Public safety depends on public trust is all of us know.
But too often that trust is violated.
Join us tonight are the parents
Tyree Nichols.
Welcome.
I had to bury tirade last week.
Many of you personally know.
There's no words to describe the heartache of grief of losing a child.
But imagine
Imagine if you lost that child the hands of the law.
Imagine
Having to worry whether your son or daughter came home from walking
down the street.
Playing in the park or just driving a car.
Most of us in here.
I have never had to have the talk.
The talk
Brown and black parents have had to have with their Children.
Bow hunter, Ashland, my Children.
I never had to have a talk with him.
I never had to tell them if a police officer pulls you over.
Turn your interior lights on right away.
Don't reach your license.
Keep your hands on the steering wheel.
Imagine having to worry like that every single time.
Your kid got in the car.
Who's retirees mother shared with me when I spoke to her.
When I asked her how she finds the courage to carry on and speak
out.
The faith of God. She said her son was quote.
A beautiful soul.
And something good will come of this.
Imagine how much courage and character that takes
It's up to us to all of us.
We all want the same thing.
Neighborhoods free of violence.
Enforcement of enforcement earned the community's trust.
Just as every cop when they pin on that badge in the morning has
a right to be able to go home at night.
So does everybody else out there.
Children.
Right to come home station.
For protection.
Under the laws of Covenant.
We have with each other in America.
You know?
Police officers put their lives on the line every single night and
day.
And we know we asked them in many cases to do too much to be counselors,
social workers, psychologists responding to drug overdoses, mental
health crisis and so much more.
In one sense, we asked much too much of them.
I know most cops and their families are good, decent, honorable people.
The vast majority
Risk.
And they risk their lives.
Every time they put that shield on.
But what happened to Tyrion? Memphis happens too often.
We have to do better.
Give law enforcement the real training they need.
Hold them to higher standards.
Help them succeed in keeping it safe.
We also need more first responders to professionals to address the
growing mental health substance abuse challenges.
More resources, reduce violent crime and gun crime.
Program.
More investment, housing, education and job training.
This.
Help prevent violence in the first place.
Police officers.
Police departments violate the public trust.
They must be held accountable.
Support.
The families of victims.
Scripts and law enforcement.
I signed an executive order.
For all federal officers.
Banning chokeholds.
Strictly no knock warrants another key elements of the George Florida
Let's commit ourselves to make the words of Tyler's mom true.
Something good must come from this
something good.
And all of us.
All of us.
Folks. It's difficult, but it's simple. All of us is a change in
this chamber. We need to rise to this moment.
We can't turn away.
Let's do what we know in our hearts.
We need to do.
Let's come together to finish the job on police reform.
Do something.