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Notes from America with Kai Wright

The Juxtaposition of Sonya Massey's Killing and Kamala Harris' Presidential Run

Notes from America with Kai Wright

WNYC Studios

News Commentary, Politics, History, News

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Kamala Harris is the self-proclaimed “top cop”. Would a future President Harris have the ability to implement police reform to prevent police killings like that of Sonya Massey?

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0:00.0

Let's take a step back now to delve into Vice President Harris's record.

0:05.4

She's been criticized for her record as a prosecutor in California by progressives.

0:09.6

She once called herself California's top cop and wrote in 2009 quote if we take a show of

0:15.8

hands of those who would like to see more police officers on the street

0:19.3

mine would shoot up. She's a defund the police radical trying to pass herself off as a tough-uncrime

0:25.4

prosecutor.

0:26.4

Harris is now leaning into her history as a prosecutor and district attorney to

0:31.1

essentially frame herself as a cop who is going to

0:34.0

stop convicted felon Donald Trump. So hear me when I say I know Donald Trump's

0:40.3

type. Her history shows that she's an easy target for both sides because she's

0:46.0

been everything to everyone depending on what is popular at any given moment. It's notes from America. I'm Kai Wright. Welcome to the show.

1:09.0

It's Notes from America. I'm Kai Wright. Welcome to the show. Who is Kamala Harris? And where does

1:17.4

you stand on major issues that affect Americans? We still got a lot of learn

1:22.1

about this contender for president and this week in

1:25.7

particular we're going to direct that inquiry at the problem of police violence through

1:30.6

the lens of one horrible high-profile case.

1:35.8

On July 6th, Sonia Massey called the cops

1:38.5

because she thought someone was trying to break into her home

1:40.8

in Springfield, Illinois.

1:42.8

She was actually in the midst of a mental health crisis,

1:45.5

and when the two officers showed up,

1:47.8

the situation got much, much worse.

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