We've got to start by licensing police officers and I call for that today. We've got to change state laws so that we have a baseline of conduct that's acceptable and that we eliminate the problem of so-called past the trap where an officer gets disgraced, gets fired, and then he just moves down the road to the next town.
Mayor Lightfoot discusses the need for police reform and better accountability measures.
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Our young men, the ones that are most likely to be the victims, but also the perpetrators of crime have to know at the earliest possible stage, their destiny is not preordained to be picking up a gun or an early death.
I think we've made significant progress over the last few days. But I want to deal done this weekend. Our kids need back -- be back in school, schools are safe.
When you start talking to people one-on-one about those kinds of shocking statistics, that catches their attention.
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