THAT
THAT AREA. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JOINING US VIA TELEPHONE IS
PATRICIA TORRES . CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
ME?
ME? >>
ME? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US.
AS YOU WATCH WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN YOUR STATE TONIGHT, IN THE
TWIN CITIES, YOUR GENERAL
THOUGHTS ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF TACTICS WITH A LOT MORE
ENFORCEMENT TONIGHT THAN WE
HAVE SEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF
NIGHTS.
NIGHTS.
NIGHTS. >> YES, UNFORTUNATELY, THE
SITUATION IS GOING MORE AND
MORE COMPLICATED.
MORE COMPLICATED. I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE PEOPLE IN
THE STREETS ARE ABLE TO SEE
WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID THIS
AFTERNOON. CLEARLY, THERE ARE A
LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE STREETS
WERE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE
CURFEW.
CURFEW.
CURFEW. WE HAVE PEOPLE MARCHING TOWARD
ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL. WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE
INTERSECTION OF NICOLLET AND
LAKE.
LAKE.
LAKE. WE
LAKE. WE HAVE PEOPLE ON 38th AND
CHICAGO WE HAVE SEVERAL GROUPS
MOVING AROUND THE CITY.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN PRIVY TO ANY
OF THE MEETINGS ABOUT PLANNING
THAT WOULD INDICATE HOW MANY
DAYS WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE THIS
KIND OF VIOLENCE AND UNREST?
>> IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT.
IT IS A VERY COMPLICATED
SITUATION.
SITUATION. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW BECAUSE AS
YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT
IS BEING BROADCASTED NATIONALLY
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING
TO THE STATE. IT IS A SITUATION
THAT CHANGES EVERY DAY.
WE ARE AWARE OF A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ARRIVED TO THE TWIN CITIES
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THE
GOVERNOR INSTRUCTED THE CLOSING
OF OUR MAIN HIGHWAYS.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE. WE NEED TO PUT SOME MEASURES IN
PLACE TO CLOSE, YOU KNOW, THE
MAIN ENTRANCES TO THE STATE TO
PREVENT MORE PEOPLE FROM COMING
TO REALLY CAUSE TROUBLE IN THE
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. >>
AREAS. >> WE ARE WATCHING WHAT IS
HAPPENING, OBVIOUSLY,
HAPPENING, OBVIOUSLY, IMMEDIATELY RIGHT NOW.
WHEN ALL OF THIS IS BEHIND US
AT SOME POINT, WHAT THEN?
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN?
OBVIOUSLY, NOBODY WANTS A
REPEAT OF THIS.
PEOPLE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE
FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY USE THIS
AS A WAY TO FIND A BETTER WAY
FOR ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER
AND LIVE TOGETHER.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>> I HAVE TWO VERY SPECIFIC
ISSUES I WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON.
THE VERY FIRST ONE IS THAT WE
NEED TO MAKE ABSOLUTE SURE THAT
WE HAVE A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT
THERE IS JUSTICE.
JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD AND
THAT THERE IS A VERY DEFINITE
PLAN TO RESTRUCTURE OUR POLICE
SYSTEM AS WE KNOW IT.
THIS CANNOT CONTINUE.
WE HAVE LOST SEVERAL LIVES.
THAT'S THE REASON THE ACTIVISTS
ARE IN THE STREETS TODAY.
AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE
ARREST OF THE FIVE OFFICERS.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP
UNTIL THAT HAPPENS.
AND WE ARE ALSO DEMANDING THAT
MIKE FREEMAN RESIGNED FROM HIS
POSITION.
POSITION.
POSITION. THOSE ARE VERY CAN CREATE ASKS.
THE SECOND ISSUE FOR ME IS THE
LONG-TERM PLAN WE NEED TO HAVE
AS A STATE TO ELIMINATE THE
DISPARITIES THAT EXIST IN OUR
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE
THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
WE NEED TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE
THAT THE PLANS TO REBUILD OUR
CITY WILL INCORPORATE THE VOICES
OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
MAKE SURE SMALL BUSINESSES WILL
BE OWNED BY LOCAL BUSINESS
OWNERS IN THE TWIN CITIES.
THEY WILL NOT BE DISPLACED BY
LARGE CORPORATIONS THEIR HOMES
WILL NOT BE TORN DOWN AND BE
REPLACED BY LARGE BUILDINGS
WHERE THERE IS NO ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. >> WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT
YOU ARE DOING ON BEHALF OF YOUR
CONSTITUENTS AND THERE IS A LOT
OF WORK