This afternoon @mshilary and I interviewed @KamalaHarris on police reform, her record in California and what Democrats should do for Black Americans: https://apnews.com/6f0196db1d2e7fc390968dbba268a16e …
(Interview was 20 minutes, this is an edited version.) 1/
I noted that some things in her reform bill are still allowed or were only recently reformed in California, where she was AG for 6 years. CA allows no-knock warrants and carotid holds (an effort is underway to ban the holds), a landmark use of force bill passed just last year 2/
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My Q: Could you have pushed harder for some of these things to happen earlier in California?
@KamalaHarris: "Even in a state like California, which has been a leader on reforming the criminal justice system, we still aren’t where we need to be." 3/Show this thread -
More KH: "And it speaks to the fact that I know well that there are a lot of folks and a lot that is invested in the status quo, it is deeply rooted. Within the system, there is a real hesitance, if not hostility, to reform and change."
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