Maher on Chicago Murders: ‘It’s Amazing How Black Lives Don’t Seem to Matter When They Are Taken by Black Lives’

MAHER Liberalism was never ░░░░░░░░ is progressive Rogan Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And we weren t ░░░░░░░░ in legalizing shoplifting or ░░░░░░░░ guess we should call ░░░░░░░░ justice shopping But you ░░░░░░░░ in Minnesota for example ░░░░░░░░ think it was Minneapolis ░░░░░░░░ the George Floyd murder ░░░░░░░░ the riots I think ░░░░░░░░ was a movement to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ and they did I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ were let go or ░░░░░░░░ the police force was ░░░░░░░░ lesser force than it ░░░░░░░░ And what happened was ░░░░░░░░ course crime went up ░░░░░░░░ certain areas and a ░░░░░░░░ of the officers who ░░░░░░░░ been fired or let ░░░░░░░░ or quit for whatever ░░░░░░░░ they weren t on ░░░░░░░░ force anymore they were ░░░░░░░░ as private security By ░░░░░░░░ The rich people who ░░░░░░░░ afford to do it ░░░░░░░░ their neighborhood stayed safe ░░░░░░░░ that wasn t exactly ░░░░░░░░ thought a victory for ░░░░░░░░ Rogan No it s ░░░░░░░░ opposite MAHER Yeah Rogan ░░░░░░░░ s unfortunate Austin defunded ░░░░░░░░ police and then refunded ░░░░░░░░ and refunded it by ░░░░░░░░ more than they defunded ░░░░░░░░ because they just course ░░░░░░░░ They went Okay this ░░░░░░░░ not working We have ░░░░░░░░ do something to fix ░░░░░░░░ Which makes me very ░░░░░░░░ because I was really ░░░░░░░░ that they wanted to ░░░░░░░░ that because there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of crime And ░░░░░░░░ my club is on ░░░░░░░░ Street that s a ░░░░░░░░ place 6th Street gets ░░░░░░░░ and there s a ░░░░░░░░ of crime there And ░░░░░░░░ s a good police ░░░░░░░░ there and we have ░░░░░░░░ lot of police at ░░░░░░░░ club We hire off ░░░░░░░░ cops to work the ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ We want to make ░░░░░░░░ as safe as possible ░░░░░░░░ the streets in the ░░░░░░░░ like you know from ░░░░░░░░ on it s just ░░░░░░░░ s not good You ░░░░░░░░ it s sketchy and ░░░░░░░░ m glad they recognized ░░░░░░░░ and did something Because ░░░░░░░░ many places just aren ░░░░░░░░ course correcting MAHER Well ░░░░░░░░ I mean not not ░░░░░░░░ the places where I ░░░░░░░░ murders have been happening ░░░░░░░░ out of control in ░░░░░░░░ among the African American ░░░░░░░░ for far too long ░░░░░░░░ not really reported in ░░░░░░░░ same in the way ░░░░░░░░ they should be It ░░░░░░░░ amazing how black lives ░░░░░░░░ t seem to matter ░░░░░░░░ they re taken by ░░░░░░░░ lives But I mean ░░░░░░░░ Chicago my friends who ░░░░░░░░ there say it s ░░░░░░░░ safe anywhere Rogan Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s very sketchy Very ░░░░░░░░ MAHER And that s ░░░░░░░░