As a mother of a young, black man, who happens to live in Charlotte, my heart has been so heavy witnessing more police shootings of black men across our nation. And with the recent release of a video taken by Mr. Scott’s wife of the incident more questions are being raised as to why a black man with a mental disability was gunned down by the police.
Those images of the pavement, clear of any objects near the victim’s feet, are significant because they do not show a gun on the ground in the spot where police later claimed one was found.
Charlotte should release police video of the Keith Lamont Scott shooting without delay. We must ensure justice & work to bridge divides. -H
Hillary previously called for national standards for the use of force by police and $1 billion in training:
Clinton: ‘We know that there is something wrong in our country’
Hillary Clinton on Friday said the there is still “implicit bias” across America that is contributing to a deterioration of trust between minority communities and police.
“There is too little trust in too many places between police and the communities they are sworn to protect,” Clinton said at the African Methodist Episcopal Church general conference in Philadelphia. “With so little common ground, it can feel impossible to have the conversations we need to have, to fix what’s broken.”
“Let’s acknowledge that implicit bias still exists across society and even in the best police departments. We have to tackle it together,” she added.
We know that there is something wrong in our country,” Clinton said. “There is too much violence, too much hate, too much senseless killing, too many people dead who shouldn’t be.”
Clinton pledged that as president, she would push to develop national standards for the use of force by police and she would commit $1 billion to police training programs and new research into the best policing practices.
Friday, Sep 23, 2016 · 8:20:44 PM +00:00 · igualdad
The suspicion of whether or not a throw down gun was planted is growing. Many are asking why the gun wasn’t seen in some of the footage and what was this officer doing kneeling over with something in his hand?