President Barack Obama yesterday called to congratulate new British Prime Minister Theresa May, as the White House offered a tepid response to her choice of foreign secretary.
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“This pace of change is going to feel too long for some and too short for others”, he added. It goes without saying that Obama has gotten political mileage by stoking African American fears of police just as Patrick scored points back in red state Texas for standing up to the president. The widespread perception in the African-American community that it is being targeted by racist cops, real or not, is an impediment to effective policing and, ironically, the saving of more black lives, which many say matter, from crime and violence.
“We have to, as a country, sit down and just grind it out – solve these problems”.
He laid out a series of steps that could help to improve relations between law enforcement and communities, including improving data collection and updating police training practices.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the conversation on race was extremely urgent, and that although not everyone agreed on everything, the activists, police officers and elected officials present were able to re-establish a sense of common humanity.
Among those invited is prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson, who was arrested over the weekend during a protest in Baton Rouge, the city where Alton Sterling was shot and killed by a police officer outside a convenience store last week.
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A day later, funerals were held in the Dallas area for two of the five officers, Lorne Ahrens, 48, and Brent Thompson, 43. In a statement, Cornyn said: “As our country continues to grieve following last week’s tragedy in Dallas”.
