“It saddens me to see that kind of policing is still going on, that kind of brutality,' James Blake said
, which have taken place across the U.S. in response to Floyd's death. He is also in favor of police reform, including higher pay, better training and independent bodies to investigate wrongdoing by officers.
The retired athlete admitted that he's had a hard time coming to grips with what happened to him in 2015. "I would love to change this, but for the rest of my life, I'm probably going to be more nervous about any encounter I have with a police officer," he told the AP.Kevin Hart Says 'Police Need to Be Policed' in Wake of George Floyd: 'Stop Ignoring the Problem'
Blake also shared that while he and his wife, publicist Emily Snider, have yet to show the video of Blake's 2015 incident to their two daughters, ages 6 and 7, they're looking to sit them down for some important conversations soon. "With what has been on the news the past week, my wife and I have started thinking about when we’re going to start talking with them about a lot of these issues — police brutality and racism and what goes on in this country," he said.Campaign Zero (
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