A LOT OF PROTESTS ñ PUT US GOING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY
BECAUSE OF THE RECENT SHOOTINGS IN BATON ROUGE AND IN MINNESOTA.
THIS IS COMPOUND THE SITUATION THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WHERE FAR TOO MANY INNOCENT, USUALLY
YOUNG BLACK MALES, HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES.
WE ALSO HAD A HORRIBLE SITUATION IN DALLAS WHERE THERE WAS A
WONDERFULLY PEACEFUL PROTEST, WHERE THE COPS WERE BEING GREAT.
THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE PROTESTERS, AND EVENTUALLY
THEY SAVED A LOT OF THE PROTESTERS LIVES.
BUT THERE WAS ONE SNIPER WHO WAS OUT OF HIS MIND, WHO WAS
REJECTED BY THE WAY FROM ALL THE BLACK MOVEMENTS IN THE COUNTRY.
HE HAD ACTUALLY APPLIED TO SOME OF THEM AND WAS REJECTED BY
THEM.
HE MARRED SOME OF THE PROTESTS, BUT UNDAUNTED, PEOPLE WENT TO DO
PEACEFUL PROTESTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ANYWAY, BECAUSE WE CAN'T
LET THE ACTIONS OF ONE PERSON DESTROY ALL THE MOVEMENTS
THAT ARE NECESSARY IN THIS COUNTRY.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL FIND THIS CONTROVERSIAL, ONE OF
THE THINGS THEY ARE DOING IS SHUTTING DOWN HIGHWAYS.
THERE'S A LITTLE DANGER OF COURSE IN THE BEGINNING, A
BEASLEY WHEN THEY WALK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, THEY ARE BEING
CAREFUL BUT I GET CONCERNED AS WELL.
IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THOSE AREAS, I KNOW YOU'RE ANNOYED.
ONE OF THEM WAS THE 405 HIGHWAY HEREIN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
IT GETS JAMMED ALL THE TIME, I'M SURE PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY
WERE SERIOUS ABOUT IT.
BUT LOOK, THEY'VE ACTUALLY GOT TO INTERRUPT YOUR LIVES FOR
A MINUTES TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.
THE REASON IT'S CALLED BLACK LIVES MATTER IS BECAUSE IT
FEELS TO THEM LIKE THEIR LIVES DON'T MATTER.
I WANT YOU TO PAUSE FOR A SECOND AND THINK ABOUT WHY THEY ARE
DOING THIS, RISKING THEIR LIVES, WHY THEY ARE PROTESTING, WHY
THEY ARE SO AFFECTED BY THIS.
THEY ARE GOING ON THESE HIGHWAYS, IT'S THE INTERSTATE
110 IN BATON ROUGE, THE 405 FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
THE STATE ñ THE INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNEAPOLIS ST.
PAUL.
THERE WAS A COUPLE OTHERS ATTENDED IN ATLANTA AND SOME
OTHER PLACES, CAROLINA, SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE IT DIDN'T WORK.
OBVIOUSLY IN THESE AREAS IT DID WORK.
IT TOOK A WHILE TO CLEAR OUT BUT THEY WERE ALL PEACEFUL ON
THE SIDE OF THE PROTESTS.
AND THEN THERE'S THIS ICONIC IMAGE ñ TWO, ACTUALLY ñ
HERE'S ONE OF THEM.
YOU SEE WHAT THAT SHAPE IS?
THEY BLOCKED THE ROADS THERE, AND THEY STOOD IN THE SHAPE
OF A PEACE SIGN.
I LOVE THAT, BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT NONVIOLENCE.
SO THAT MANIAC IN DALLAS THAT KILLED ALL THOSE POLICE
OFFICERS, HE HAD THIS IDIOTIC IDEA THAT HE WOULD PROTEST
THE KILLING OF INNOCENT LIVES BY KILLING INNOCENT LIVES.
SO IT WAS SUCH A COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AND DEEPLY
IMMORAL THING TO DO.
BUT I LOVE THAT THESE PEOPLE WERE NOT DAUNTED BY EITHER THE
POLICE ACTION AGAINST FELLOW AFRICAN-AMERICANS ñ
OR A LOT OF THE PROTESTERS AREN'T EVEN AFRICAN-AMERICANS,
THEY JUST CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS THEY SHOULD.
AND THEY ALSO WERE NOT DAUNTED BY THE MANIAC IN DALLAS.
REMEMBER, HE FIRED INTO THE PROTEST.
YES YOU ARE TRAINED SNIPER AND HE FIRED ON COPS, BUT I
COULD SCARE PROTESTERS.
BUT THEY HAD THE COURAGE TO PROTEST ANYWAY.
THE OTHER ICONIC PICTURE IS THE ONE WE'VE GOT NEXT TO ME HERE,
WHICH IS, THIS YOUNG WOMAN, SHE'S NOT BEEN NAMED YET, SHE
WAS DETAINED IN BATON ROUGE AND RELEASED ON SUNDAY NIGHT,
ACCORDING TO SHAWN KING FROM THE DAILY NEWS.
IT'S BECAUSE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, WHO APPEARS TO BE
THE PEACEFUL, AND WHO APPEARS TO BE VIOLATING THE SENSE OF
PEACE AND ORDER?
WHO APPEARS TO BE AGGRESSIVE, AND WHO APPEARS TO BE AN
AMERICAN CITIZEN EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS?
I'M NOT GETTING ON THE COPS, I KNOW, I KNOW ñ
LOOK, THEY ARE TAKING TREMENDOUS PRECAUTION, LOOK AT WHAT
JUST HAPPENED IN DALLAS, I GET IT.
THAT'S WHY THEY GOT ALL THEIR OUTFITS ON, ETC.
BUT WHAT THE COPS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO UNDERSTAND, THE
SNIPER WAS ON A ROOFTOP.
HE WASN'T IN THE PROTEST.
IN FACT, HE WAS REJECTED BY THE MOVEMENTS THAT BROUGHT
TOGETHER THAT PROTEST.
AND HE FIRED INTO YOU GUYS AND THE PROTESTERS.
THOSE PROTESTERS THERE THAT ARE PEACEFUL, THEY ARE NOT
GUNNING FOR YOU.
TAKE PRECAUTIONS, OF COURSE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU DON'T
HAVE TO VIEW THEM AS THE ENEMY.
LOOK AT THAT WOMAN, DOES ANYBODY THINK SHE'S THE ENEMY?
AND IF YOU DO, I REALLY HOPE YOU LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE
MIRROR AND GO, WHY DO I THINK SHE'S THE ENEMY?
NO, SHE'S GOING AND DOING THAT AND SPENDING THOSE DAYS IN
JAIL BECAUSE SHE CARES ENOUGH TO SAY, PLEASE, CHANGE THE
POLICE TRAINING.
DON'T SHOOT SO QUICKLY.
GIVE US A CHANCE.
GIVE OUR KIDS A CHANCE.
DON'T SHOOT TAMIR RICE IN TWO SECONDS FLAT.
IF A BLACK PERSON SAYS THEY HAVE A LICENSE TO CARRY, SEE IF
THEY HAVE A LICENSE.
BE CAREFUL, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT.
IF YOU'VE GOT A PERSON DETAINED, DON'T SHOOT THEM.
THAT'S WHAT SHE'S TRYING TO DO, THAT'S A TRUE AMERICAN WOULD DO.
NOW, IN BATON ROUGE IT DID GET A LITTLE UGLIER.
NOT IN TERMS OF THE PROTESTERS, IN TERMS OF THE RIGHT POLICE.
THERE WAS NO RIGHT THERE.
I SHOULD SAY, BEFORE I SHOW YOU THIS, IN SOME OF THE
PROTESTS THERE WERE TWO THINGS THAT I THOUGHT ARE UNACCEPTABLE.
THEY SAY THAT SOME PROJECTILES WERE THROWN, THEY THINK IT
MIGHT HAVE BEEN STONES AND FIREWORKS.
FIRST OF ALL, DON'T EVER EVER COMMIT ANY ACT OF VIOLENCE, IT'S
A TERRIBLE IDEA.
NOT ONLY IS IT STUPID AND IMMORAL, GANDHI SAID WE
DIDN'T GRAB GUNS BECAUSE THE BRITISH HAD MORE GUNS THAN US.
ARE YOU GOING TO OUT MAN THE POLICE?
DON'T THROW STONES PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT HURT THEM, THEY'VE
GOT A FAMILY, DON'T DO THAT, IT'S A STUPID.
AND FIREWORKS, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED IN DALLAS.
DON'T DO FIREWORKS NEAR COPS.
MONUMENTALLY STUPID.
BUT I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU ALL OF IT HERE AND NOT BIAS THE
ISSUE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
BUT THOSE ARE A SMALL MINORITY.
NOW I WILL SHOW YOU A VIDEO FOR THE COPS DID IN BATON ROUGE
TO GIVE YOU WHAT WAS THE LARGER STORY.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES HERE, A BUNCH OF
PROTESTERS MOVED INTO A WOMAN'S YARD.
SHE SAID, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO MY PROPERTY, I WANT THEM ON MY
PROPERTY, THIS IS MY PROPERTY AND I DON'T WANT THE POLICE
ON MY PROPERTY.
IS THERE A MORE FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN RIGHT?
I IMAGINE THE RIGHT WING WOULD AGREE WITH THE DECISION TO
PROTECT YOUR OWN PROPERTY.
THE COP SAID, I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY, I'M GOING TO
COME ON HERE AND START ARRESTING THEM ANYWAY.
ARRESTING THEM FOR WHAT?
THEY ARE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THE ONLY PERSON HE DOESN'T HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ON THE
PRIVATE PROPERTY IS THE COPS IN THIS CASE.
IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE A SCENE OUT OF GAME OF THRONES HERE.
WATCH.
THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SIR, THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THIS IS BY THE PROPERTY, YOU CANNOT DO THIS.
BACK UP.
THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
NO!
HE'S GOING BACK, HE'S GOING BACK.
OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD.
OH MY GOD.
I TOLD YOU, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
WE GOTTA GO NOW.
RIGHT NOW.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
COME ON.
OH MY GOD, WHAT IN THE HELL?
I WAS NOT ARRESTED.
I KNOW.
NO NO NO.
WHO APPEARS TO BE THE DANGER THERE AND WHO APPEARS TO BE
IN DANGER?
I ALMOST EXPECTED TO SEE JOHN SNOW RISE UP OUT OF THAT CROWD.
WHY ARE YOU WALKING ON THEIR PROPERTY?
WHO HAS GOT THE WEAPONS AND WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE WEAPONS?
AGAIN, FOR THE 18TH TIME, THEIR BLOCKING HIGHWAYS I KNOW
YOU HAVE TO MOVE THEM OFF THE HIGHWAY AT SOME POINT.
BUT REMEMBER, THEY'RE DOING CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
THERE TRYING TO GET THE NATION'S ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY NEED
THE NATION'S ATTENTION TO CHANGE THE INJUSTICES THAT ARE
GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
DON'T WALK ON TO PEOPLE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH ALL
THOSE GUNS AND SQUISH PEOPLE AND ARREST THOSE PEOPLE, YOU
HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THAT.
FINALLY, LET'S HEAR FROM THE PERSON WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY.
I'M VERY UPSET.
I'M STUNNED AT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE POLICE OFFICERS.
THEY UTILIZED, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE ABILITY TO GUESS
CHASE SOMEONE THAT THEY TARGETED THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE STREET
TO BOMBARD MY YARD AND TO BOMBARD MY HOUSE.
THEY WERE PUSHING THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY DAUGHTER AND I
MYSELF.
WERE THEY ABOUT TO ARREST YOU?
NO, I KEPT TELLING THEM, THIS IS MY PROPERTY, PLEASE
DO NOT DO THAT.
I LIVE HERE.
I SAID IT'S FINE IF THEY ARE HERE.
THEY IGNORED WHAT I WAS SAYING.
THIS IS THE MOST AMERICAN THING YOU CAN DO, PLEASE HEAR
THEM OUT.
THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE COUNTRY IS.
JAYAR.
FURTHER DETAILS ON THAT WOMAN.
WHEN I PUT THE VIDEO TOGETHER AND BLURRED HER FACE, MY LADY,
SHE HAS FAMILY DOWN IN BATON ROUGE AND I'VE SPENT TIME DOWN
THERE, AT THE LIQUOR STORE WHERE ALTON WAS KILLED.
SHE NOW, AS A RESULT OF THIS, CAN'T GO HOME ANYMORE, SO SHE'S
IN HIDING BECAUSE OF THE RESULTS FROM WHAT HAPPENED HERE AND THE
POLICE RUNNING OR PROPERTY.
PEOPLE HEARING ABOUT IT AND RECOGNIZING WHERE IT IS.
SHE'S HAVING TO STAY AWAY, FROM THREATS FROM OTHER FOLKS THAT
ARE SEEMINGLY ñ I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'VE GIVEN THE EXCUSE THAT
THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE POLICE.
SHE'S NOW HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS BECAUSE OF JUST SIMPLY
OFFERING A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO PROTEST.
THE AMERICAN WAY.
IT'S WHAT CHURCHES USED TO DO.
YOU PROVIDE SHELTER.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU GO AFTER PEOPLE FOR.
AND IN THIS CASE, YOU PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXERCISING THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN RIGHT THAT THERE IS.
EVEN IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THEIR POLICY POSITION, YOU SHOULD
RESPECT THAT RIGHT TO PROTEST THAT WAY.
EXCEPT NOW WE HAVE THREATS AGAINST THEM.
WE'VE GOT TO HEAR EACH OTHER OUT.
AND BY THE WAY, DON'T LOOK AT THE COPS AND GO, I CAN'T BELIEVE
HOW THEY ARE ALL IN THESE RIGHT GEARS AND STUFF.
REMEMBER, THEY GOT SHOT IN DALLAS, I KNOW WHY THEY ARE
CONCERNED.
AND NOT EVERY WHITE PERSON DEFENDS THE COPS ARE RACIST.
I KNOW THEY MEAN WELL.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF ANGER ON BOTH SIDES AND IF YOU ARE
ON THE SIDE WHERE USING THE PROTESTERS ARE ñ
IN THE WORDS OF FOX NEWS ñ HATE GROUPS.
DID THAT WOMAN LOOK HATEFUL TO YOU?
DOES THIS WOMAN LOOK HATEFUL TO YOU?
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A LEGITIMATE CONCERN, AND
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT IN THIS COUNTRY, WHERE WE
LISTEN TO EACH OTHER.
DON'T THREATEN ANYONE ON EITHER SIDE.
NOTHING WRONG WITH PROTEST, IT'S CALLED AMERICA.