Charles Ramsey on Minneapolis Police Misconduct: ‘The Culture of that Department Needs Radical Change’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER Chief ░░░░░░░░ you ve led two ░░░░░░░░ departments in Philadelphia and ░░░░░░░░ D C What s ░░░░░░░░ reaction to these cases ░░░░░░░░ deadly force against innocent ░░░░░░░░ one woman because she ░░░░░░░░ spooked She supposedly spooked ░░░░░░░░ police officer in Minneapolis ░░░░░░░░ Obviously my reaction is ░░░░░░░░ same as most people ░░░░░░░░ s a scathing report ░░░░░░░░ s no question about ░░░░░░░░ at all We know ░░░░░░░░ they have very deep ░░░░░░░░ problems in that department ░░░░░░░░ culture of that department ░░░░░░░░ radical change A consent ░░░░░░░░ is going to help ░░░░░░░░ it s got to ░░░░░░░░ beyond a consent decree ░░░░░░░░ need strong leadership from ░░░░░░░░ first line of supervision ░░░░░░░░ the way up to ░░░░░░░░ top They have to ░░░░░░░░ a serious look at ░░░░░░░░ union contract It s ░░░░░░░░ difficult to get rid ░░░░░░░░ a bad police officer ░░░░░░░░ have to do that ░░░░░░░░ have to start at ░░░░░░░░ ground level trying to ░░░░░░░░ the trust of people ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ overnight They are going ░░░░░░░░ be working with the ░░░░░░░░ people that are in ░░░░░░░░ department right now some ░░░░░░░░ whom put them in ░░░░░░░░ position that they are ░░░░░░░░ They are going to ░░░░░░░░ to take a look ░░░░░░░░ the department There are ░░░░░░░░ people that need to ░░░░░░░░ They need to be ░░░░░░░░ careful in screening those ░░░░░░░░ people that are coming ░░░░░░░░