Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama both declared that it was time to “reimagine policing” in the USA on Tuesday.
“Our hearts are heavy over yet another shooting of a Black man, Daunte Wright, at the hands of police,” the Obamas declared in a statement, describing the shooting as proof of “just how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety in this country.”
“Michelle and I grieve alongside the Wright family for their loss,” Obama said. “We empathize with the pain that Black mothers, fathers, and children are feeling after yet another senseless tragedy.”
Breitbart.com reports: The Obamas acknowledged the shooting took place during the trial for the “heart-wrenching” murder of George Floyd and called for a full investigation.
“[W]e will continue to work with all fair-minded Americans to confront historical inequities and bring about nationwide changes that are so long overdue,” they said.
Barack Obama also voiced support for reimagining policing in June 2020 in reaction to the protests after the death of George Floyd.
He said the shooting incidents were the result of structural problems in the United States.
“[T]hey’re the result of a long history of slavery and Jim Crow and red lining and institutionalized racism that too often have been the plague, the original sin of our society,” he said during an online conversation on the issue.
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