Your thoughts on if there is an antipolice culture currently in the United States. In Law Enforcement, current and retired, and you give your thoughts theres a number. 2028478000. 2027488001. Twitter page is cspanwj. Facebook. Com cspan. In the New York Times today eric adams a former captain and the president. Rough taking a look at the Current Police culture in the United States. Us is ue line between what its titled. He said this. We cannot and should not ignore deeply rooted anger that millions of good hearted americans feel at this moment. Not just motion born in the last few days and months. The shootings that claimed the lives of alston sterling and Philandro Castile are the only this causes to stir anger. My solution to the tension between the people and police is to seek unity not by division. About t how people feel the transformation. They are undoubtedly correct adding that i hear those sayings the time, thats forever, over. Ime for talk is i agree, it income passes our that should rative never deliver a more right shus tomorrow. Concrete step is action. Thats some of the thoughts from the former captain in the new department. Thats eric adams. You can find that in the New York Times this morning. That in mind, well take a look at it. Do you think theres an antipolice culture here in the United States. 2027488000. Lines thats for those of you currently in Law Enforcement. Retired as are even well. You want to get your thoughts on the topic. 20 2027488000. 202 all others 20274880001. Ere are the thoughts of former police chief ramsey. We do have some rising crime rates. We have on average 13,000 murders in the United States every year. These are not shootings by police. These are Police Killing people. Who do you think goes after the people responsible for these crimes . Its the cops. Encounter a lot of very dangerous people out there on the street. Can look at numbers in a variety of ways. We need to keep it in context Police Officers have a very challenging and often dangerous job. That is not to say that we be mindful of the fact that we have some officers that use Excessive Force, that its not le when totally justified. Weve got to really address that them accountable. Ut it is not an effect of policing at large editors write in the usa today. Days americans will have to hold tight to two points. One, the dallas shooter was a hateful man who does not represent the movement of blacks nd whites seeking fairness and justice or africanamericans. And, two, Police Officers who innocent black men fraction of y a innocent americans. President obama said on saturday, america is not as divided as some have suggested. And shared ity sorrow and in knowing this is be as we want to americans. Is there an antipolice culture in the u. S. . Your thoughts. In Law Enforcement. 2027488000. Others 2027488001 james in tlanta, georgia, you ire up first. Caller i think its the the idual culture and system. That tell basically people in United States that have a harder problem than white people realize. Black people really are a unique type of individual race of people . Other race of people will accept what is actually to our kids and our brothers and sisters and family members, you know . They are actually losing their life. This is causing heart ache and pain to us personally. When things happen to black things, it s and dont seem like its really no big deal. Doesen matter. You see how challenged they are things go down. When something happen to black people, we hurt. The Police Officers got killed nd different type of things, you know. Of its just the mentality white people. They never really want to treat us as equal here in the United States. Host so, james, as far as concerned, you said is this an individual thing broader sense, there is an antipolice culture in the u. S. . Broader its just a thing. Its up to individuals how they reat each other, how we treat each other. Thats what im getting to. Got you. Kesh is up next. Good morning. I think its a broader thing. Beingk it seems from just unjustly dealt with. I think its more of antiinjustice. Into the police incidences. I think we have a war on racism we have a war on terror. We have a campaign against a rything else so lets have campaign against racism. Host so that more than a police thing. Its more a racism thing. Caller racism and injustice. Anything, policies, institutions, anything that ondones or supports racism or injustice, lets fight against it. We have a war against that. Well hear from brian next. Brian lives in woodbridge, virginia. Good morning. Youre up. Caller yes. Mayor giuliani said there are individuals in black on black crime. We struggle against that in our communities as well. Really covered as much in the media. Sometimes it is though. Abiding gh i am a law itizen and veteran, the few ises i have been pulled over for traffic things. One in ten es a chance i might die today. Criminals that are in Law Enforcement, unlike the black on black criminals that community, they are not aggressively pursued or prosecutors. Lose their even jobs. Overwhelmingheres evidence that shows theres criminals, sometimes it gets disregarded. Source of the mistrust. Even with law abuying males. Namerican how do you change that sense of trust or this idea of a sensement toward police . Caller give it to black matter manager and the people. Police black on black crime. And prosecute those 2 of the murder unarmed citizens aggressively. Aggressively as you prosecute civilians who murder civilians. You do that, then the fairness the trust of ven all citizens, you know, not just some. The person we see exonerated. Et they get disregarded. Like Trayvon Martin even though civilian. Dered by a the stand your ground law should have been a law that actually Trayvon Martins right of selfdefense for being hunted instead of y a gun the opposite. When you see cases like that hes left us. Lets go to massachusetts. Massachusetts, what do about this idea. Caller i hope you give me a minute. I want to say first off that e were no host sorry. We may be having issues with the phones. People are dropping off again. 2027488000 if you are a member enforcement 2027488001 for all others. Mentioned some of the arrest and issues going on. Wall street journal takes a look how activists are faring these days. Black lives matter looks to after harsh words protesting that the group has maintained an emphasis on onviolent action and promotion of dignity, justice and respect for black people. Point that in he a statement after a gun man fatally shot five Police Officers at a protest against police brutality. Matter ugh black lives doesnt condone violence, some unfairly s are often villified. One, he said a lot of the rioting is people are angry. It rioting villifies the people expressing that anger. Also if you look in the paper there was an arrest that was made over the weekend baton rouge. A photo this morning of the mckessa one of the best known voices for black lives matter. Hundreds arrested in the weekend demonstrations cross the country, he spent 16 hours in a baton rouge jail cell an was released sunday vowing to continue demonstrating but a he convinced that the authorities want activists to of quote, too afraid protests. I say that mentioned on his ebsite and he posted his being arrested, what youre seeing there on the Washington Post website. That took his arrest place in baton rouge. It was on this place last week that he was talking about issues black lives matter, issues concerning the dallas hootings and the events in other states. If you want to see his interview us go to nducted with cspan. Org. Full. That interview in lance, st. Thomas, virgin islands. Good morning. Hat do you think about this idea of antipress culture in the u. S. . Caller yes, hi. Good morning. Think its a big problem. You know, its gotten blown i totally, you know, into a bad way. That im nt to say white, so i cant really understand or say that i like to be hat its black or a black persons psyche. But also, some of the statistics, if you look at it, i i saw that for every black person killed by a police white , there are two People Killed by a two white People Killed by the Police Officer. Think there was Something Like 50 Police Officers killed last year in the line of duty . Any of that on the media. Host thats lance calling from the virgin islands. Line waiting the to give your comments, hole on for just a few minutes. You are currently keep doing that. 027488000 for those in Law Enforcement. 2027488001 for all others. Going to talk about work on the platform. Joining us on the phone to talk proceedings, henry gomez, chief political reporter cleveland. Com. Mr. Gomez, thanks for joining us. Guest my pleasure. Host tell us what happens oday as far as work on the platform . Guest a Platform Committee minutes, n about 45 then they break off into subcommittees. Drafts ofbe reviewing potential platform changes for 2016. Hearing that there will be some perhaps on trade as we presumptive nominee, onald trump has a much harder foreign line than do most main stream republicans. E will be watching to see what they might do on marriage equality. Gomez, is this the part of the activity where those ho want to possibly not those currently pledged to donald trump and looking to be that, does that discussion take place at this point . Today and not tomorrow, but that will occur during the rules committee think which convenes, i they start wednesday night with some orientation and then the meetings continue thursday. Have a friday session as necessary. E were talking four years, probably say that friday session would not be necessary, but here are going to be some efforts this time to change up tougher , to make it for donald trump to reach that on the mber of 1,237 Convention Floor next week. Host you talked about some were up for that discussion. As far as contentiousness. Do you think that you will see starts off today or is that saved for other fights for days . Guest well, i do think there ill be some contentiousness just because at this point those who are opposed to donald trump ill be looking for some moral victories. If they can keep him from moving the party too left on some of cultural issues that are important to conservatives, i think youre try and do them that. But for the most part, this to be a is not going huge battleground for the party this week. Some of the stories in the papers in the last couple of days talk about Donald Trumps issues like abortion. Do social issues take prefrb lens in these kinds of discussions this year . Guest i think if anything you may see it dialled back a little bit. There have been some reports out this morning and over the party could the soften its tone on gay marriage because, of course, the supreme decided that issue last summer. They could do something that attempts to make it more of a state issue in some an leave language that has been there in the past calling for a cons constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Considered amay be softer stance on the issue, but fact phrebgt reflects the that donald trump has made gay marriage a calling card of his campaign. Host so, well see activity today. Wrap up . That then what happens . Guest well, were hoping wraps up i think friday with the rules committee, even into the weekend. Sunday big party for all the for the ming into town actual Convention Next week. These next few days the are happeningthat in the Cleveland Convention enter are going to be the real litmus test for how much trouble donald trump faces once he week. Es in town next host henry gomez covers politics for cleveland. Com. Oining us to talk about those platform hearings on the Republican National committee. R. Gomez, thank you very much for your input. Bet. U host if you want to watch 2 30 this ng, afternoon. On cspan 3. Is there an antipolice culture United States . Thats what were posting to you in our first 45 minutes on twitter. Harrison said there isnt an antipolice culture. Its an antibad cop culture. This is carol saying i dont feel there is an antipolice ulture except among those who break the laws and rules. Who do we call when we need help . Appleton, wisconsin, youre next. Good morning. Caller good morning. Taking my call. I dont think theres an antipolice culture. Its an antiobedience culture. Need toack lives people listen to the police when they something, do it. You will not get shot. Videos i have been seeing, these people are not listening to what the police are telling them to do. Why theyre getting shot. When the police tell you to do something, do it, and you will shot. T thats why they have a badge. Thats why they can put you behind bars. Mean, i love the police. Actually went i didnt graduate but i was in Police Science for two years. My tell you, a cop saved wife one time when i was having a blood clot. An iv ins couldnt get my arm. The cop was the only one that could get an iv in my arm. Out there, you black lives matter. Listen to the police and you not get shot. Host skwraeupls from georgia please. D, caller good morning. I dont think theres an culture in the United States. I think it more or less just culture in the United States. He people in the United States is fairminded people. The problem is we dont seem to apples in d the bad the Police Department responsible when they got bad apples. You basically reward people for executing people. No justification for it. Policing o better within the Police Departments hats what youre saying is needed . Caller its got to start from a higher level than that. You look at most of these states the United States. Theyre run by a republican governor. The e not gonna get epublicans to move on nothing pertaining to race in america. They dont see no political it. Fit in host crown city, ohio. Good morning. Caller good morning. I kind of got a comment. 1960s and 70s, Hillary Clinton got on there and black people all superpredators. When i was growing up all the police, erent called they were called peace officers. I think its just a formal way this ping everybody in country divided. Host what do you mean by that . Caller it just keeps everybody off the real problems on. Whats going host as far as the sense hat theres an antipolice culture, what do you think . Caller i think its something that they are trying everybody. N you dont see everybody, you know, all the other stories of people getting shot and killed. Just the black people. Host thats kyle in ohio. The Washington Post this morning interviews with officers the events of the last week and how theyre reacting to it. This is colby saying after the of two hootings africanamerican, anger is inflamed. Epartments have received death threats. David thomas a retired Police Officer from gainesville, runs a private therapy practice specifically have ficers said Police Always had to worry about their safety but the concern is ten times what it normally would be. Past few days he said hes spoken to Police Chiefs in who told them they received threats. Target them. Quote, the job itself is a tough job. Have Police Become prey. Thats what you see now. Very disconcerting to have to about that in addition to your normal vigilance. Give your to thoughts, currently retired the number to call. 2027488001. Heres tom in west hartford, connecticut. Caller good morning. Think in general theres nationwide its not really antipolice culture. Certain segments are antilaw tpoerpbsment. Justly so. Arrest was protesting cambodia. Ng of who was there to arrest me and stop me . It was Law Enforcement. From the day far of jim crow. Good face it, Thurmond MarshallSupreme Court justice was being delivered to a lynching by a Police OfficerLaw Enforcement. Who enforced jim crow . Who enforced jim crow . Enforcement. Who stopped the demonstrators that were going after the war in vietnam and were slaught iring millions in vietnam . Law enforcement. O theres just cause in many, many areas. I was at another peaceful demonstration and had my dislocated by Law Enforcement when i was calm by walking with a state trooper. So there are reasons, and we should not dismiss those reasons. These shootings can be a continuation of lynching. Were not that many decades from overlynching. Do you remember the ku klux klan rallies . By day, white by night. Blue by day, white by night. Areas of this ny country. Maybe not in total but where its there i think its justified. John in washington, d. C. , go ahead. Caller hello. Youre on. Caller how you doing . This. You to listen to this is very important. Reason why a lot of are going on in america with white officers against this. S is lack people need to come off the framed mind of switching get stitches. Off that framed mind then you can start saying ourselves, we ern need to police ourselves. There