Bill Barr Busts Myth of 'Systemic Racism' Among the Police

On Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr directly contradicted the idea that there is "Systemic racism" among police departments and in America's justice system.

"I think the narrative that the police are on some epidemic of shooting unarmed black men is simply a false narrative, and also the narrative that that's based on race."

"The fact of the matter is, it's very rare for an unarmed African American to be shot by a white police officer. There were ten cases last year, six of them the suspect was attacking the police officer physically. So they are rare things compared to the 7,000-8,000 young black men who are killed every year," Barr explained.

"To me the word 'systemic' means that it's built into the institution and I don't think that's true," the AG said.

"I think our institutions have been reformed in the past 60 years, and if anything is built-in, it's a bias to nondiscrimination and safeguards against [racism.]". "Racism usually means that I believe that because of your race you're a lesser human being than me. I think there are people in the United States who feel that way but I don't think it is as common as people suggest and I think we have safeguards to ensure that it doesn't really have an effect on someone's future," Barr added.

"I don't think there are two justice systems," Attorney General William Barr says.

"The narrative that the police are on some epidemic of shooting unarmed Black men is simply a false narrative," says Barr, adding he does not think systemic racism exists in police departments.

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