CNN commentator ripped for tying DeSantis’ rejection of African Studies course to Memphis police killing
Jones was alluding to the five officers charged in Nichols' death, who were Black: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith. Each face charges including second-degree murder.
He also referenced DeSantis' opposition to a high school AP African Studies course proposed by The College Board. The course contains notes on Critical Race Theory and queer theory, according to a copy of the syllabus previously obtained by Fox News Digital.
The AP course was rejected by the Florida Department of Education from being included in state curriculum because it violated the state’s law barring woke content in its public schools, Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. previously said, adding the state does, however, require the teaching of African-American history.
GOP ‘stood in the way’ of police reform that could have prevented death of Tyre Nichols: MSNBC analyst
Reid prompted Butler’s comments with remarks on a "sort of gang mentality" that exists within police departments that are "allowed for decade after decade to operate with impunity."
She asked Butler, "Is that what this is, a culture problem that’s bigger than necessarily just the race of the officers?"
Butler answered affirmatively: "It’s 100% a culture problem. Old school policing lore says if a guy tries to run when officers want to arrest him, he pays for it. Bad apple cops follow that principle, but that’s not what the majority of hard-working, law-abiding officers do or should do."
Butler added that Nichols was "right to be afraid of these officers." Though as he continued, he placed part of the blame for these bad officers on Republican lawmakers.
He stated, "But we know that many people, especially Black and brown people, have complaints that police use excessive force, and typically those officers are not even disciplined, much less charged with crimes."
He added, "So, when we look to how we can do better, there’s some common sense police reform, including what was contained in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, that Congress has failed to act on."
Butler then said, "I should be a little bit more specific than Congress. It’s the Republicans in Congress who have stood in the way of passing legislation that would make a difference and prevent more tragic cases like this one."
Democrats NEVER speak in specifics .... What ' common sense police reform' would have stopped this tragedy how