Obama expresses his condolences to the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.pic.twitter.com/2bdYvq8VxO
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Obama expresses his condolences to the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.pic.twitter.com/2bdYvq8VxO
Obama is sharing statistics about racist policing: people of color are more likely to be pulled over, searched, and shot than whites.
"This is not just a black issue." —President Obama
"A big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if, because of the color of their skin, they are not being treated the same." —Obama
"We should be able to step back, reflect, and ask ourselves, "What can we do better so that everyone can feel equal under the law?'" —Obama
Obama is touting his policing task force thing.
"Rebuild[ing] trust between police and communities ... helps us solve crime." —Obama (who apparently thinks there was trust to begin with)
Obama hopes we don't fall into the typical patterns that always occur after these shootings.
"To be concerned about these issues is not to be against law enforcement." —Obama
Somehow, the murders of black people at the hands of white cops always becomes a conversation about protecting white cops.
"No contradiction in supporting law enforcement ... and also saying that there are problems across our criminal justice system."—Obama
"Black lives matter doesn't mean that blue lives don't matter." lol omg this garbage
"I just ask folks to step back and think, 'What if this happened to someone in your family? How would you feel?" —Obama
"We have some tough history and we haven't gotten through all of that yet." —Obama
Obama adds that the "vestiges" of racism won't disappear in his lifetime, and it's unlikely to disappear in his daughters' lifetimes.
I hate that this is # 150 something and Obama's @TheJusticeDept has YET 2 do fuck all about ANY of them!https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/242 …
his words mean little. Been too afraid and slow to act.
what else can he do?
let me see. Stop selling local depts military surplus weapons. Institute automatic DOJ investigations of PD shootings. Mandate
@aurabogado would it really work?
there's a lot. #BlackLivesMatter
has awesome demands. More people need to take them up.
@aurabogado shouldn't the solution be community based? A federal stance could change when a new pres comes in. Long vs short
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