The fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, an unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police officer, has pushed racial tensions in the city’s small but concentrated minority community to the fore, with the police precinct besieged by the makeshift encampment and many protesters.
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In my heart, I do not believe that all people who profess support for the Black Lives Matter movement are interested in the radical/terroristic issues that some members support.
“You know, I’m glad he’s going to Dallas”, he added, “I hope that he’s of some comfort to the families, I kind of wonder how well he will be received, considering he, I think, in many ways is responsible for fanning the flames of this anti-police feeling”. If we can reform our police force and eliminate cops who misuse their authority, then people are less prone to anger, and future incidents such as the Dallas shooting could be prevented. “Helped in some cases by protesters, they evacuated the injured, isolated the shooter, and saved more lives than we will ever know”.
She said: “You feel helpless”.
“I would not describe the White House as concerned about these protests”, Mr. Earnest said.
The movement has been a heated topic lately as two black men were shot and killed in Minnesota and Louisiana, prompting protests across the country. All Lives Matter, YET! all lives do not share or have the Black American Slavery his-tory of hundreds and hundreds of years of killings.
Mr Biden told CNN after Monday’s meeting that a couple of the police groups criticised the president while others told him he was “doing it just right” with his comments.
Yesterday marked a big moment in the Black Lives Matter movement, and a big day for our political structure. But we all saw, and continue to see, many on social media do just that.
They asked people to testify about their knowledge of life and death in this country and how they had been treated by police. Kate’s Law was named for a San Francisco woman, Kate Steinle, killed by an illegal immigrant who had been deported five times, only to return to a Sanctuary City where local enforcement agencies are not required to work with federal immigration.
“I think it’s a great start”.
Hopefully, this will prove to be a positive step toward equality and end police brutality against the black community.
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Marcy said her son is not only black, but also has a mental disability.
