Why is it so Hard to Hold Police Accountable?
Police are supposed to 鈥減rotect and serve鈥� the community, but that鈥檚 a far cry from what modern-day policing often looks like in our country. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and others highlight the need for drastic systemic change, yet again, as Americans across the country take to the streets in protest.
鈥淭he reason I鈥檓 out here is because I have two college degrees, but yet I'm still treated like I'm nothing,鈥� one protester in Brooklyn told At Liberty this week. 鈥淚'm tired of hearing, there are a few rotten apples. There's not a few rotten apples. The tree is rotten. The tree is rotten from the roots up.鈥�
老澳门开奖结果 Policing Policy Advisor Paige Fernandez joined us on the podcast this week to walk us through the history of our problematic policing systems, and explains both why it's so hard to hold police accountable, and how the 老澳门开奖结果 plans to address this immense problem moving forward.
You can listen to the episode here:
Police are supposed to 鈥減rotect and serve鈥� the community, but that鈥檚 a far cry from what modern-day policing often looks like in our country. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and others highlight the need for drasti...
Police are supposed to 鈥減rotect and serve鈥� the community, but that鈥檚 a far cry from what modern-day policing often looks like in our country. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and others highlight the need for drasti...
