Article snippet: He began by noting his recent stop in Charleston, South Carolina, mentioning his proximity to the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. “You may all remember that about four years ago, Dylann Roof walked into Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church, and he murdered nine people while they were worshipping,” Castro said. “And then a couple of hours later, he was apprehended by police without incident.” Castro said it made him think about the “others” like Eric Garner, Philando Castile and Pamela Turner. “How many of these videos do we have to watch to understand that even though we have some great police officers, this is not a case of bad apple,” Castro said. “The system is broken.” Castro promised to fix the system and announced his intention to unveil his plan to reform policing across the country. Castro’s plan to fix the “broken” system is three-fold. It will involve ending over-aggressive policing, holding police departments accountable for excessive force, and working to heal the divide between communities and police. He noted that we must “demilitarize” the police, “stop selling them [police] weapons of war,” and “end racial-profiling” in this country. During the brief Q&A section following his remarks, EquisLabs Co-Founder Stephanie Valencia asked Castro how leaders can better address the policy brutality issue, as it’s “deeply, deeply rooted in hundreds of years of history in this country.” “How do issues of race and other societal issues feed into this, a... Link to the full article to read more