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Families of those killed by police officers rally at the Capitol for police reform

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Families of those killed by police officers rally at the Capitol for police reform
Families of those killed by police officers rally at the Capitol for police reform
Doug Johnson reports

POLICE OPERATE IN THE STATEAND THEY ARE SUPPORTING ASEVERAL BILLS THAT WOULD DOJUST THAT.ARE THE FAMILIES OF THE MENAND WOMEN KILLED BY POLICEOFFICERS THIS THE CLUB NORTHTO BE A PART OF YOU HAVE TO BEIN A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE THATARE HERE ARE MOTHERS STEPHONCLARK CAME OUT TODAY TO HOLD APICTURE OF HIS BROTHER STEPHONCLARK WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLEDBY SACRAMENTO POLICE IN HISGRANDPARENTS BACKYARD IN 2018WITH HIM WAS HIS MOTHER SICKWHAT CLERK, I KNOW THESEFAMILIES WE'VE CRIED TOGETHERWE'VE HELD ONE ANOTHER.THESE FAMILIES ARE MYFAMILY THEY'RE GOING ON TOUNDERSTAND WHAT I GO THROUGHTHE CLERK'S WE'RE JOINED BYANOTHER FEW 100 PEOPLE ALSOCALLING ON POLICE REFORMSORGANIZED BY THE CIVIL RIGHTSORGANIZATION ALL OF US OR NONEMANY WE SPOKE WITH SUPPORT THEREFORMS PROPOSED BY LAWMAKERSLIKE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS KEVINMCCARTY THE DOCTOR SHIRLEYWEBER IS WILL SENATOR STEVENBRADFORD IS 3 PEOPLE ARE DOINGTREMENDOUS THING WHEN IT COMESTO LEGISLATIVE CHANGE IT KEEPSHOPE ALIVE TO KEEP HOPE ALIVE.IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OFTHE PEOPLE AND DESERVE AND THEREPRESENT AN AVERAGE COMMUNITYSTILL OF COURSE ARE UPSET THEOFFICERS WHO ULTIMATELY TOOKSTEPHON CLARK'S LIFE WERENEVER FIRED FROM BASICALLYSEVERAL CAVE MY GRANDSON FORMONEY.

BUT THEY'RE STILL ANOFFICER STILL ON THE STREETPATROLLING IS THE SAYS THATHERE TAKE THIS SHOT UP ANDWE'RE GOING TO GO ON THAT ASBUSINESS AS USUAL AND TODAYSAYS IT'S NOT GOING TO BEBUSINESS AS USUAL ABOUT DICKCLARK SAYS HE'S OPTIMISTICABOUT SOME OF THE POLICEREFORM CITY COUNCIL ISCURRENTLY DISCUSSING HE STILLFEELS HIS BROTHER WAS DENIEDJUSTICE THE FIGHT FORACCOUNTABILITY MUST CARRY ONUNTIL THERE IS LITTLE MORESTEPHON CLARK, THERE AREASKING GRANTS THERE ARE NOMORE GEORGE FLOYD'S LIKE ISAID FROM THE GET GO JUST ASDELAY.IS JUST AAND DURING TODAY'S EVENTTHEY ALSO READ 600 NAMES ALLOF THOSE NAMES PEOPLE WHO HAVELOST THEIR LIVES AT THE HANDSOF POLICE REPORTING LIVE ATTHE STATE CAPITOL TONIGHT,DOUG JOHNSON, FOX 40 NEWS.

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