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Sonya Massey's death shows that Black Americans can't even call the police for help

Aug 02, 2024 View Original Article
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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -4% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : In contrast, before Harris left the U.S. Senate to become vice president, she co-authored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which includes provisions to empower the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, provide grants for independent investigations into police misconduct, and require federal funding recipients to adopt anti-discrimination policies and training programs.
26% : Trump promised to shield police from all liability, potentially giving them even more protection from lawsuits.
21% : I remember when Trump said he would use the National Guard to control violence in major cities and supported giving military-grade weapons to law enforcement agencies by overturning former President Barack Obama's order that restricted their distribution.
20% : "What is Donald Trump's plan for police accountability?"We're going to give our police their power back, and we are going to give them immunity from prosecution," Trump said after a May 1 rally in Waukesha.Since Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and Democrats coalesced around Harris as the presumptive nominee, Trump has doubled down on rhetoric casting Harris as a dangerous radical who is soft on crime and renewed calls for shielding police from all liability.
20% : Back in 2020, when Trump was president, he dismissed police shootings as racially motivated saying "more white people" are killed by police than Black people.
15% : Trump calls Milwaukee 'horrible:' You don't have to like Trump to see view supported by sad factsThe American Civil Liberties Union reports that Trump's law enforcement policies include allowing the use of force against protesters, which he once described as a "beautiful thing to watch."

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