Barr also defended police use of force to clear protesters at Lafayette Square this week.
Attorney General Bill Barr denied that law enforcement in the U.S. is systemically racist during CBS’on Sunday, as anti-racism protests continue around the country triggered by the death of black Americans at the hands of police.“I think there's racism in the United States still but I don't think that the law enforcement system is systemically racist,” Barr told interviewer Margaret Brennan.
Barr also defended police use of force to clear largely peaceful protests in Lafayette Square to make way for President Trump: “Police have to move protesters, sometimes peaceful demonstrators, for a short distance in order to accomplish public safety, and that's what was done here,” he told Brennan.
The nation’s top law enforcement official added that while the military used to be an “explicitly racist institution” has made progress and is now a “vanguard of bringing different races together and providing equal opportunities. I think law enforcement is going through the same process,” Barr added.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Barr says he didn’t give tactical order to clear Lafayette Park protestersAttorney General Bill Barr says he didn’t give the tactical order to clear the Lafayette Park protesters. Earlier this week, the White House said it was Barr who made the decision.
Read more »
Barr says he didn't give tactical order to clear protestersAttorney General William Barr says law enforcement officers were already moving to push back protesters from a park in front of the White House when he arrived there Monday evening, and he says he did not give a command to disperse the crowd, though he supported the decision.
Read more »
Barr embraced tough response to DC protests, once again proving his loyalty to TrumpOn Monday after dark, as federal forces took control of parts of the capital city showing the scars from days of protests that at times devolved into looting and defacement of historic monuments, Attorney General William Barr patrolled the streets.
Read more »
Law Enforcement Seizes Masks Meant To Protect Anti-Racist Protesters From COVID-19The masks, reading “Stop killing Black people,” were meant to quell the spread of the coronavirus, which has disproportionately affected Black Americans.
Read more »
Manhattan D.A. Declines To Prosecute Some Demonstrators Who Violate Curfew'The prosecution of protesters charged with these low-level offenses undermines critical bonds between law enforcement and the communities we serve,' District Attorney Cyrus Vance said Friday.
Read more »
Supreme Court may consider making it easier to sue police for misconductUS Supreme Court may consider making it easier to sue police for misconduct; justices are weighing the issue known as 'qualified immunity,' which protects law enforcement.
Read more »