this should be easy. 91% of the people of louisiana support the louisiana equal pay act. and why? because it's the right thing to do. it's just that simple. same goes for raising the minimum wage. 18 states, 18 states raised their minimum wage at the beginning of 2018, and yet louisiana remains one of only five states not to have adopted a state minimum wage at all. $7.25 in 2018 is not a fair wage. so let's raise the minimum wage. let's raise the minimum wage to $8.50 per hour over two years. additionally, we must confront the horrific reality that more women die during pregnancy and childbirth in louisiana than just about anywhere else in the country. it's 2018. women should not be dying at such an alarming rate because of childbirth. so i've passed the louisiana department of health with examining the factors contributing to the increased cases of maternal mortality in our state and developing an extensive report on the policies and practice recommendations that we can implement. while i'm speaking to you today, at least two children will be born. we may never meet them directl

then to louisiana. newly disclosed documents reveal a state intelligence agency regularly spied on activists opposing construction of the bayou bridge pipeline, owned by energy transfer partners, which would carry nearly a half-million barrels of oil per day across louisiana's wetlands. >> what our governor is telling us, because these documents say from the governor's office of homeland security. our governor is saying if you want to make your community better, we will follow you. not only is it going to be the governor's office, but the national guard, the fbi, and the state police. seriously? amy: plus, we will look at a bill to allow armed secret service agents at polling booths. a bipartisan group of 19 secretaries of state have called the proposal unprecedented and shocking. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in syria, war monitors say at least 42 people have been killed in recent days as the syrian government conti

many louisiana residents have been to prison. they are there for two and a half yes frank was in custody for a robbery he was involved in shootings anyone on the street even in front of their own house is under suspicion i really really believe they all run the risk of being checked yeah and i go to watch our radio you know they don't get no respect. is talking about the police who patrol the area at walking pace. that look. to their coffee for models video of people in the street. that would be seen at a cost is a lot of really your people in the street so yes there were shooting new video. because you got shot of mccartney. i was picked up. for once then little released and was picked up again. from. i was here. toward a half year and. i was at the store and i didn't see none. came in the store always thing with soda in my lawyer. did he mention anything about ted to distinctive features she said no so or so you're lego or mark pointed out in the pits and. he said that he didn't see anything as we had ever made a full monsieur

but the louisiana law, 1890, so louisiana wasn't the first state to have a separate railroad car. what was happening in the south that these railroad car laws were beginning to be passed? >> historians disagree a little bit about how integrated the railroads were before southern states started to mandate segregation. so i think there's some evidence to believe that you had less and less integration over time even before southern states began passing these laws. florida was the first one in 1887. then most of the rest of the south followed. there was a gap in time. and then the eastern seaboard states in the south followed around 1898. but most historians think that already southern life was becoming more segregated. it was becoming more dangerous for african-americans to try to mix with whites. it also made a difference that the united states supreme court in 1883 had struck down the federal public accommodations law, and that opened up room for southern states to pass these segregation statutes. it probably also mattered that a democrat finally won control of the white house agai

many louisiana residents have been to prison. they are two for two and a half yes frank was in custody for a robbery he was involved in. any one on the street even in front of their own house is under suspicion really really did they all run the risk of being checked yeah and i'm going to want to. you know feel good knowing. he's talking about the police who patrol the area at walking pace. that love. to call it fifteen models video of people in the street. that would be seen at a cost is a lot of really your people in the street so yes there were shooting video. and you got shot of me. i was picked up. once and then laid all released and was picked up again and from there i was here for a tour of the year and i. was there the stone i didn't see none. came a list or all these things so then my lawyer. didn't mention anything about ted to distinctive features he said no. so you're like go on mark good point on the pits and. he didn't say anything. like we had ever made a pharmacy and he went to the store earlier. and then later on

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lake providence, louisiana. born on march 8, 1934, he was the son of the late william dennis brown jr. and martha wily brown. during college at the age of 19, he and his younger brother were given 48 acres of land to farm rice on during their summer break. that year they made $800 profit and immediately spent it on an airplane. buzzy had a plane for sale and they bought it. with the agreement that he teach them to fly. he did. he gave them about five hours of instructions and sent them on their way. they landed teach them to fly. he on their own front yard as proud they could be to show their parents the new purchase. steve did give them official flight lessons, and both received their pilots license. after graduation from l.s.u., he joined the naval aviation officer candidate school. he spent the next four years lying fj-3's fj-4's. f-8 u 1 and f 8 u 2's. he had two mediterranean tours. one north american tour. and three months tour off the coast of cuba. he made over 400 carrier landings both day and night dur

louisiana was distinctive in some ways. ,here were some different rules slaves and louisiana often had a stronger case and their freedom suits -- in their freedom suits then in places that did not have the napoleonic background. i do not think there would have been a difference. ted: louisiana was the state that was involved in the first and that interpreted applied the 14th amendment, the slaughterhouse cases. that is coincidental. host: we are talking about plessy v. ferguson. bob is next in houston. thanks for waiting. thisr: really enjoying discussion about a really important case. that has implications today. aere have been -- has been mention of the question of interstate railroad travel and on it affected the rulings the rights of black people to sit in so-called white .ompartments where their restrictions that came up under other cases on banning the segregation in intrastate travel or were there any attempts made to introduce such a band? -- a ban? the rules that applies is the interstate commerce act in there have been discussions during the congressional hearings about regul

watch out northern louisiana today. we get these storms into areas of northern mississippi and also tomorrow morning, back into areas of louisiana again. that's why we have a chance of getting the problems with the training of storms in st. mary's. by the time we get to thursday evening, we slowly push these storms to the east coast and give the deep south a break. we'll be right back. uth a breakp south a break. actually, you do. harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line, and if you're not taking care of your gums, you're not taking care of your mouth. so now i use this. crest gum detoxify. introducing new crest gum detoxify... it works below the gum line and is clinically proven to neutralize harmful plaque bacteria and help reverse early gum damage. new gum detoxify, from crest. gums are good. so is my check up! crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life. ( ♪ ) stop dancing around the pain that's keeping you awake. advil pm gives tossing and turning a rest and silences aches and pains. fall asleep faster, stay asl

carolina,in south louisiana, and one other thing about louisiana while i am talking. louisiana has a black female state party chairwoman who also is the "vice chair of the committee." tional i am proud of my sister. stateana is now the only -- if bc was a state, we would be right behind her. and i am for statehood. louisiana is the only state with the largest city to have a black female mayor, latoya cantrell. first time in 300 years we have had an "female" mayor. i am proud of her. i cannot wait to go home to see her inaugurated in a couple months. i state capital of baton rouge -- and our female third-largest city, shreveport, has a black female mayor. munro, lake charles, louisiana, lafayette, louisiana -- get ready. that is the strength. if we recognize our power as women. you might be a minority woman, but in some states, we vote in large numbers. we can turn anything we want. blue, red, black, purple, we name the color, we got it. the book i am working on, "for colored girls who consider politics." our power cannot be used. we must be engaged. this is a politica

this was the 1890 louisiana separate car act. enacted by the general assembly of the state of louisiana. you wanted to make a point about this law. >> i was going to point out that this is not the first time louisiana was engaged with the question of whether it was legal to segregate people who were using transportation. i think it was 1878. there was a case called hall vs ? -- in which a black woman was taking a steamboat down the mississippi river, she was well off, she was trying to get to her plantation that she owned. she was -- as a consequence of being african-american. that challenge went to court. it turned on a question that was not irrelevant to the question. and it turned on the question of the fact that the steamship started its journey outside of the state. and so the interstate commerce clause governed. f it was interstate it would have been a different result. you had a similar issue in plessy. plessy was not the first individual to challenge the railroad law that you put up on the screen. there was another indivi

i think louisiana was distinctive in some ways there were different rules for examples leaves in louisiana often have a stronger case than those in other states that didn't have the background. but on this issue i don't think it would have made a difference. >> ironically, louisiana was also the state that was engulfed in the first case that interpreted and applied the amendment on the cases, but that is coincidental. >> host: you're talking about plessy versus ferguson. bob is up next in houston. you are on the air. >> caller: really enjoying this discussion about a really important case. one thing i would like to ask, there had been a mention on how it affected a the rulings on the rights of people to sit in the compartments. was there any restriction that came up on the other cases on other intrastate travel or were there any to introduce such a ban? >> guest: one of the first applies to the railroads as the interstate commerce act of 87 and there have been discussions during the congressional hearings on that about the issues of segregation. the final version of the statute forbids dis

this time, he ships it to a state museum in tioga, louisiana. five years pass.nstable -- literally. how unstable? >> it was about to cave in. then it became kind of a panic situation for us. >> for a third time, larry scrambles to relocate his strange inheritance. he decides just to bring it home, where the boats will be absolutely safe -- he thinks. then, early one morning... >> my stepdaughter came into the room and said, "hey, the house is on fire." >> the whole house, within five minutes, was in flames. >> in the 40 minutes it takes the fire department to reach their rural location, the atteridge house burns to the ground. >> we lost everything. >> so, you escaped with your family, but the ships? >> they were still in the museum. >> thankfully, there'd been a delay in delivering custom-built cabinets to the house, and the models stayed put. wow. someone was protecting them. >> it was just by the grace of god, i think. >> unfortunately, most of his father's sale records for ships that he had sold were in the house and are lost in the fire. have you ever had a

louisiana, where they could convict those two policemen. why are you voting? you can't be on the jury if you don't vote. that is why. tell them what is at stake. call their names out. don't be afraid of what they are going to do to you if you tell that you want mr. landry out of the office of attorney general. if i do nothing else in my life am going to every city and college campus in louisiana, even if i have to change my address. mr. landry, i am coming for you. [laughter] -- [applause] shooting somebody 20 times in the head. shooting people and you are seeing that shooting them. they have a picture of a cop with his knee on the man's back shooting him. and there is no conviction. you want to know is on the ballot? your freedom is on the ballot. your dignity is on the ballot. your very life is on the ballot. [applause] that is what is on the ballot. your job, your likelihood. don't let them tell you there is nothing on the ballot. don't let them tell you your vote doesn't matter. i get angry because i have devoted my entire life the politics. kingw the day

the louisiana attorney general has had this case since last may.fficials have called on landry to finish his investigation to make this announcement. did this investigation take the appropriate amount of time in your opinion? >> well, two years is a long time since the time of this shooting. and when you have that long period of time that takes place, all it really does, quite frankly, is leave citizens feeling as if nothing is being done. when in fact everything could be completed as part of this investigation. but to your question, it is lengthy, but, of course this is a very sensitive case that has been watched locally and across the country, but considering the fact and the circumstances around this, it certainly creates some question having to wait two years to find out what's going on here. >> joey, the louisiana attorney general only got this case because the justice department gave it to him. they found they didn't have enough evidence to move forward. does that tell you anything about what state prosecutors are announcing? >> well, let's t

louisiana for example uses an understandable rating system with some pretty clear consequences for x schools including making other options available to parents of children assigned to those schools. we should also be able to clearly gauge the progress of all of our nation students. that too hasn't been a simple task over the years. previous efforts focus on the goal like higher graduation rates and if you didn't believe that you face the ire of state at the thought that is -- we have seen what happened. just look at the ongoing scandal right here in the nation's capitol or school administrator's fudge to rule congratulating kids who otherwise would not have been eligible all in response to top-down pressure. states must measure students annually in reading and math but the law invites you to determine the standard and determined the instrument and find solutions for the rest. parents and teachers alike agreed that education should move away from simply teaching to the task. we all know we need new solutions. i've heard many complaints about how inadequate current testing regiments a

but to date, only two states - new mexico and louisiana - have sought that flexibility. louisiana will use its 3% -- nearly $9 million -- to expand its course choice program, offering new options to students. i'm encouraged that louisiana is doing something, but essa encourages all states to use title i funds creatively. because today too many students today are told "no." a student is bored in her math class and would be more challenged in an a.p. course? "sorry, we don't have ap here," the system says. a student wants to learn a skill like welding because she wants to work for the advanced manufacturer in town? "nope," the system tells the student, "we don't have that available either." i'm not comfortable with settling for those answers. and i hope you aren't either. course choice is but one way a state can embrace the law's flexibility in the interest of students. states could also use their 3% to incentivize enrollment in public schools of choice. essa also enables you to take an additional 7% of title i funds and use them to empower local educators and districts to

that was the decision from the attorney general in louisiana, jeff landry.secutors tell your family before that news conference? will you just walk me through that? >> well, they had already started the meeting. when i got in, jeff landry looked like he was sitting in his living room. he was comfortable. just like he was reading a script that was already rehearsed west knew they wouldn't dlarnlg police officers. that's why you didn't see anyone falling out screaming in disbelief. we knew that he was not going to find them guilty of anything. >> how did you know? >> we knew this already. because baton rouge, we don't have anyone sitting in a seat, in the government, anybody in the seat that's for the people. for the real people. we don't have that. this is a political thing that happened today. wasn't about the people. it was just showing who had the bigger hand. which they think they have the bigger hand. they really don't. >> if the attorney general were on, i'm sure he would say it is about the law. on the law, what specific points do you dispute? what do

we have the threat of tornadoes throughout the morning time in jackson and louisiana.pi going into alabama, several tornadoes likely, along with damaging winds, and then the flood threat that reaches from houston to new orleans, up to nashville. kenneth, diane? >> paul, thank you. a judge has thrown out the most serious charges in a hazing case. penn state student, 19-year-old timothy, died last february after an alleged hazing ritual that involved heavy drinking. the judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against the five fraternity brothers after a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to go to trial. his parents say they hope to get justice for their son. >>> and we're learning new information about howard university who fired six employees last year for abuse. a school investigation found the workers received tuition benefits to cover the cost of taking classes at the same time they were apparently receiving school grants. howard's investigation found double dipping went on for nine years. the school isn't saying exactly how much money was invo

to date, only two states, new mexico and louisiana, have sought that flexibility. louisiana will use its 3%, nearly $9 million, to expand its course choice program, offering new options to students. i'm encouraged that louisiana is doing something, but essa encourages all states to use title i funds creatively because too many students today are told no. a student is bored in math class and would be more challenged in an ap course? sorry. we don't have ap here, the system says. a student wants to learn welling because she wants to work in the advanced manufacturer in town. nope, the system tells the student, we don't have that available either. i'm not comfortable with settling for those answers. i hope you are not either. course choice is but one way states embrace the law's flexibility in the interest of students. states could use 3% to incentivize enrollment in schools of choice. essa enables you to take an additional 7% of funds and use to empower local educators and districts to explore new approaches and experiment with new approaches. for example, in nevada,

louisiana's attorney general says the officers' actions were quote, "well-founded and reasonable."video of the incident shows sterling pinned to the ground by the officers before he was shot. landry says there was a struggle between sterling and the two officers before he was pinned to the ground. the officers said sterling reached for a gun before he was shot. (sot) attorney general jeff landry / louisiana: "after a thorough and exhaustive review of the evidence, the facts that can be established beyond a reasonable doubt, the law and jurisprudence of the state of louisiana, and the obligations of prosecutors under the code of professional conduct, the louisiana department of justice cannot proceed with a prosecution of either officer lake or officer salamoni." an autopsy report released tonight reveals that six bullets killed sterling. it also notes a taser probe was embedded in sterling's shorts and he had drugs in his system. lawrence karn: temperatures soarded under high pressure and sunny skies. highs today were much warmeand in the mid to upper 70s inland with 60s at the coa

this as video released of another deadly police shooting in louisiana in 2016. suspended. >>> the big bean debate. houston and chicago ready to throw-down after a brouhaha after a statue of the bean. both cities take to social media to proclaim their city as top bean. >>> and craig gets a look at the national civil rights museum. detaili detailing martin luther king's life and legacy. we will show you more from inside. today, saturday, march 31st, 2018. ♪ >> we have ladies here from arizona. what do you think? >> it's too cold in new york! >> hello to the kilby family. >> hello to cincinnati! >> what are you celebrating? >> my 14th birth day. >> happy birthday. >> who do you want to say hi? >> grandma and grandpa in raleigh, north carolina. ♪ >>> good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. a great crowd. >> a lively bunch. >> i don't feel like it is easter tomorrow. >> it is the rolling spring break. we get the big crowds. >> it is not that cold. >> it's not warm. >> you are being soft. >>> we have a lot to get to in the final half hour. let's sta

this was recorded at the 2004 louisiana book festival in baton rouge, louisiana. it is about 50 minutes. m ary is the distinguished author of "the m. b, thee -- john m. barry, thejohn author of "the great influenza: the epic story of the deadliest plague in history." he's done speaking, there are two microphones at the back of the room. get a microphone to your questions can be heard. come to the back of the room and they will bring you a microphone. please join me in welcoming john m. barry. [applause] john: thank you, very much. it is kind of funny to be roomng here in a committee of louisiana legislators -- the louisiana legislature, talking about this subject, largely because, although you might not politics is very involved in the story of the 1918 pandemic. so i can't think of a better place to talk about politics than in a committee room of the louisiana legislature. [laughter] when you read about the 1918 pandemic in newspapers these days, they usually say the death toll was over 20 million. was way overs, it 20 million. that estimate comes from the first

oklahoma mississippi and arkansas and at the very bottom is the great state of louisiana which ranks as the warst place for women with a score of thirty six out of one hundred so what areas decide if a place is good for women well this state has the highest median income for women are topped by state that isn't a state turns out washington d.c. the district with no representation for our taxation and does represent women in the paycheck coming in second again is minnesota moving down the list to delaware virginia and illinois rounding out the top five states with the highest median income for women say sort of the most unequal in pay with the lowest median income for female workers are kind of a surprise well why isn't the top ten overall there dead last in median income for women california thought to be a destination of equality as in the bottom five states with montana maine and oregon struggling to provide living wages to women now poverty that's a tricky subject because the when you see that hawaii's in the fifth lowest percentage of women in poverty despite the low wages overal

state of louisiana. was. the on. the a. hello there we're expecting some severe weather over parts of north america over the next couple of days you can see the weather system already with us it's giving us some heavy downpours and we're likely to hear the odd rumble of thunder in with that we're also expecting some large hail and maybe the old tornado as well so here's that weather system during the day on wednesday stretching all the way up towards washington d.c. and not really moving anywhere in a great hurry even as we head through thursday said the still the risk of seeing some more heavy downpours him potentially some flooding as well meanwhile towards the west there's a bit of a break in the weather more in the way of sunshine but then we all sing a few showers for the western parts of canada and of course at this time of year you'd expect a lot of those to be wintry now a bit further towards the sound is plenty of fine weather through mexico and down towards costa rica but towards the east there's more in the way o

state of louisiana has been fired over the killing of african-american old. another policeman has been suspended for just three days thirty seven year old sterling was held down by the two officers and shot in the city of baton rouge twenty sixteen. now a deadline for migrant workers in thailand to register with the government is about to expire still there are more than three million most from neighboring me and allow us about half of them are undocumented when he reports from somewhat socks on . thailand seafood industry is one of the largest in the world but it's a sector that's mired in problems like illegal fishing practices and labor abuses the european union is threatening to ban all seafood imports from thailand prompting a crackdown on the industry from the thai government the international criticism also sparked a restructure of how it handles migrant workers who form the backbone of tiny industry particularly the seafood sector the result a narrow two month window for more than a million and a half undocumented workers to register with the governme

louisiana senator, john kennedy. listen. >> i'm just not a fan of broad-base across-the-board tariffs because i think you have a lot of unintended consequences. you'll have a lot of collateral

the louisiana attorney general has decided the two white baton rouge police officers involved in the shooting death of an african-american man, mr. sterling, will not be charged. they killed him in a struggle outside a convenience store in baton rouge. he was shot at close range while the officers pinned him down. sterling did not display a gun during the struggle. police say he was reaching for one and the gun was recovered after he was killed. sterling's death was caught on camera, and i do want to warn that you this is a very disturbing video. >> during a news conference just a few minutes ago, louisiana attorney general jeff landry said the evidence doesn't support a prosecution of the officers. >> after a thorough and exhaustive review of the evidence, the facts that can be established beyond a reasonable doubt, the law and jurisprudence e of the state of louisiana and of prosecutors under the law of social conduct, louisiana cannot proceed with a prosecution of either officer lake or officer salawi. >> joining us from baton rouge, cnn correspondent nick valencia. nick, you talk

earlier this week the attorney general of louisiana announced that criminal charges would not be brought against the two police officers who were responsible for the killing of the thirty seven year old african american that would appear to be that but certainly now the baton rouge police have conducted their own internal investigation the chief of police now announcing that the officer who actually fired the six shots that killed elton sterling would be terminated immediately his partner who restored out and sterling to the ground will be suspended for three days now the death of alton sterling in july two thousand and sixteen led to a massive wave of national protests and played a massive brawl in the formation of the black lives matter movement the question now to be the going to be asked by the tens of thousands who took to the streets in protest then is if the police can find culpability in the shooting why could the attorney general of the state of louisiana not the turkish president has rejected a french offer to mediate between ankara and the kurdish on groups in syria dismissing

state of louisiana has been sacked for the killing of african-american alton standing another policeman has been suspended for three days thirty seven year old sterling was held down by the two officers and shot dead in the city of baton rouge in twenty sixteen michaela reports from washington d.c. . baton rouge police have finally released the body camera footage of the killing out and sterling was selling c.d.'s outside a convenience store when the two officers arrived on the scene a struggle broke out and six shots were fired earlier this week the louisiana attorney general announced no criminal charges will be brought against the two officers but after an internal investigation the baton rouge police department has announced disciplinary steps one officer tempted to use deescalation india's disengagement techniques consistent with policy and procedures in training and one officer did not follow the tactics training professionalism and organizational standards. simple the officer who wrestled sterling to the ground how we lake has been suspended for three days but his partner blake's

the other the death of alton sterling outside a convenience store in baton rouge, louisiana, back in 2016. for nearly two years now, sterling's family has been demanding to see surveillance video of what happened. late today, baton rouge police released it. we'll have more on that in just a moment. but we begin with new information about the death of stephon clark in sacramento last week. an autopsy ordered by his family shows he was shot multiple times in his grandmother's backyard. joe fryer is in sacramento with more. >> hey, show me your hands! >> reporter: when two sacramento police officers confronted stephon clark in his grandparents' pack sxwrn yard. backyard. >> show me your hands! >> -- they fired 20 shots. today the doctor commissioned by clark's family to perform a private autopsy said the young man was hit eight times, all from behind or the side. >> you can reasonably conclude that he received seven gunshot wounds from his back. >> reporter: the autopsy was performed by dr. bennet omalu who is credited with discovering the brain disease cte. omalu believes clark was fac

louisiana attorney general did not bring criminal charges against either officer. no federal charges were filed. gregory meeks of new york is a member of the foreign affairs committee and the congressional black caucus. your reaction to this broader question of why is it that the justice department -- it seems reluctant to pursue these cases. what is going on here? >> it is absolutely horrendous and it must stop. it is a national crises that we need to focus on as a country ca. this is a joke with the attorney general ending practice and pattern investigations. the president of the united states saying this is a local matter. i just came back from europe. the folks there are looking at this saying what is going on in the united states of america. here we are supposed to be the leaders of human rights. he is in absolute violation it seems time after time of human rights violations of these young black men who continue to lose their lives unarmed at the hands of police. we've got to do something about this as a society. we cannot stand quiet. we must have some justic

further police violence against black citizens has sparked new protests in the united states louisiana authorities fired a white police officer who shot a man dead in a separate case the police shot an unarmed man in california eight times the autopsy shows almost all of the shots were in the back. of the marches in california state capital sacramento protest at the shooting two weeks ago of twenty two year old stefan clock police who shot him in the back say they feared he was holding a gun it turned out to be a cellphone. in a separate case in louisiana body camera footage shows two police officers swearing at thirty seven year old alton sterling outside a grocery store before shooting him dead one officer blaine's alimony has now been fired it was clear that lane ceremony came out like a pit bull. and immediately escalated the entire situation putting a gun to this means he did. using profane language threatening his life and he ended up taking his life. as second officer involved has been suspended from duty my decision was not based on politics. it was not based on emotions it was

back say they feared he was holding a gun it turned out to be a cellphone in a separate case in louisiana buddy camera footage shows two police officers swearing at thirty seven year old alton sterling outside a grocery store before shooting him dead one officer blaine salmoni has now been fired it was clear that one seldom only came out like it or. any mediately escalated the entire situation putting a gun to this me and it. using profane language threatening his life any ended up taking. a second officer involved has been suspended from judy my decision was not based on politics. it was not based on emotions. it was based on the facts of the case the family lawyer says the police have a responsibility to the whole community. we know how difficult it is we understand it. it's a tough job. they have to deal with a lot. but with high duty comes high expectations you don't just look after white people you look after black people and hispanic and asian and everyone else a series of recent fighting shootings of black men by police has sparked a nationwide protests and the black lives movement