Russell Simmons: ‘America Hasn’t Seen Protests Like Those That Are Coming…’
We are seeing the beginning of the end of police policing the police, he added.
“On Wednesday, we are going to ask for indictments and list of achievable demands.” (‘We’ referring to high profile celebrities and athletes that share Simmons’ beliefs.)
Simmons told Burnett, “Over 150K cases were brought before the grand Jury and and only 11 cases didn’t come back with indictments. It’s like lightening striking the black community over and over and over again.”
We need special oversight committees, we shouldn’t leave it to DAs who work with the police, explained Simmons.
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11 responses to Russell Simmons: ‘America Hasn’t Seen Protests Like Those That Are Coming…’
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R.J. Carter December 9th, 2014 at 11:06
Did he say “150 thousand” or is that “K” a mistype?
R.J. Carter December 9th, 2014 at 12:06
Did he say “150 thousand” or is that “K” a mistype?
Carla Akins December 9th, 2014 at 11:12
He’s not wrong.
Carla Akins December 9th, 2014 at 12:12
He’s not wrong.
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 11:15
“Over 150K cases were brought before the grand Jury and and only 11 cases didn’t come back with indictments.”
HUH??? Did he mean out of 150K cases only 11 came back with indictments? Otherwise…I’m so confused!!
Gindy51 December 9th, 2014 at 12:30
He said out of 150,000 only 11 cases there were NO indictments of civilian people by the grand jury. Yet when it comes to cops before a grand jury the number is almost 0 as to them getting indicted,
greenfloyd December 9th, 2014 at 21:47
I was also confused about the lack of context to those numbers. And although I agree with this guy’s sentiment about police accountability, that’s only one piece of the complex puzzle before us. It needs to change, but controlling the cops is low hanging fruit compared to dismantling this deadly Gangsta-culture that plagues so many communities these days. I believe it can be done, but it will take a hell of a lot more than body cams and Executive Orders!
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 12:15
“Over 150K cases were brought before the grand Jury and and only 11 cases didn’t come back with indictments.”
HUH??? Did he mean out of 150K cases only 11 came back with indictments? Otherwise…I’m so confused!!
floyd[@]greenfloyd.org December 9th, 2014 at 22:47
I was also confused about the lack of context to those numbers. And although I agree with this guy’s sentiment about police accountability, that’s only one piece of the complex puzzle before us. It needs to change, but controlling the cops is low hanging fruit compared to dismantling this deadly Gangsta-culture that plagues so many communities these days. I believe it can be done, but it will take a hell of a lot more than body cams and Executive Orders!
rg9rts December 9th, 2014 at 14:55
Where cops are concerned…there should be a special prosecutor ….so nonsense like Garner doesn’t happen because the DA is s conservative lackey
rg9rts December 9th, 2014 at 15:55
Where cops are concerned…there should be a special prosecutor ….so nonsense like Garner doesn’t happen because the DA is s conservative lackey