Fmr. Philly Mayor on Violence: It’s Really About the Police and Community Relations

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
NUTTER: "You know, I think on TV and for all the commentary, you know, there is usually less of a discussion about inter-racial strife, but at the end of the day it’s about police and community relations, regardless of the race of the citizen and regardless of the race of the officer. If people don’t trust the police and if the police are scared or not trusting of the citizens, you have a much bigger problem. Certainly it gets more attention if it is a white officer and an African-American, mostly men, unarmed. You get all of that activity going on. But the real issue is how are we policing our streets and how do people feel about police in their communities. And are we doing enough in training, in equipment, in getting bias out of our respective minds and hearts. That’s the real question. And we need to have some tough conversations about that."