Bernie Sanders STATEMENT On Laquan McDonald

[Segami]

BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday released the following statement in reaction to the release of police footage of Laquan McDonald’s shooting:

“All Americans should be sickened by the video of Laquan McDonald’s murder. As a nation we must do more than just echo the phrase Black Lives Matter. We must put actions behind those words. Actions that will bring about the fundamental reform that is needed in the face of this crisis. Criminal justice reform must be the civil rights issue of the 21st century and the first piece must be putting an end to the killing of African Americans by police officers.”

https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-statement-laquan-mcdonald/

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[tblue37]

1. KnR for visibility. nt

[TM99]

2. Yes!

Thank you Sanders.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Nailed it.

"Criminal justice reform must be the civil rights issue of the 21st century and the first piece must be putting an end to the killing of African Americans by police officers."

[Segami]

5. On point!

[Maedhros]

4. Outstanding, Bernie!

Straight to the point - no waffling.

[SandersDem]

6. A

fucking men.

[George II]

7. Hillary CLinton's statement from THIS morning:

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/25/chicago-protests-laquan-mcdonald-police-shooting-dashcam-video

“The family of Laquan McDonald and the people of Chicago deserve justice and accountability. As criminal charges proceed in thi scse, we also have to grapple as a country with broader questions about ensuring that all our citizens and communities are protected and respected. The mothers I met recently in Chicago are right: we cannot go on like this. All over America, there are police officers honorably doing their duty, demonstrating how to protect the public without resorting to unnecessary force. We need to learn from and build on those examples. The loss of so many young African Americans taken too soon should reaffirm our commitment to press forward for progress."

[ejbr]

9. +1 n/t

[Live and Learn]

22. After she appeases the police forces:

"there are police officers honorably doing their duty, demonstrating how to protect the public without resorting to unnecessary forc"e

, of course.

[George II]

24. Are you trying to say that there are no "police officers honorably doing their duty"?

[SoapBox]

8. All Americans should INDEED be sick over this.

It was a blatant murder.

[Skwmom]

32. It was an execution. nt

[Punkingal]

10. Bravo, Bernie!

[restorefreedom]

11. all the dems will be united on this,

meanwhile on fox noise, repubs will be finding guests that want to blame black people.

[tex-wyo-dem]

12. Straightforward into the point…

Thank you, Senator Sanders!

[LWolf]

13. We must do more.

[rhett o rick]

14. So when Sen Sanders does this, I notice an absense of appreciation from those

that say they are for racial justice. However, they seem to be all over Sen Sanders if they think he isn't giving their cause enough attention. Makes me think that disparaging Sen Sanders is more important than their "cause".

Of course I might be missing some because I have a long ignore list.

[AgingAmerican]

15. They don't post because if they do so

they would have to acknowledge knowing about it. 80% of their shtick is predicated upon feigned ignorance.

[rhett o rick]

17. I agree of course, but my point is that they are so vocal about their cause when they think

they can use it against Sen Sanders but they fail to acknowledge when he supports their cause. Makes me think that their cause is only a tool to support HRC.

[AgingAmerican]

18. They have their marching orders

nt

[beam me up scottie]

16. Well one of them tried to make this about Hillary so you're not missing anything.

[Ken Burch]

19. If it were admitted that Bernie isn't weak on fighting racism, HRC's lead would be gone.

She remains ahead almost solely due to the race smears from her campaign. This is basically all they've got, at this point.

All the candidates can and must say more about race. But it has never been true that any major Dem candidate was deficient on this.

(note: I am ONLY speaking about race-appropriation from the HRC campaign. Those who speak out on this issue first and foremost because their own lives are in danger are in an entirely different category).

[rhett o rick]

20. My point is that apparently their "cause" takes a back seat to disparaging Sen Sanders. nm

[reddread]

26. they do show their stripes right there

the veneer is so thin and synthetic. 99 cent store manipulations.

[Agschmid]

23. Maybe a few of them have Segami on ignore?

Either way this isn't about either candidate this about the people whose lives were taken from them, it's murder... Plain and simple.

And it needs to end, not in 2016, but now.

[rhett o rick]

25. It shouldn't be about either candidate but it obviously is. It's being used to disparage

Sen Sanders and promote H. Clinton. If Sanders fails to react quick enough he is disparaged quickly, but when he does respond showing his support for the cause, the anti-Sanders crowd is quiet. Apparently the support of Clinton is more important than the cause.

If we really want to end racism we would be supporting the progressive candidate and not a candidate that is financially supported by those that have fostered this situation. Those that really want to help end racism should vote for Sanders instead of continually attacking him.

[Autumn]

33. Oh no. I have no one on ignore and I can assure you not only is there an absence

of appreciation those threads are ignored like the plague by certain posters. Take for example an unplanned Bernie meeting with Sandra Bland's mother at a restaurant and Bernie saying her name at the debate and nothing else about it and the family going public with that meeting about a week later. That was completely ignored. Hillary's well publicized planned meeting with other families of violence and released by her campaign was praised to high heaven by the same posters who ignored Bernie's actions.. So no, you see that there is racial justice and then there is racial justice. There is a big difference there.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251684857

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251758897

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251761161

[rhett o rick]

34. It's clear that the cause is less important than using it for political gain. nm

[Live and Learn]

21. K&R Bernie gets it. nt

[Faux pas]

27. K N R

[redwitch]

28. Yes!

I have not watched the video. I just can't bring myself to do it. I feel like I will lose my mind if I do, reading the descriptions of it are enough for me. My heart breaks for the people who loved that young man, my heart breaks for this country.

[historylovr]

29. K & R.

[Uncle Joe]

30. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Segami.

[Robbins]

31. Right on

the killing of blacks by police officers needs to end.

We need totaly Independent bodys to investigate.and there needs to be consequenzes for it.even if it is just firing them.and i don't mean they get to resign.Firing would send a message if criminal charges can't be filled.

[rhett o rick]

35. If we want to end this racist killing of black men by police officers we need to elect a progressive

Progressives have always been fighting for equality, always. Corporations and the billionaires have fostered this culture. They want a race war, they want chaos in the 99% to keep us fighting each other. They support the militarization of local police, they want the drug war and private prison filled with people from the 99%.

Why would a Democrat support this culture? Why support the 1%, Goldman-Sachs, Wall Street and their political puppets??

[Cheese Sandwich]

36. He's right it is sickening