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Maurpt manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old daunte wright in april. then, officer potter claimed she mistook her gun for a taser. what do you make of that verdict? and, you know, the element of should have known, right, and this situation that we are seeing here? >> well, there is no way the officer would have known that the young -- there was a young lady in the dressing room. so -- so i dont see the similarities in that respect. but i do say this. this is a situation where the body cam v...

Its not necessarily something legislated, for example. but the police are recognizing this relationship, especially between black drivers in particular who get pulled over many more times than white drivers, and the police, that relationship is aggravated if you keep pulling people over for very small things and asking them about guns and drugs and holding them and only then finding nothing most of the time. that aggravation lifts that level of problems between the community and policing. so the...

Internal investigation into this matter or will it have to come from the attorney generals office? which i believe now is involved in the investigation. >> and you know, really, that determines my answer. i think youre going to see a meaningful investigation because the attorney generals office is involved. and you know, after the kim potter trial, where she killed daunte wright, part of what i had to consider was, maybe expectations have grown to be too low in cases where police commit miscondu...

Thats what he was known by. talk about why you think his death captured everyones attention in the pandemic. you write this, i had held some hope in my heart that things would get better, that perrys murder might bring about positive change in how police interacted with black people then, bam, another black man was dead, daunte wright, ten miles. and amir locke was killed in a no knock situation. has anything changed two years on almost? >> you know, change is here. the situation is the changes ...

Organization that has done so much, and you certainly more than qualify, succeeding one of the greatest freedom fighter ive known in the legal world, cherylyn eiffel. you heard our interview with the parents of amir locke who tragically died at the hands of police in minneapolis. your reaction to yet another police shooting of a black man? >> first i want to extend my deep interest most insear condolences to ms. wells and mr. locke for the loss of their son amir. i can only imagine the devastati...

Shes nominated, but i cannot say anything bad about michelle childs. she is an awesome person. >> and house majority whip james clyburn, as you know, also from south carolina, making it no secret that he has been pushing and lobbying for her. the course of the last several years and has the ear of the president. really saved his campaign, if you will, and that is his candidate of choice. he makes the case here, fred, that she is diverse within this diverse group, that she is from the south, that...

Again watching the situation with ahmaud arbery, daunte wright, george floyd, and our hearts go out to those when you have a child, your heart cant help but go out to those families. and -- that we would never have to experience that with our own child. weve been prepping our boys for years to always obey the law. every day. its not a regular conversation that some other people have. our conversations go, how are

People the way he wanted to be treated. >> attorney crump, here we go again. within the past few years weve lost george floyd, daunte wright, and now amir locke at the hands of minnesota police. just there in minnesota. not mention the countless who died from police involved shootings across the country, most notably breonna taylor whose death is eerily similar to amirs. the minneapolis mayor ordered an immediate halt to no-knock warrants, and the minnesota attorney general is reviewing the shoo...

So, hope you are sitting and watching this. tonight, the family of amir locke, the 22-year-old black man, demanding justice. locke was shot and killed by minneapolis police officers during the execution of a no-knock warrant early-wednesday morning. police body-cam video shows that he was apparently asleep when the officers entered and was holding a gun. his family says the gun was a legal firearm and that locke was law abiding and defending himself. amirs parents, andre hlocke an karen wells, b...

George floyd in our own city, as well as daunte wright. and our hearts go out to those families. and -- that we would never have to experience that with our own child. weve been prepping our boys for years to always obey the law. do what you have to do in order to get home. every day. its not a regular conversation that some other people have. white households have. our conversations go, how are you doing, son? watch your surroundings, check your vehicle, make sure you dont wear a hat, dont wear...