Rep. Tlaib Slams Detroit Police Chief for Spending ‘Millions of Dollars on Racist Facial Recognition Technology’

MOHEYLDIN If we can ░░░░░░░░ about Michigan politics part ░░░░░░░░ your district includes your ░░░░░░░░ city of Detroit obviously ░░░░░░░░ police chief there James ░░░░░░░░ a Republican just announced ░░░░░░░░ he is retiring He ░░░░░░░░ expected to launch a ░░░░░░░░ to Democratic governor Gretchen ░░░░░░░░ who is up for ░░░░░░░░ election next year He ░░░░░░░░ running as a Republican ░░░░░░░░ He has been critical ░░░░░░░░ your statements on policing ░░░░░░░░ across the country What ░░░░░░░░ you make of his ░░░░░░░░ candidacy TLAIB Well I ░░░░░░░░ had deep disagreements with ░░░░░░░░ chief and he knows ░░░░░░░░ and so many of ░░░░░░░░ constituents I serve have ░░░░░░░░ the same thing from ░░░░░░░░ millions millions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ racist facial recognition technology ░░░░░░░░ brutalizing people who are ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment right to ░░░░░░░░ black lives do indeed ░░░░░░░░ in our country No ░░░░░░░░ his next moves he ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ why he took those ░░░░░░░░ and why after spending ░░░░░░░░ of those resources our ░░░░░░░░ on overpolicing and broken ░░░░░░░░ technology do people continue ░░░░░░░░ feel unsafe in the ░░░░░░░░ I represent I hope ░░░░░░░░ creates a conversation not ░░░░░░░░ nationally but also right ░░░░░░░░ at home in the ░░░░░░░░ of Detroit about what ░░░░░░░░ does really feel like ░░░░░░░░ feel safe in our ░░░░░░░░ because what we have ░░░░░░░░ in the last eight ░░░░░░░░ under his leadership is ░░░░░░░░ Police Department chief that ░░░░░░░░ go towards Fox News ░░░░░░░░ right wing talking points ░░░░░░░░ to actually hear its ░░░░░░░░ and residents who are ░░░░░░░░ We feel unsafe.’”