Stepping deeper into America’s race debate, Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that drugs played “a very, very big factor” in violent protests that erupted in North Carolina overnight.
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Republican Rep. Robert Pittenger of North Carolina was asked on a BBC news show on September 22 about the grievance of the protesters, notes The News & Observer.
She has campaigned alongside a group of black women called the “Mothers of the Movement”, who advocated for more accountability and transparency by law enforcement. He praised police for risking their lives, although he did acknowledge that they could make mistakes. “I think you have to”, the GOP nominee said.
“I understand the nature of that argument because this is a dialogue that we’ve been having for 400 years”, he said. It’s very sad. When you look at what’s going on it’s very sad.
“Wow, here we go again. Don’t displace them. Lift them up, and get behind them”. He wants to establish the practice on a national level.
Democrat Hillary Clinton did not address escalating racial tensions on Thursday as she prepared for her first debate-stage meeting with Trump. It involves police stopping regular people and searching them for guns, drugs, and other illegal shit.
“Bottom up, not top down”, Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson suggested.
“I think Chicago needs stop-and-frisk”, Trump said Thursday. Adopted by NY in the 1990s, “stop and frisk” allows police to keep watch on what they deem as suspicious characters without the inconvenience of a warrant or having to show probable cause.
After police shot a man officials say was armed, two nights of protests followed there, slipping into violence Wednesday night with numerous civilian and police injuries reported, as well as looting and property destruction.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio rejected that argument on Thursday, warning Trump against embracing a tactic that would worsen relations between police and the minority community. “Either way, I think it’s good”.
De Blasio also credited the continued drop in crime in New York City in recent decades to a crime reduction strategy adopted by Bratton called CompStat, which adopts statistical strategies to achieve more effective policing.
When asked whether he believes it’s a good idea, though, Ryan said it has to be “done the right way”. “You have to be able to do that”, he said. The campaign said the Democratic candidate “emphasized the need to come together to stop the violence and restore the bonds of trust between police officers and the communities they serve”.
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If you don’t know, stop-and-frisk is something that former New York City mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg ordered the NYPD to do to patrol the dark streets of Gotham. “That’s something that local communities have to decide how best to keep them safe”.
