Political Rewind: Chauvin Trial And Killing Of Daunte Wright Renew Calls For Justice, Police Reform
Wednesday on Political Rewind: Last summer, police violence in communities across the country acted as\xa0rallying points for discussions over the role of law enforcement in our society. The killing\xa0of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atlanta\u2019s Rayshard Brooks at the hands of police\xa0served as stark examples of a concerning trend of violence.\n\nNow, the killing of Daunte Wright amid the ongoing\xa0trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin spurs renewed demands for structural change.\n\nIn Washington D.C., President Joe Biden declared he wants a federal investigation of Wright's shooting. Meanwhile, Democrats in the U.S. House continued their push\xa0for a bill establishing national standards for police conduct.\n\nMayor Hardie Davis Jr. of Augusta, Ga. said police brutality and\xa0racial discrimination have long challenged the nation's democratic ideals.\xa0\n\n"We have to lean in," Davis said. "Now is the penultimate moment of where we have to do it collectively. We cannot retreat to our spheres of influence or the places of comfort."\n\nPanelists:\n\nMayor Hardie Davis Jr.\xa0\u2014 Mayor of Augusta\n\nTiffany Williams Roberts \u2014 Southern Center for Human Rights\n\nLeo Smith \u2014 Republican Strategist and President, Engaged Futures Group\n\nGreg Bluestein \u2014 Politics Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution