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Equally. >> dean, can a collins, who was an illinois based gun violence prevention activists called out what she characterized as a double standard. she said,, impart officers firing 60 rounds into jail and walker is also beyond violence. what is your take on that, the willingness of police to use that kind of firepower in those types of situations? >> we have two different systems, aim, and on so many levels. if you are black, you are three times more likely to be killed by the police than if you're white. clearly there's the sense is if your skin about color is black, you are less valued. if...

What she characterized as a double standard. she said,, impart officers firing 60 rounds into jail and walker is also beyond violence. what is your take on that, the willingness of police to use that kind of firepower in those types of situations? >> we have two different systems, ayman, on so many levels. if you are black, you are three times more likely to be killed by the police than if you're white. clearly there's the sense is if your skin color is black, you are less valued. if you are black, you're more likely to have your car surged, if you're black, you are likely to have more charges...

Murderer who is considered by police to be, quote, armed and dangerous. but 90 shots fired at an unarmed jayland walker in akron, ohio. it's hard to not see the disparity here. senator cory booker said it best, writing in part, quote, the peaceful arrests of the highland park and buffalo shooters proof police can act with restraint, de-escalate, and safely detain the most dangerous people without resorting to deadly force. jayland walker was not afforded the same treatment when he was shot 60 times. and he is right. walker's shooting has yet again exposed the bitter double standard baked into ...

Foot. and a newly released body cam video, you can see the moments leading up to walker's death. and we should warn you here, what you are about to see is disturbing. >> we're slowing down here, slowing down. don't move! don't move! show your hands! show your hands! hands up! >> in total, officers fired more than 90 rounds at walker with more than 60 bullet striking, and according to his family's attorney. and yet, despite an unloaded

And it's just not being addressed. you have tim scott, who was working with cory booker, can tuck said that he gets pulled over and washington d. c., over and over again, as a black man. and then he says there is no such thing as systemic racism. the denial on the other side, by republicans, they are making it hard to address what needs to be a top to bottom approach to the criminal's justice, and make it equal protection, regardless of your skin color, that is the system we need to have. >> jessica, as i mentioned, officers shot off 90 rounds at walker, reportedly 60 of them hitting jalen wal...