Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to address this esteemed House of Representatives on an issue that is facing the American people, an issue that is facing our great Nation from coast to coast. This is the issue of wanton, senseless murders of unarmed young Black men and women throughout this Nation. This past year, Mr. Speaker, we have all seen on the many news platforms all across this Nation--the morning news, the noon news, the evening news--all have been punctuated with videotapes of unarmed Black men mostly, Hispanic men, men and women, boys and girls, teenagers, being shot down in cold blood by just a few--I want to emphasize ``a few''--rogue cops that hunt our Nation's cities, that hide behind a badge and a gun. These rogue police officers operate not to serve and protect, but to commit murder and mayhem and use their badge, their official status to get away with it. {time} 1400 This popular television show, ``How to Get Away With Murder,'' could use many departments all across this Nation as a formula, indeed as the plot of ``How to Get Away With Murder.'' I bear witness that this has been going on, these murders--wanton, senseless, lawless murders--have been going on in this Nation for far too long. Last year, Mr. Speaker, at this same time I stood before the Members of this body sharing with the Members of Congress the life and the murder of my best friends in Chicago, Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. They were both members of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.…”