When a Trump administration official said he doesn't think systemic racism exists in policing, many were stunned — especially after numerous studies have suggested there have been discrepancies in how different races are treated by police.
When a Trump administration official said he doesn't think systemic racism exists in policing, many were stunned -- especially after numerous studies have shown different races are often treated differently.
"No, I don't think there's systemic racism," national security adviser Robert O'Brien told CNN."I think 99.9% of our law enforcement officers are great Americans. Many of them are African American, Hispanic, Asian."'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
Robert O'Brien: Racist officers are"the few bad apples" 01:31"There is no doubt that there are some racist police," O'Brien added."I think they're the minority. I think they're the few bad apples, and we need to root them out."Indeed, many departments have been trying to eliminate racism in policing. Officers have marched alongside protesters to denounce excessive police force and the killing of George Floyd.
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