say,
“You know, I would love
1545
01:10:39,531 --> 01:10:41,241
to invite you to
my congregation
1546
01:10:41,282 --> 01:10:43,618
and I would, you know,
so if Lord praises on you
1547
01:10:43,660 --> 01:10:46,037
before you know,
coming out of Hartsville,
1548
01:10:46,079 --> 01:10:47,539
South Carolina.
1549
01:10:47,580 --> 01:10:48,957
And I said, “Hold on, sir.”
1550
01:10:48,998 --> 01:10:50,875
I said, “Don't do that.
1551
01:10:50,917 --> 01:10:54,337
Because if you look at me
as an anomaly,
1552
01:10:54,379 --> 01:10:56,589
because of my education and what
I've been able to do.
1553
01:10:56,631 --> 01:10:59,759
What you're doing is now
creating a cycle
1554
01:10:59,801 --> 01:11:01,678
where you see me differently
from any other
1555
01:11:01,720 --> 01:11:04,139
African-American man,
and that's the problem.
1556
01:11:04,180 --> 01:11:07,559
What you need to do
is see my humanity,
1557
01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:09,894
just like you see
anyone else's humanity.”
1558
01:11:11,271 --> 01:11:13,815
CHUCK D: (Narrating)
More and more,
citizens are coming up
1559
01:11:13,857 --> 01:11:17,193
with tech solutions,
products and services
1560
01:11:17,235 --> 01:11:19,279
that are helping address
the issue.
1561
01:11:19,320 --> 01:11:20,989
There are those already
at the forefront
1562
01:11:21,031 --> 01:11:22,073
of this effort,
1563
01:11:22,115 --> 01:11:24,284
trying to make
communities safer.
1564
01:11:24,909 --> 01:11:27,454
JACKIE:
Not Reaching is a vehicle
identification pouch,
1565
01:11:27,495 --> 01:11:30,415
it holds your license,
registration, and insurance.
1566
01:11:30,457 --> 01:11:32,834
It clips to your
driver-side air vent,
1567
01:11:32,876 --> 01:11:34,794
so when an officer comes to your
car during
1568
01:11:34,836 --> 01:11:37,130
a traffic stop,
you do not have to reach.
1569
01:11:37,172 --> 01:11:39,758
Officers have said that this is
what makes them nervous
1570
01:11:39,799 --> 01:11:42,177
and escalates
their traffic stops.
1571
01:11:42,218 --> 01:11:45,430
So, on July 6th of 2016,
1572
01:11:45,472 --> 01:11:46,681
I'm at-- we're at home
celebrating
1573
01:11:46,723 --> 01:11:50,018
our son's 38th birthday
and Valerie Castile
1574
01:11:50,060 --> 01:11:51,519
is in Minnesota,
losing her son
1575
01:11:51,561 --> 01:11:53,396
to a routine traffic stop.
1576
01:11:53,438 --> 01:11:55,690
And that was the day,
I said, “That's it.
1577
01:11:55,732 --> 01:11:57,400
We have to come up
with a solution.
1578
01:11:57,442 --> 01:11:59,527
There has to be something
out there.”
1579
01:11:59,569 --> 01:12:01,613
So after interviewing police
officers,
1580
01:12:01,654 --> 01:12:02,781
they all said the same thing.
1581
01:12:02,822 --> 01:12:04,407
What is it that makes you
nervous during
1582
01:12:04,449 --> 01:12:05,825
a traffic stop?
1583
01:12:05,867 --> 01:12:08,286
They all said, reaching.
1584
01:12:08,328 --> 01:12:09,913
And that's how we came up with
Not Reaching,
1585
01:12:09,954 --> 01:12:12,999
not knowing two years later,
I would find out
1586
01:12:13,041 --> 01:12:16,461
that Philando's last words
before he died were,
1587
01:12:16,503 --> 01:12:18,630
“I wasn't reaching.”
1588
01:12:20,924 --> 01:12:25,970
Our policing system, sir,
1589
01:12:26,012 --> 01:12:27,013
are out of control.
1590
01:12:28,765 --> 01:12:34,270
They are not regulated,
there is not the appropriate
1591
01:12:34,312 --> 01:12:35,814
accountability measures.
1592
01:12:35,855 --> 01:12:38,483
If every time an officer
interacts with
1593
01:12:38,525 --> 01:12:41,569
a community member,
there is a risk that
1594
01:12:41,611 --> 01:12:43,738
that community member
could end up dead.
1595
01:12:44,656 --> 01:12:46,908
And there's never accountability
1596
01:12:46,950 --> 01:12:48,493
for that officer.
1597
01:12:48,535 --> 01:12:50,912
You are never going to be able
to have the kind of
1598
01:12:50,954 --> 01:12:52,330
safety that you
are talking about.
1599
01:12:53,123 --> 01:12:57,168
We have a filing crime rate of
approximately
1600
01:12:57,210 --> 01:13:02,507
300 to 400 people every year,
across administrations.
1601
01:13:02,549 --> 01:13:05,010
And that's what it's looked like
for years, and years,
1602
01:13:05,051 --> 01:13:06,344
and years.
1603
01:13:06,386 --> 01:13:09,180
Dumping money into criminal
justice.
1604
01:13:09,222 --> 01:13:11,683
What if we move that money into
building people up
1605
01:13:11,725 --> 01:13:14,352
instead of tearing people down?
1606
01:13:14,394 --> 01:13:16,646
Because the current system
just isn't working
1607
01:13:17,647 --> 01:13:19,274
We don't have the greatest
criminal justice
1608
01:13:19,315 --> 01:13:20,692
in the world.
1609
01:13:21,735 --> 01:13:23,695
We shouldn't be locking up more
people than
1610
01:13:23,737 --> 01:13:26,740
pretty much every single country
in the world.
1611
01:13:27,741 --> 01:13:30,035
We shouldn't be destroying black
lives
1612
01:13:30,076 --> 01:13:32,412
and black communities,
and the Latino lives
1613
01:13:32,454 --> 01:13:34,080
and Latino communities.
1614
01:13:35,874 --> 01:13:37,876
So what do we have to lose
by actually doing
1615
01:13:37,917 --> 01:13:39,711
something different
1616
01:13:39,753 --> 01:13:42,797
That actually makes common
sense.
1617
01:13:42,839 --> 01:13:45,925
The American people can't have
confidence
1618
01:13:45,967 --> 01:13:48,803
in the police force,
when you have
1619
01:13:48,845 --> 01:13:51,598
the Eric Garners,
and the Philando Castiles,
1620
01:13:51,639 --> 01:13:54,059
and the George Floyds,
1621
01:13:54,100 --> 01:13:55,518
and--
you could name,
1622
01:13:55,560 --> 01:13:56,603
how many names?
1623
01:13:56,644 --> 01:13:59,898
Dozens, hundreds, thousands of
names.
1624
01:13:59,939 --> 01:14:03,526
So, when I see congress taking
up things like
1625
01:14:03,568 --> 01:14:06,613
banning choke holds,
well, that's wonderful.
1626
01:14:06,654 --> 01:14:07,655
But that's like putting
a Band-Aid
1627
01:14:07,697 --> 01:14:10,116
on a gaping chest wound.
1628
01:14:10,158 --> 01:14:13,119
What I think needs to be done,
based on what I saw
1629
01:14:13,161 --> 01:14:15,580
in my 30 years
as a prosecutor,
1630
01:14:15,622 --> 01:14:20,919
is the kind of intense, systemic
reform
1631
01:14:20,960 --> 01:14:26,091
that partners the police
with those being policed.
1632
01:14:26,132 --> 01:14:30,804
The Gen-Z'ers and gen uh-- and
the millennials
1633
01:14:30,845 --> 01:14:35,266
have a certain respect
for humanity.
1634
01:14:35,308 --> 01:14:37,894
That I think may be a little
different
1635
01:14:37,936 --> 01:14:40,063
from, you know,
prior generations.
1636
01:14:41,314 --> 01:14:44,609
Given George Floyd's case,
1637
01:14:44,651 --> 01:14:49,155
people saw him as a human being
for the first time.
1638
01:14:50,365 --> 01:14:53,785
It's sad that he has
to be recognized
1639
01:14:53,827 --> 01:14:57,789
as a human being, when he
is in a helpless state,
1640
01:14:57,831 --> 01:15:00,959
because he should be respected
as one
1641
01:15:01,001 --> 01:15:03,920
as he was walking
and all of this
1642
01:15:03,962 --> 01:15:07,757
over a supposed counterfeit
$20 bill.
1643
01:15:09,843 --> 01:15:12,554
Imagine a room filled
with 13 to 17 year old
1644
01:15:12,595 --> 01:15:15,306
students of color, brainstorming
1645
01:15:15,348 --> 01:15:19,269
how they can use technology to
make a positive impact
1646
01:15:19,310 --> 01:15:20,645
to their community.
1647
01:15:20,687 --> 01:15:24,441
My first introduction into the
world of technology
1648
01:15:24,482 --> 01:15:26,484
was a Kino Live Tech Phone.
1649
01:15:26,526 --> 01:15:29,154
But there was a question,
that was posed at me
1650
01:15:29,195 --> 01:15:30,655
at that event.
1651
01:15:30,697 --> 01:15:33,616
It was, “Could an app have saved
Trayvon Martin?”
1652
01:15:34,534 --> 01:15:38,663
Uh, I created Cop Stop in 2015.
1653
01:15:38,705 --> 01:15:40,623
It was born out of the idea that
we need to figure out
1654
01:15:40,665 --> 01:15:42,667
how to alleviate this
overwhelming sense
1655
01:15:42,709 --> 01:15:45,337
of anxiety that black folks get
and other folks
1656
01:15:45,378 --> 01:15:46,713
of color get,
when you're talking
1657
01:15:46,755 --> 01:15:51,009
to an officer after he or she
pulls you over.
1658
01:15:51,051 --> 01:15:53,094
It's ridiculous that you can
feel like you're frozen
1659
01:15:53,136 --> 01:15:56,181
you know, that these folks that
you're supposed to call
1660
01:15:56,222 --> 01:15:59,517
after anything happens.
1661
01:15:59,559 --> 01:16:00,935
Uh, that you-- you feel like,
1662
01:16:00,977 --> 01:16:02,312
they're ready to kill you,
you know.
1663
01:16:03,813 --> 01:16:06,274
So, I had to figure out
some like--
1664
01:16:06,316 --> 01:16:07,525
some step in the right direction
1665
01:16:07,567 --> 01:16:09,235
to create a solution for it.
1666
01:16:09,277 --> 01:16:12,822
Um, I was invited by
the chief of police to give
1667
01:16:12,864 --> 01:16:14,532
a presentation on Cop Stop.
1668
01:16:14,574 --> 01:16:16,284
Uh, my experience
with officers,
1669
01:16:16,326 --> 01:16:19,537
why I felt there was a need
for the application,
1670
01:16:19,579 --> 01:16:21,247
and how the officers can use it
to regulate
1671
01:16:21,289 --> 01:16:24,209
their own behaviors and keep
themselves accountable.
1672
01:16:24,250 --> 01:16:26,086
At the same time,
it was how community members
1673
01:16:26,127 --> 01:16:28,213
are gonna use it for their own
safety.
1674
01:16:28,254 --> 01:16:30,382
And I can definitely share
I was nervous.
1675
01:16:30,423 --> 01:16:32,342
Like I was scared, ‘cause
it was my first time speaking
1676
01:16:32,384 --> 01:16:34,386
to a group of officers um,
1677
01:16:34,427 --> 01:16:36,596
about an app called
“Cop Stop”
1678
01:16:36,638 --> 01:16:38,598
and I'm black.
1679
01:16:38,640 --> 01:16:40,684
That opportunity was really,
really eye-opening,
1680
01:16:40,725 --> 01:16:41,935
because that happened--
1681
01:16:41,976 --> 01:16:44,020
that happened
when I was 15 years old.
1682
01:16:45,271 --> 01:16:50,026
From all of the workshops and
projects that I've done,
1683
01:16:50,068 --> 01:16:53,571
they all stem from the same idea
of defining
1684
01:16:53,613 --> 01:16:55,156
your own reality.
1685
01:16:55,198 --> 01:16:58,743
I practiced that through
technology creation.
1686
01:16:58,785 --> 01:17:02,205
We can use technology
as a platform to build
1687
01:17:02,247 --> 01:17:05,417
an educational system
without the influence
1688
01:17:05,458 --> 01:17:07,460
of white supremacy.
1689
01:17:07,502 --> 01:17:10,630
[Applause]
1690
01:17:16,386 --> 01:17:20,265
I know its uncomfortable,
but if you've been waiting
1691
01:17:20,306 --> 01:17:21,683
for someone to tell you,
1692
01:17:21,725 --> 01:17:24,269
it's time to keep questioning,
1693
01:17:24,310 --> 01:17:25,687
let it be me.
1694
01:17:26,646 --> 01:17:30,108
Curiosity doesn't always
lead to death.
1695
01:17:30,150 --> 01:17:33,611
In truth, it can be the
strongest catalyst
1696
01:17:33,653 --> 01:17:35,113
for change.
1697
01:17:35,155 --> 01:17:36,114
Thank you.
1698
01:17:36,156 --> 01:17:37,365
[Audience cheering
& applauding]
1699
01:17:37,407 --> 01:17:40,368
We've pleaded, we've prayed,
we've worshipped,
1700
01:17:40,410 --> 01:17:42,412
we've begged,
we've marched,
1701
01:17:43,830 --> 01:17:49,627
And it can't-- It does not
appear to resonate, right.
1702
01:17:49,669 --> 01:17:55,091
With-- with large numbers
of white Americans
1703
01:17:55,133 --> 01:17:58,595
that race relations
is their problem to solve
1704
01:17:59,346 --> 01:18:01,806
I think, that people need
to take a deep breath
1705
01:18:01,848 --> 01:18:04,642
and they need to start having
conversations like this
1706
01:18:04,684 --> 01:18:07,645
to really understand
everybody's viewpoint.
1707
01:18:07,687 --> 01:18:09,481
In the future,
I hope I don't have to see
1708
01:18:09,522 --> 01:18:14,194
video after video of police
disrespecting, dehumanizing
1709
01:18:14,235 --> 01:18:18,031
and hurting, killing,
and injuring folk on the
1710
01:18:18,073 --> 01:18:20,658
It's gonna take mayors
and police chiefs
1711
01:18:20,700 --> 01:18:23,161
who are committed
to recognizing that
1712
01:18:23,203 --> 01:18:24,412
there is a problem.
1713
01:18:24,454 --> 01:18:26,331
Not-- not trying to pretend
it doesn't exist.
1714
01:18:26,373 --> 01:18:27,415
It does exist!
1715
01:18:27,457 --> 01:18:30,251
It is a real emphasis
on the getting
1716
01:18:30,293 --> 01:18:32,754
our white counterparts to at the
very least
1717
01:18:32,796 --> 01:18:34,881
understand that these things are
real for us.
1718
01:18:34,923 --> 01:18:38,009
It's time now uh,
that we really need to the--
1719
01:18:38,051 --> 01:18:40,887
to listen to the voices
1720
01:18:40,929 --> 01:18:44,349
of those who have the worst
assumptions about
1721
01:18:44,391 --> 01:18:45,558
the justice system,
1722
01:18:45,600 --> 01:18:47,185
the worst assumptions
about policing.
1723
01:18:47,227 --> 01:18:49,854
America to have justice
for all.
1724
01:18:49,896 --> 01:18:51,439
Don't think of a person's color,
1725
01:18:51,481 --> 01:18:52,857
think of them being a human.
1726
01:18:52,899 --> 01:18:54,984
They'll treat a dog better
1727
01:18:55,026 --> 01:18:56,736
than they'll treat
a human being.
1728
01:18:59,823 --> 01:19:01,366
Members of jury, I will now
read the verdicts
1729
01:19:01,408 --> 01:19:02,784
as they will appear
on the permanent records
1730
01:19:02,826 --> 01:19:04,911
of the fourth judicial district.
1731
01:19:04,953 --> 01:19:06,705
We, the jury, in the above
entitled manner
1732
01:19:06,746 --> 01:19:07,956
as to count one,
1733
01:19:07,997 --> 01:19:09,499
unintentional
second degree murder
1734
01:19:09,541 --> 01:19:10,875
while committing a felony,
1735
01:19:10,917 --> 01:19:12,335
find the defendant guilty.
1736
01:19:12,377 --> 01:19:15,255
[Crowd cheering]
1737
01:19:21,094 --> 01:19:23,638
* Trust me if you can understand
*
1738
01:19:23,680 --> 01:19:25,306
* It's a new day*
1739
01:19:25,348 --> 01:19:29,102
* Life is real, but we still
gotta get paid*
1740
01:19:29,144 --> 01:19:32,981
* Take it back
to the simple things*
1741
01:19:33,023 --> 01:19:36,526
* Like level out the
Fuck the bullshit games*
1742
01:19:36,568 --> 01:19:38,111
* Stand up to a man*
1743
01:19:38,153 --> 01:19:41,197
* Yes, I can take my place*
1744
01:19:41,239 --> 01:19:44,784
* Don't let that chess play
fool ya*
1745
01:19:44,826 --> 01:19:48,496
* Put your picture
in a frame*
1746
01:19:48,538 --> 01:19:52,417
* It's time to step
into this double Dutch game*
1747
01:19:52,459 --> 01:19:56,629
* And just stand up
for something*
1748
01:19:56,671 --> 01:20:00,258
* Don't fall back
for nothing*
1749
01:20:00,300 --> 01:20:04,596
* If we don't stand for
something*
1750
01:20:04,637 --> 01:20:07,807
* We'll fall for anything*
1751
01:20:15,774 --> 01:20:17,192
* Life is passing by*
1752
01:20:17,233 --> 01:20:19,903
* And it's not gonna sit right*
1753
01:20:19,944 --> 01:20:21,863
* When you witness
the truth*
1754
01:20:21,905 --> 01:20:23,698
* But then believe the lies*
1755
01:20:23,740 --> 01:20:24,824
* I'm a mama*
1756
01:20:24,866 --> 01:20:25,658
* Freedom fighter *
1757
01:20:25,700 --> 01:20:27,619
* I'm a queen*
1758
01:20:27,660 --> 01:20:28,995
* But if I don't speak up*
1759
01:20:29,037 --> 01:20:30,955
* And tell you
what it means*
1760
01:20:30,997 --> 01:20:34,542
* And while justice keeps on
fading away*
1761
01:20:34,584 --> 01:20:38,755
* Even fear keep on
making mistakes*
1762
01:20:38,797 --> 01:20:40,674
* Police against the citizens *
1763
01:20:40,715 --> 01:20:42,634
* The troops against the youth*
1764
01:20:42,676 --> 01:20:44,177
* And what am I*
1765
01:20:44,219 --> 01:20:46,596
* Those things will tell me what
we're gonna do*
1766
01:20:46,638 --> 01:20:47,847
* Oh, oh, oh*
1767
01:20:47,889 --> 01:20:50,975
* Just stand up
for something*
1768
01:20:51,017 --> 01:20:54,938
* Don't fall back
for nothing*
1769
01:20:54,979 --> 01:20:58,817
* If we don't stand for
something*
1770
01:20:58,858 --> 01:21:02,821
* We'll fall for anything*
1771
01:21:02,862 --> 01:21:06,658
* Just stand up
for something*
1772
01:21:06,700 --> 01:21:09,994
* Don't fall back
for nothing*
1773
01:21:10,036 --> 01:21:14,207
* If we don't stand
for something*
1774
01:21:14,249 --> 01:21:18,336
* We'll fall for anything*
1775
01:21:18,378 --> 01:21:22,132
* Dream makers,
heart breakers*
1776
01:21:22,173 --> 01:21:23,675
* F reedom fighters*
1777
01:21:23,717 --> 01:21:26,052
* Not you haters*
1778
01:21:26,094 --> 01:21:30,098
* True believers,
motivators*
1779
01:21:30,140 --> 01:21:33,101
* To rise up now*
1780
01:21:33,143 --> 01:21:36,980
* Yeah, there's a new day, right
outside your door*
1781
01:21:37,022 --> 01:21:38,815
* If you open it*
1782
01:21:38,857 --> 01:21:40,567
* And see what's in store*
1783
01:21:40,608 --> 01:21:44,904
* Yeah, there's a new day, right
outside your door*
1784
01:21:44,946 --> 01:21:46,740
* If you open it*
1785
01:21:46,781 --> 01:21:48,700
* You'll see
what's in store*
1786
01:21:48,742 --> 01:21:49,951
* Oh*
1787
01:21:49,993 --> 01:21:53,371
* Just stand up
for something*
1788
01:21:53,413 --> 01:21:57,417
* Don't fall back
for nothing*
1789
01:21:57,459 --> 01:22:01,212
* If we don't stand for
something*
1790
01:22:01,254 --> 01:22:05,175
* We'll fall for anything*
1791
01:22:05,216 --> 01:22:09,387
* Just stand up
for something*
1792
01:22:09,429 --> 01:22:13,058
* Don't fall down,
oh, oh, oh*
1793
01:22:13,099 --> 01:22:17,062
* If we don't stand
for something*
1794
01:22:17,103 --> 01:22:20,982
* We'll fall for anything*
1795
01:22:21,608 --> 01:22:30,533
[***]
1796
01:22:36,623 --> 01:22:45,548
[***]
1797
01:22:51,638 --> 01:23:00,563
[***]
1798
01:23:06,653 --> 01:23:15,578
[***]
1799
01:23:21,668 --> 01:23:30,593
[***]
1800
01:23:36,683 --> 01:23:45,608
[***]
1801
01:23:51,698 --> 01:24:00,623
[***]
1802
01:24:06,713 --> 01:24:15,638
[***]
1803
01:24:21,728 --> 01:24:30,653
[***]
1804
01:24:36,743 --> 01:24:42,874
[***]