>>9539984 lb
here is link to vid. for callers on cspan
https://www.c-span.org/video/?472703-3/washington-journal-elie-mystal-discusses-race-relations-policing-us
and transcripts from 2 calls that drove the guest into a rant.
FIRST CALL IS FROM VICKI IN CHICAGO. YOU ARE ON WITH OUR GUEST ELIE MYSTAL OF "THE NATION." GO AHEAD.
00:10:36
HI, YES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK IT IS REALLY SAD THAT PEOPLE DO NOT TRUST THE POLICE. I LOVE THE POLICE OFFICERS WE HAVE. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB. I THINK IT IS JUST DISGRACEFUL THE WAY THESE CRIMINALS HAVE TORN DOWN OUR CITY. AND I DO NOT RESPECT CRIMINALS WOULD GO AND LOOT AND TEAR DOWN. AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE OUT THAT – THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO TALK ABOUT DEFUNDING THE POLICE WHEN THE POLICE PROTECT US AND SAVE OUR LIVES. IT IS A DISGRACE. THANK YOU.
Elie Mystal
FROM MARYLAND, RENEE IS NEXT. HI.
00:13:05
YEAH, I THINK THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ALL THE ATTENTION OF THE POLICE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, BUT THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO, TOO. WE ALL DO. YOU KNOW, THE THING IS, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A RACIST ISSUE. WE ARE MAKING IT ONE. THERE ARE 13% OF OUR POPULATION THAT ARE BLACK PEOPLE. THEY COMMIT 53% OF VIOLENT – OF MURDERS, AND 60% OF ALL THE ROBBERIES. WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON CRIME, TOO. THEIR SIDE HAS TO FOCUS ON CRIME. THE POLICE HAVE TO FOCUS ON, YES, EXCESSIVE FORCE. BUT NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT BOTH SIDES HAVING WORK TO BE DONE. AND IF BLACK LIVES MATTER'S, IT STARTS WITH BLACK ABORTIONS AND WHITE ABORTIONS, ALL ABORTION. ALL KILLING. MORE BLACKS KILL BLACKS. HOW CAN WE MAKE BLACK LIVES MATTER WHEN BLACKS DO NOT MAKE BLACK LIVES MATTER?