Stacey Abrams said the fatal Atlanta police shooting of Rayshard Brooks showed the "legitimacy" of the outrage expressed by Black Lives Matter protests.
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Sunday that the fatal Atlanta police shooting of Rayshard Brooks showed the"legitimacy" of the outrage being expressed by widespread protests across the country.
“Activists are necessarily calling into question what's actually being done," Abrams, who has indicated her interest in becoming Joe Biden's vice presidential pick, said on ABC's"This Week." Police said he failed a sobriety test and resisted arrest, grabbing a Taser from an officer while fleeing. According to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Brooks pointed the Taser at an officer, who opened fire and fatally shot him.
Story continuesAlthough some protesters are calling for defunding the police, Abrams said Sunday on ABC that the debate was a “false choice.”
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