'To heal and create a system of policing where law enforcement officers accused of misconduct are brought to justice, we must leverage our anger and frustration to drive systemic change,' Bakari_Sellers writes for CNNOpinion
Bakari Sellers is a former Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and a CNN commentator. He is the author of the book "My Vanishing Country" and an attorney at Strom Law. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
These last few days have been extremely difficult for all of us. My heart aches for every family who must bear the loss of a loved one at the hands of the state they pay for and that is constitutionally bound to protect them. The latest string of officer-involved killings has rightfully spawned national outrage and protests.
Bakari SellerrsBut to heal and create a system of policing where law enforcement officers accused of misconduct are brought to justice, we must leverage our anger and frustration to drive systemic change. For years, law enforcement has too often"stacked the deck" legally by undermining meaningful citizen oversight of police misconduct and limiting our ability to prosecute officers.
Atlanta police officer body slamming woman caught on camera 01:03Look, there is actual video of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck. For almost nine minutes, we can watch Floyd call for his mother and plead for mercy before taking his final breath.
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