between 1975 and 1982, the los angeles police department, led by lapd darryl gates, chief darryl gates, killed 16 people using the choke hold. 12 of whom were black. and so here we are, talking about the choke hold. a different iteration of it with the knee. and so, no, we've not made a lot of progress. and now with the young people on the street, i think change is it in the air. >> let me ask you this because the choke hold is banned by a number of police departments. it's banned by the nypd but it still is what led to eric garner's death a few years ago. what do you think about -- do we need -- or does this country need to criminalize the use of a choke hold in order for police departments, those bans, to be effective? those bans to have teeth behind them. >> well, absolutely. we have banned it, here, in los angeles, and as you said, in a number of cities, et cetera. but, when they use it, they don't get any real criminal penalties for doing it. so, yes, the police officers must know that if they use a choke hold or any iteration of that, that they can be criminally charged for that.

between 1975 and 1982, the los angeles police department, led by lapd darryl gates, chief darryl gates 16 people using the choke hold. 12 of whom were black. and so here we are, talking about the choke hold. a different iteration of it with the knee. and so, no, we've not made a lot of progress. and now with the young people on the street, i think change is it in the air. >> let me ask you this because the choke hold is banned by a number of police departments. it's banned by the nypd but it still is what led to eric garner's death a few years ago. what do you think about -- do we need -- or does this country need to criminalize the use of a choke hold in order for police departments, those bans, to be effective? those bans to have teeth behind them. >> well, absolutely. we have banned it, here, in los angeles, and as you said, in a number of cities, et cetera. but, when they use it, they don't get any real criminal penalties for doing it. so, yes, the police officers must know that if they use a choke hold or any iteration of that, that they can be criminally charged for that. >> let

>> reporter: people lined up far and wide just to get to the march across the golden gate bridge. darryl ewing came in from oakland. he thinks the death of george floyd is a tipping point. >> i think that's hit every soul, everybody in this country here. they're saying that this is a human being, and you can't just keep doing this to african-americans. >> reporter: demonstrators carried signs in support of black lives matter as they continued their fight against racism and violence by police. 17-year-old tiana day helped lead the march and addressed demonstrators before they started. one of a growing number of young activists stepping up in their community. >> we're all sitting here fighting for quality, and it's an important time that we all come together, especially with the youth. >> we have to exercise our freedom of speech. it's all we have. >> reporter: it was a diverse group, families too. people wore masks but space was hard to find. drivers honked in support as they passed, and some cars had signs posted too. >> it was amazing. i am just beyond full that this many people came ou