Sanders: ‘No President ... Will Fight Harder To End Institutional Racism than I Will’

>> Hi So I m ░░░░░░░░ Brooklyn New York like ░░░░░░░░ are and my question ░░░░░░░░ that I ve experienced ░░░░░░░░ I ve witnessed a ░░░░░░░░ of police brutality and ░░░░░░░░ unjustice And I want ░░░░░░░░ know like I think ░░░░░░░░ I do believe that ░░░░░░░░ is neighborhoods primarily of ░░░░░░░░ of color low income ░░░░░░░░ that are disproportionately affected ░░░░░░░░ unjust policing And I ░░░░░░░░ to know if you ░░░░░░░░ to be elected as ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ would you do to ░░░░░░░░ change and combat this ░░░░░░░░ injustice Gabrielle you have ░░░░░░░░ an important question that ░░░░░░░░ on the minds of ░░░░░░░░ of people not just ░░░░░░░░ Americans but all people ░░░░░░░░ s what I would ░░░░░░░░ For a start And ░░░░░░░░ speak as a former ░░░░░░░░ I was mayor of ░░░░░░░░ Vermont a many know ░░░░░░░░ worked very closely with ░░░░░░░░ police department and believe ░░░░░░░░ the vast majority of ░░░░░░░░ officers in this country ░░░░░░░░ hard working are honest ░░░░░░░░ are trying to do ░░░░░░░░ best doing very very ░░░░░░░░ work But if a ░░░░░░░░ officer breaks the law ░░░░░░░░ any other public official ░░░░░░░░ police officer must be ░░░░░░░░ accountable That s number ░░░░░░░░ Applause Number two you ░░░░░░░░ seen on television as ░░░░░░░░ have local police departments ░░░░░░░░ look like occupying armies ░░░░░░░░ have got to demilitarize ░░░░░░░░ police departments make them ░░░░░░░░ of the community not ░░░░░░░░ armies Third applause Third ░░░░░░░░ very importantly we have ░░░░░░░░ to make police departments ░░░░░░░░ like the communities that ░░░░░░░░ serve So if there ░░░░░░░░ a diverse community the ░░░░░░░░ department should reflect that ░░░░░░░░ Fourthly in terms of ░░░░░░░░ action police departments are ░░░░░░░░ by local governments but ░░░░░░░░ federal government can play ░░░░░░░░ important role in helping ░░░░░░░░ fund model type programs ░░░░░░░░ example I think we ░░░░░░░░ to rethink the use ░░░░░░░░ lethal force I think ░░░░░░░░ often lethal force goes ░░░░░░░░ rather than last Obviously ░░░░░░░░ are times when policeman ░░░░░░░░ use their guns and ░░░░░░░░ them as quickly as ░░░░░░░░ But I think what ░░░░░░░░ need to do is ░░░░░░░░ out ways to train ░░░░░░░░ departments police officers so ░░░░░░░░ lethal force is the ░░░░░░░░ resort not the first ░░░░░░░░ Those are some of ░░░░░░░░ things I would do.