Glenn Grothman: “It is going to be hard to think of something original to say, but I will give it a go. First of all, I would like to…”

“It is going to be hard to think of something original to say, but I will give it a go. First of all, I would like to point out that nobody I know defends Derek Chauvin. And nobody I know doesn't have sympathy for George Floyd and his family. That should go without saying. The question is, what can we do to prevent this sort of thing in the future? I personally believe that part of the problem stems from the close relationship that big city governments have with the local unions. I had introduced a bill when I was in the State legislature about 13 years ago making it easier to get rid of an underperforming policeman. That bill went nowhere, as most of these bills go nowhere because very few people are willing to take on the unions. That being said, when I introduced the bill, I did expect it would save lives and would pass. I expected it to save Black lives, and I expected it to save White lives. Right now, you can Google Heather Mac Donald. She's pretty good on this issue. First of all, the number of lives lost in which an unarmed person was shot by a police officer has fallen the last 4 years, from 70 lives to 28 lives, which is a good step in the right direction. It doesn't mean we shouldn't do more. We should do more. The second thing I will point out is, when adjusted for violent crime, actually, a higher percentage of White people are killed by police than Black people, and it offends me that we don't bring that up. We try to racialize the issue.…”