Texas Senators Cruz, Cornyn dismiss notions of systemic racism in police and society

WASHINGTON – Texas Republican Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz on Tuesday rejected the notion that there's systemic racism within policing, and beyond, in the United States.

Speaking during a Senate Judiciary hearing about police violence, both the Senators dismissed the idea of systemic racism to witnesses, which included S. Lee Merritt, an attorney representing George Floyd’s family.

“I would like the witnesses to tell us if they believe that the police department and the police in America are systemically racist,” Cornyn asked the panel. “Would anybody like to raise their hand agreeing with that statement?”

A few of the witnesses testifying appeared to raise their hands. Cornyn responded by saying, “And that means all 18,000 police departments, all 800,000 law enforcement officers? Is that true?”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/inaccurate-harmful-texas-senators-cruz-022208209.html