Why police convictions are so rare

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🗓️ 8 June 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Marissa Lang and Clarence Williams report from Washington, D.C., as protests continue across the country. Georgetown University’s Paul Butler explains why it’s so difficult to prosecute police. And Heather Long looks at why black Americans have been left out of the economic recovery.

Protesters gather on the streets of Washington, D.C., and around the world.

Filing charges in George Floyd’s death was the easy part. Now comes the hard part.

Digging deeper into the latest jobs report — and how black Americans are getting left behind.

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0:40.4	I'm Martine Powers
0:44.4	It's Monday, June 8th
0:46.4	Today, protests for George Floyd continue
0:52.4	Why it's still so hard to prosecute police and who's left out of economic recovery
1:01.6	What do you like to say about your son?
1:03.8	It says my cousin didn't get justice or a hashtag
1:08.3	Say their names, his name is Kestin Lewis
1:11.2	He was 19
1:12.4	He was killed by police
1:15.4	And it's just sad that this is happening
1:17.9	This is my son
1:19.6	My son is 14 years old
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