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Sherilyn What What about about the the whole whole issue issue of of of swift swift swift swift Justice? Justice Justice Justice Justice in in in in watching watching? watching watching that that that press conference of the prosecutors prosecutors yesterday? yesterday, yesterday, yesterday, I I I was was was was so so. so so struck struck struck by by by the County County prosecutor prosecutor saying saying saying that that that he he he had had had had other other other other evidence evidence. evidence. evidence evidence. Everyone has seen seen so so many many many camera camera camera angles angles angles on on on on this, this, this. this, this. you know he was was handcuffed handcuffed unarmed. unarmed unarmed If if. if if there there there was was was a for to recommit, it it was was not not a a violent violent crime. crime. crime crime putting the neck neck he he putting putting putting his his his his. his his his knee knee knee on on on the the the the neck. neck. neck. neck. It It It was. was was not not a. a permitted practice. Police training gets into this can't why as a lawyer and as such a-team, why can't there be a charge? Well, obviously, there can be a charge I was struck by his attempt to referred to the Freddie Gray prosecution and to suggest that he needed to take time so that there would be a guilty verdict. Of course we all know in Minnesota. Philando Castile was killed in July. There was no charge until November and he was still found not guilty. We have a racism problem in this country and it is deeply embedded with our system of law enforcement and and the the police police police Andrea Andrea Andrea Andrea you you you you. and and and I I I have have have had had had had so so so so many many many many. of of of these conversations and and honestly honestly my my head head is is reeling reeling that. that we're here again four and. Years later, just even hearing the build up and hearing Christian Welch talk about the President. having a news conference today here we go again with Charlottesville three different times. The President comes out until he said something that's passively decent. This is not a test for the President. He has already failed the test with the tweet that he put out this morning that is bizarre horrifying and absolutely an abdication of leadership. and at this point I only want to focus on what is happening with the Joyce George Floyd prosecution I too. Don't like to see the looting I feel for the people I feel for the businesses I feel for the city of Minneapolis, but as you pointed out Andrea, I am a lawyer. I believe in the rule of law and I said years ago that if the rule of law is to prevail, then the people have to see some Justice. I'm losing credibility when I talk with my own community about the importance of letting the legal system run its course If it always produces a result that is unjust that how can we tell people to have faith in the Justice system? What you're seeing out on the streets of Minneapolis is that lack of faith in the Justice system, and it is the lack of faith is is justified. not not. I'm not justifying looting, but the lack of faith is absolutely justified by what they have seen in the Justice system in this country. and so I don't wanna talk about looters at this point. I wanna talk about an officer of the state licensed paid for with taxpayer money given a gun and a badge and the right to take human life. I wanna see accountability. For what we saw on that video and I don't wanna hear about delays and I don't wanna hear about other pieces of evidence. If he hasn't you should release it. I'm still waiting to see the police incident report, which has not been released. I want to know what do those officers say when they return to the precinct. What did they say it happened and how does it contrast with the video? So I wanna see more transparency from the state's attorney more transparency from the mayor and I wanna see a focus on this reality that is killing killing us us in in this this country. country. It It is is not not what what happened. happened last night is killing us. But the toxic poison of racism, our democracy, cannot survive and the exploitation of it by this President is a shame, but the truth is it was there even before he took office.
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