WATCH: Zero tolerance policing can be ‘death sentence’ for people of color, Rep. Bass says
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., questioned Attorney General William Barr about police use of force and his support for "zero tolerance" policing.
“A zero tolerance attitude is costing lives, not saving them, especially in communities of color,” Bass said to Barr.
She went on to describe how George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis: "For 8 minutes and 46 seconds a police officer knelt on his neck as he begged for his life. He was suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill. That’s how zero tolerance can amount to a death sentence for Black men when used on communities of color.”
Bass questioned Barr during a committee hearing examining whether the attorney general has inappropriately politicized the Justice Department. Democrats launched the investigation earlier this year over Barr’s handling of the case against Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted by the president this month. Democrats have since expanded their probe to several subsequent episodes in which they believe Barr is working for Trump’s own benefit.
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“A zero tolerance attitude is costing lives, not saving them, especially in communities of color,” Bass said to Barr.
She went on to describe how George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis: "For 8 minutes and 46 seconds a police officer knelt on his neck as he begged for his life. He was suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill. That’s how zero tolerance can amount to a death sentence for Black men when used on communities of color.”
Bass questioned Barr during a committee hearing examining whether the attorney general has inappropriately politicized the Justice Department. Democrats launched the investigation earlier this year over Barr’s handling of the case against Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted by the president this month. Democrats have since expanded their probe to several subsequent episodes in which they believe Barr is working for Trump’s own benefit.
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