On the recordNovember 30, 2015
I thank the gentleman for his profound remarks on this occasion. I have my own remarks in reference to what happened to this youngster. That is what he was--a youngster, a child. I have 17-year- old triplets. God forbid my children find themselves in that predicament. I will not even try to match the remarks by the gentleman from New York. I think he stated the case clearly. Black lives matter. I know there is a segment in this country that gets upset when they hear that, but you need to understand what they are saying. It is: Why is there no worth to African American lives? That is what they are asking. Why is it so easy that we continually find people of color on the wrong end of these weapons? Then to have it covered up in the manner in which the gentleman from New York stated--86 minutes. Now, my children love Burger King, but you only need 20 minutes if there is a line in Burger King to do what you need to do. But they spent hours there, getting their story right, making sure everybody would corroborate what they were going to say. That is why ``Black Lives Matter'' exists. That is why we continue to bring these issues up. That is why we will not let it go quietly into the night. Everybody has seen that videotape. When did he lunge? When was he shot once in the chest? When did any of those things that were reported occur in that video? He was walking away. He did still have the knife in his hand, but he was walking away.…
