Profiling Doesn T News Today

1 out of every 4 african-american males reports that they have been mistreated at the hands of the police, and they are 21% more likely to lose their lives at the hands of the police. this is a serious and profound challenge. but more than that, profiling doesnt affect black and brown communities, but also people of faith, muslims, and our fellow citizens who are lesbian and gay, and so the point being is profiling has to be grabbled with, and were not going to be distracted by a few angry racis...

This kind of thing, i think you ought to -- >> go ahead, david. >> can i just say one thing about the debate we need to have? this has become -- one of the problems with the debate is its a values war. its perceived as urban versus rural and frankly perceived as an attack on the lifestyle of rural people by urban people. and i admire mayor bloomberg enormously. but its counterproductive to have him as the spokesperson for the gun law movement. there has to be more respect and more people frankly...

Trained, responsible. but, my god, if you can prevent this kind of thing, i think you ought to -- >> go ahead, david. >> can i just say one thing about the debate we need to have? this has become -- one of the problems with the debate is its a values war. its perceived as urban versus rural and frankly perceived as an attack on the lifestyle of rural people by urban people. and i admire mayor bloomberg enormously. but its counterproductive to have him as the spokesperson for the gun law movement...

What do people do when they dont have access? they self medicate. the drug rate rises. peoples addiction to violence that we speak about is exacerbated. but here is the interesting point. we would rather talk about somebody rapping about, singing about, portraying in a film violence than the actual violence itself. while we demonize and stigmatize those people who replicate patterns in pop culture we do nothing about the ready access to guns. its the ready access to guns that led to this devasta...

It has to be someone whos trained, responsible. but, my god, if you can prevent this kind of thing, i think you ought to -- >> go ahead, david. >> can i just say one thing about the debate we need to have? this has become -- one of the problems with the debate is its a values war. its perceived as urban versus rural and frankly perceived as an attack on the lifestyle of rural people by urban people. and i admire mayor bloomberg enormously. but its counterproductive to have him as the spokesperso...

>> can i just say one thing about the debate we need to have? this has become -- one of the problems with the debate is its a values war. its perceived as urban versus rural and frankly perceived as an attack on the lifestyle of rural people by urban people. and i admire mayor bloomberg enormously. but its counterproductive to have him as the spokesperson for the gun law movement. there has to be more respect and more people frankly from rural and red america who are participants in this. >> can...

And the senator on that point before we take a break. >> can i just say one thing about the debate we need to have? this has become -- one of the problems with the debate is its a values war. its perceived as urban versus rural and frankly perceived as an attack on the lifestyle of rural people by urban people. and i admire mayor bloomberg enormously. theres probably no politician i agree with more. but its counterproductive to have him as the spokesperson for the gun law movement. there has to ...

Are victims of profiling, racial profiling and police profiling, so that profiling doesnt seem to work. it seems to hype up our vigilance to say were going to find out what were these problem citizens are and we focus on them. the problem is not what we see with the kids. lets look what happen with our people who dont get profiled and they murder our children. >> senator, quickly respond to that, the aspect of more guns being introduced, a national equation, part of school security needs to be a...

About the debate we need to have? this has become -- one of the problems with the debate is its a values war. its perceived as urban versus rural and frankly perceived as an attack on the lifestyle of rural people by urban people. and i admire mayor bloomberg enormously. theres probably more politician i agree with more. but its counterproductive to have him as the spokesperson for the gun law movement. there has to be more respect and more people frankly from rural and red america who are parti...

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