Jason Johnson: ‘We Need to Abolish American Policing as It Currently Exists’

(Jason Johnson is a ░░░░░░░░ State University Journalism Politics ░░░░░░░░ and an MSNBC Contributor ░░░░░░░░ talking to MSNBC s ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Johnson I ve ░░░░░░░░ saying we need to ░░░░░░░░ American policing as it ░░░░░░░░ exists It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ And we don t ░░░░░░░░ to have this sort ░░░░░░░░ difficulty when we re ░░░░░░░░ about any other government ░░░░░░░░ I teach my class ░░░░░░░░ Morgan State students before ░░░░░░░░ we were having this ░░░░░░░░ with a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ and 20 year olds ░░░░░░░░ I pointed out to ░░░░░░░░ I said what s ░░░░░░░░ graduation rate for high ░░░░░░░░ kids in Baltimore The ░░░░░░░░ graduation rate is only ░░░░░░░░ 80 People are always ░░░░░░░░ oh my gosh Baltimore ░░░░░░░░ schools are terrible They ░░░░░░░░ to be taken over ░░░░░░░░ the state They need ░░░░░░░░ be taken over by ░░░░░░░░ government Only 80 of ░░░░░░░░ kids graduate Do you ░░░░░░░░ the average homicides that ░░░░░░░░ actually solved by police ░░░░░░░░ Only about 35 You ░░░░░░░░ the number of rapes ░░░░░░░░ sexual assaults that are ░░░░░░░░ by police departments Less ░░░░░░░░ 60 You know the ░░░░░░░░ likelihood of being shot ░░░░░░░░ as a black person ░░░░░░░░ like five times as ░░░░░░░░ than a white person ░░░░░░░░ doesn t work the ░░░░░░░░ we re doing it ░░░░░░░░ now.”