The President Obama praised the police US
US President Barack Obama praised on Tuesday the head of the US police in a bid to defuse tension that has rekindled the country after a series of incidents in which white officers confronted with excessive violence African Americans.
"I want to begin by saying on behalf of the American people: thank you, thank you, thank you," said Obama. "This country is safer thanks to your efforts," he added.
Meanwhile, the US president paid tribute to a New Yorker police officer killed while on duty and asked the police have the means.
Since the summer of 2014 have taken place in the US many demonstrations and rallies after incidents white police officers have used excessive force against African Americans, events have rekindled racial tension and have brought forth the police violence.
Obama was angered when some hinted that racism is widespread in many police stations.
Speaking from Chicago, Obama reiterated that discrimination against African Americans is a fact and referred where police officers had stopped and the same for verification "before obtaining official escort."
"Statistics show that there is an exception," he said, noting that discrimination against African Americans and Latin Americans is a real and recorded fact, according to the Athens agency.
However, continued Obama, very often the police are treated as 'scapegoats'.
The US president hopes to make it into a major reform of criminal justice before the end of his second term at the end of 2016. To support the police chief will be crucial for this.
At the same time, Obama estimated that restricting gun possession in the US will help the forces maintaining order, which will be able to avoid facing with citizens "armed to the teeth" when they intervene for example in an incident of domestic violence.
US President Barack Obama praised on Tuesday the head of the US police in a bid to defuse tension that has rekindled the country after a series of incidents in which white officers confronted with excessive violence African Americans.
"I want to begin by saying on behalf of the American people: thank you, thank you, thank you," said Obama. "This country is safer thanks to your efforts," he added.
Meanwhile, the US president paid tribute to a New Yorker police officer killed while on duty and asked the police have the means.
Since the summer of 2014 have taken place in the US many demonstrations and rallies after incidents white police officers have used excessive force against African Americans, events have rekindled racial tension and have brought forth the police violence.
Obama was angered when some hinted that racism is widespread in many police stations.
Speaking from Chicago, Obama reiterated that discrimination against African Americans is a fact and referred where police officers had stopped and the same for verification "before obtaining official escort."
"Statistics show that there is an exception," he said, noting that discrimination against African Americans and Latin Americans is a real and recorded fact, according to the Athens agency.
However, continued Obama, very often the police are treated as 'scapegoats'.
The US president hopes to make it into a major reform of criminal justice before the end of his second term at the end of 2016. To support the police chief will be crucial for this.
At the same time, Obama estimated that restricting gun possession in the US will help the forces maintaining order, which will be able to avoid facing with citizens "armed to the teeth" when they intervene for example in an incident of domestic violence.
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