>>ZAC LASHWAY: TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT THE AFTERMATH IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE. THIS
MORNING. THIS AFTER PEACEFUL
PROTESTS TURNED VIOLENT LAST
NIGHT OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE
FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS.
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JOINING US NOW IS THE LEADER OF THE JACKSONVILLE, NORTH SIDE COALITION WHO SPEARHEADED ONE
OF THE PROTEST AND FRASER
MISTER FRAZIER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS SUNDAY MORNING
TOP OF THE MORNING TO EVERYBODY
HERE BY HOMETOWN
JACKSONVILLE FLAIR.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: CAN YOU EXPLAIN
TO US MR. FRASER THE CHRONOLOGY
OF
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OF ♪ >>ZAC LASHWAY: YESTERDAY’S
EVENT.
>> CERTAINLY WE STARTED A
PEACEFUL PROTEST. AT 3 O’CLOCK.
IT ENDED AT
2 HOURS LATER AND AFTER THAT WE DISMISSED EVERYONE WE ADJOURNED
OUR MEETING AND OF COURSE I WENT HOME TO LOOK ON TELEVISION TO SEE. SOME VIOLENCE WHICH WAS
STILL GOING ON.
WE SIMPLY WOULD LIKE TO DIVORCE
HIMSELF FROM ANY
OF THAT.
>> WE ENDED A SUCCESSFUL FAMILY
FRIENDLY EVENT IN FACT SO
CLEARLY THAT MANY CHILDREN.
>> WE’RE PART OF OUR
PROTEST. IT’S UNFORTUNATE THAT
IT TURNED UGLY AFTER THEN, BUT
WE WANT TO
BE CLEAR THAT ALL POSITION AS
AN ORGANIZATION THAT ARE THAT
COALITION OF JACKSONVILLE IS
THAT WE PRACTICE AND
HERE TOO. THE NONVIOLENT
PRINCIPLES AS THIS BOW. BUT
DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING.
JUNIOR.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: MR. FRASER
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING
WE HEARD CITY OFFICIALS
REITERATE WHAT YOU
JUST SAID THAT THE INITIAL
DEMONSTRATION WAS PEACEFUL IT
WAS FAMILY FRIENDLY THAT THERE
WERE SEVERAL CHILDREN IN
ATTENDANCE.
IT WASN’T UNTIL AFTER THAT
PEACEFUL CROWD LIKE YOU SAID
DISPERSE THE VIOLENCE AND THE
CHAOS ARE UP TO IT. THE
HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE. THIS CITY
ADMINISTRATION IS BLAMING FOR
THAT VIOLENCE FOR THAT CHAOS DO
YOU BELIEVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS
WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
>> THEY ATTEND YOUR EVENT THAT
THEY MAY HAVE IN FACT BEEN IN
ATTENDANCE, THE EVENT WE DON’T
HAVE ANY WAY OF KNOWING AS A
MATTER OF FACT WE DON’T KNOW
MAKE THE WHEN WE GO TO WALMART
WITH EVERYBODY WHERE MAN THESE
DAYS. SO WE DON’T KNOW WHETHER
THEY WERE THERE OR NOT BUT I
THINK THAT WE’RE OVERLOOKING
SOMETHING HERE. LET’S GET
FOCUSED ON WHY. THIS MARCH HAD
TO TAKE PLACE TO BEGIN WITH.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT IS
EXCESSIVE USE
OF FORCE WHICH IS VIOLENCE ON
THE PART OF THE
PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION IN
THIS TOWN
CALLED JSO WE’RE LOOKING AT
VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE OF
COLOR
AND COMMUNITIES. THAT ARE BEING
DIRECTED BY THE SHERIFF.
WE’RE TELLING YOU THAT THERE’S
SOMETHING WRONG. BUT NOBODY
IS LISTENING. WE’VE GOT AN
EXHAUST OF THEM
ARE ALL A DISPROPORTIONATE
RACIALLY DISPROPORTIONATE.
SHOOTINGS WE’VE GOT A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONABLE POLICE INVOLVED
SHOOTINGS. WE’VE GOT THE
SHERIFF AND THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY THE STATE ATTORNEY,
NOT ALLOWING BODY CAM VIDEOS TO
BE RELEASED. THERE ARE NUMBER.
>> SO SHE’LL. >> INJUSTICE IS BEING COMMITTED RIGHT HERE IN THIS TOWN.
POLICE BRUTALITY AND EVEN
MURDER.
THE MANY OF WILLIAMS AMONG
THOSE KILLED ARE OFTEN AMONG
THOSE SO WHEN ALL BRILL
BEING JUNIOR, A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED AND.
FRIENDS ARE TURNING THEIR GAMES
AND LOOKING THE OTHER WAY AND
NOT QUESTIONING THE SHERIFF.
ABOUT WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON
THERE’S MUST CHANGE FOR US TO
HAVE A
PEACEFUL CITY. THESE CHALLENGES
THAT ARE BEING PLACED AGAINST
PEOPLE OF GO MUST
IN WE’RE LOOKING FOR THEIR
SHARE. THIS ADMINISTRATION TO
COME TO GRIPS WITH OUR GUARD.
WE’RE SAYING IS A LACK OF
TRUST. A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY.
A LACK
OF ACCOUNTABILITY. WE’RE SAYING
THAT IT’S TIME FOR US TO SIT
DOWN AND TO BEGIN A SERIOUS
DIAL ALL BETWEEN EACH OTHER
THEY NEED TO STOP TALKING AT US
IN START TALKING
WITH US.
WITH US. >>ZAC LASHWAY: SO YOU PUT OUT A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE
SEEING UNRAVEL IN OUR CITY AND
ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. YOU ALSO SPEAK OF
A SOLUTION AND THAT IS A
DIALOGUE HOW DO YOU BEGIN THAT
DIALOGUE WITH CITY OFFICIALS
WITH OTHER FOLKS WHO YOU
ARE EMPOWERING. CREATE
THAT POSITIVE CHANGE BUT ALSO
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHAOS AND
THE VIOLENCE LAST NIGHT.
>> WE DON’T KNOW WHO THOSE
PEOPLE ARE WE’RE GOING TO BE
CONSTRUCTIVE AND NOT BE STUCK
TO IT. WE DON’T THINK THAT AS A
TACTIC THAT VIOLENCE IS.
EFFECTIVE.
WE THINK THAT WE HAD TO REMAIN
SOLUTION ORIENTED AND WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND TALK. WE’RE PREPARED TO MEET WITH THE MAYOR
ARE ANY OF THE FOLKS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO HAVE AN
HONEST STRAIGHTFORWARD
DISCUSSION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
MAYOR IS CHOSEN. THE PEOPLE WHO
USE AND BIG THE WANT TO TALK TO
HE DOESN’T DO WELL TALKING WITH
PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE WITH THEM
LIKE ME.
THERE’S BEEN NO CALL TO SAY
LET’S SIT DOWN AND CHAT, WE’RE
OPEN TO THAT. WE THINK IT
NECESSARY BECAUSE WE BRING A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO THE
TABLE. ALSO LIKE TO MENTION
THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE BEING
PLAYED IN THE N. WE
REMEMBER THE WORDS OF OUR
ENEMIES. BUT THE SILENCE ABOUT
GRANT. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO PROTEST WE’RE GOING TO
AGITATED THEY’RE GOING TO
EDUCATE WE’RE GOING TO
ORGANIZED. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
POWER CONCEDES NOTHING WITHOUT
A DEMAND. IT NEVER HAS AND IT
NEVER WILL WE’RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO STAND UP AGAINST
ANY AND ALL FORMS OF SOCIAL
RACIAL AND ECONOMIC
INJUSTICE. IN THE WORDS OF
MALCOLM PEACE AND FREEDOM CAN
NEVER BE DIVIDED BECAUSE NO ONE
CAN HAVE 8TH. IF THEY DON’T
HAVE FREEDOM. WE UNDERSTAND THE
YANKS THE ANGUISH, THE SENSE OF
DESPAIR AND HOPE IS THAT SO
MANY PEOPLE
ARE EXPRESSING ACROSS THE
GREATER PART OF THE UNITED
STATES TODAY BUT IN SO FAR AS
OUR PERSPECTIVE IS CONCERNED AS
AN ORGANIZATION WE’RE GOING TO
BE CONSTRUCTIVE NOT THESE BACK
TO IT WE’VE GOT A RESPECTED THE RIGHT AND THE DIGNITY OF OTHER PEOPLE AS WE CONTINUE OUR PUSH
FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE.
>>ZAC LASHWAY: AND AS YOU TALK
ABOUT YOUR FUTURE PLANS.
AND
IF YOU. ANOTHER MOMENT,
UNRAVELS AS WE SAW
LAST NIGHT WITH THINGS GETTING
OUT OF HAND DO YOU BELIEVE THE
CITY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD
ENACT A CURFEW.
>> AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT THE
MAYOR AND OTHERS WILL NEED
TO CONSIDER I DEFERRED TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE JACKSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL ARE THAT DID
REPRESENTATIVES IN THAT REGARD.
WE ALSO LIKE TO
REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE OF
JACKSONVILLE TO SAY THAT IF
YOU’D LIKE TO STAND UP FOR
TRUTH AND JUSTICE. HE’S GOT
BACK TO THE OUTSIDE. COALITION
OF JACKSONVILLE. AT NORTHSIDE COALITION AT G MAIL