Obama: ‘Presumption’ Black Men Are Dangerous ‘Because of the History of Our Country’

“—Good relations between police ░░░░░░░░ those communities then the ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ and the police are ░░░░░░░░ to be safer It ░░░░░░░░ good for everybody So ░░░░░░░░ should have a common ░░░░░░░░ In order for us ░░░░░░░░ reduce the number of ░░░░░░░░ like we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ are a couple of ░░░░░░░░ we know work No ░░░░░░░░ The more police departments ░░░░░░░░ their communities and get ░░░░░░░░ know those communities ahead ░░░░░░░░ time more trust is ░░░░░░░░ Point No 2 is ░░░░░░░░ departments that are doing ░░░░░░░░ best work are also ░░░░░░░░ their officers not just ░░░░░░░░ shooting you know being ░░░░░░░░ shots not just the ░░░░░░░░ aspects of police work ░░░░░░░░ they re also training ░░░░░░░░ about how we get ░░░░░░░░ of our implicit biases ░░░░░░░░ we all have them ░░░░░░░░ all carry around with ░░░░░░░░ some assumptions about other ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ we re honest with ░░░░░░░░ because of the history ░░░░░░░░ our country and because ░░░░░░░░ the images we receive ░░░░░░░░ we re growing up ░░░░░░░░ oftentimes there s a ░░░░░░░░ that black men are ░░░░░░░░ And so that has ░░░░░░░░ be worked through And ░░░░░░░░ police officers who are ░░░░░░░░ that training end up ░░░░░░░░ able to engage and ░░░░░░░░ escalate encounters more effectively ░░░░░░░░ that s the second ░░░░░░░░ that has to happen ░░░░░░░░ 3 We ve got ░░░░░░░░ provide police departments more ░░░░░░░░ so that they can ░░░░░░░░ some of these best ░░░░░░░░ The fact of the ░░░░░░░░ is is that training ░░░░░░░░ expensive.”